The Edmonton Oilers take on the Vancouver Canucks tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
CANUCKS (20-16-10) at OILERS (29-15-3)
9 p.m. ET; SNW, SNP
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser
Pius Suter — J.T. Miller — Conor Garland|
Danton Heinen — Teddy Blueger — Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoglander — Max Sasson — Phil Di Giuseppe
Quinn Hughes — Mark Friedman
Carson Soucy — Filip Hronek
Derek Forbort — Vincent Desharnais
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Linus Karlsson, Elias Pettersson
Injured: Noah Juulsen (undisclosed)
Suspended: Tyler Myers
Status report
Karlsson, a forward called up Wednesday from the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League along with Pettersson, a defenseman, will be a game-time decision. … Juulsen, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, retroactive to Jan. 14.
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Oilers projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Corey Perry — Adam Henrique — Zach Hyman
Mattias Janmark — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor Brown
Jeff Skinner — Noah Philp — Kasperi Kapanen
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: None
Injured: John Klingberg (hip)
Suspended: Connor McDavid
Status report
The Oilers held an optional morning skate. … Pickard will start after Skinner played the previous three games.
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