Projected Lineups for the Ducks vs Canucks - 3/5/25 - The Hockey Writers - Projected Lineups

The Anaheim Ducks take on the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DUCKS (27-26-7) at CANUCKS (27-22-11)

10:30 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+

Ducks projected lineup

Frank Vatrano — Ryan Strome — Troy Terry
Trevor Zegras — Leo Carlsson — Alex Killorn
Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Sam Colangelo
Ross Johnston — Isaac Lundestrom – Jansen Harkins

Jackson Lacombe — Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov — Jacob Trouba
Brian Dumoulin — Drew Helleson

John Gibson
Lukas Dostal

Scratched: Brett Leason, Olen Zellweger

Injured: Robby Fabbri (upper body), Brock McGinn (torn ACL)

Status report

The Ducks did not hold a morning skate Tuesday, but Gibson, who did go on the ice, is expected to start after Dostal made 32 saves in a 6-2 win at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. … Zellweger, a defenseman who has been scratched four straight games, could enter the lineup in place of Mintyukov

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Canucks projected lineup

Dakota Joshua — Elias Pettersson — Conor Garland
Drew O’Connor — Filip Chytl — Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Jake DeBrusk — Pius Suter — Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander — Teddy Blueger — Kiefer Sherwood

Elias Nils Pettersson — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Tyler Myers
Derek Forbort — Carson Soucy

Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Nils Aman, Victor Mancini

Injured: Quinn Hughes (lower body), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Noah Juulsen (lower body)

Status report:

Hughes won’t play and is day to day after being injured during a 6-3 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. … Rookie Elias Nils Pettersson will start the game in Hughes’ spot on the top defense pair but could swap situationally with Forbort.