Canucks lineup today: Vancouver's projected lineup for game against Buffalo Sabres | Nov 29, 2024

Today (November 29), the Vancouver Canucks will play a mid-day game against the Buffalo Sabres in a cross-conference matchup. Vancouver will look to bounce back from a loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. On the flip side, the Sabres are coming off a loss to the Minnesota Wild earlier in the week that snapped a three-game win streak.

The Canucks are sitting in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a record of 11-7-3. They are two points behind the Los Angeles Kings and one point ahead of the fifth-place Oilers. On the flip side, Buffalo is in fifth place in a competitive Atlantic Division, one point behind the fourth-place Lightning.

When Vancouver takes the ice today, they'll be without Thatcher Demko, who remains on the sidelines despite returning to practice. In addition, the team will be without Derek Forbort and JT Miller. Forbort is dealing with a lower-body injury, and Miller is out indefinitely due to personal reasons.

Given that, the team's lines for today's game are expected to be as follows:

Forwards:

1. LW Jake DeBrusk - C Elias Pettersson - RW Kiefer Sherwood
2. LW Danton Heinen - C Teddy Blueger - RW Brock Boeser
3. LW Dakota Joshua - C Pius Suter - RW Conor Garland
4. LW Nils Hoglander - C Aatu Raty - RW Max Sasson

Defense:

1. Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
2. Erik Brannstrom - Tyler Myers
3. Carson Soucy - Noah Juulsen

Goalies:

• Kevin Lankinen
• Arturs Silovs

Powerplay:

1. Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes
2. Kiefer Sherwood, Pius Suter, Dakota Joshua, Filip Hronek, Erik Brannstrom

Penalty Kill:

1. Teddy Blueger, Pius Suter, Tyler Myers, Filip Hronek
2. Danton Heinen, Kiefer Sherwood, Carson Soucy, Noah Juulsen

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Looking at the odds for today's Canucks vs Sabres game as well as upcoming games on Vancouver's schedule

Ahead of today's clash between the Canucks and the Sabres, the NHL community seems pretty split regarding who gets the win. On DraftKings, the Canucks have -115 odds to win, while the Sabres similarly have -105 odds.

On FanDuel, it's more of the same with Vancouver having -115 odds and Buffalo having -104 odds. This would mean that it'd take a $115 bet on the Canucks to win $100. Whereas, it would take a $104 bet on the Sabres to win $100 assuming the odds remain the same between the time of publication and puck drop.

Following today's game, Vancouver will enjoy an off day on Saturday before returning to action against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. The team will then close out a six-game road stretch on Tuesday with a game against the Minnesota Wild.

They will then wrap up the week by returning home for a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It will kick off a six-game home stretch as the Canucks look to improve their standing in the Pacific Division.