Canucks lineup tonight: Vancouver's projected lineup for game against Pittsburgh Penguins | Oct 26, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks will host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a cross-conference matchup on Saturday, Oct. 26, looking to build on a three-game win streak.

After a tough start to the season that saw them go 0-3, the Canucks bounced back on the road, rattling off three straight wins ahead of tonight's game, which will be their first home game since Oct. 11.

Currently, the team is in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a record of 3-1-2, just one point ahead of the Anaheim Ducks and one point behind the Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights, who both have nine points.

Leading up to tonight's game, the Canucks have two players - netminder Thatcher Demko and center Dakota Joshua - on the injured reserve list.

With that in mind, the Canucks' lines are expected to be as follows:

Forwards:

1. LW Jake DeBrusk - C J.T. Miller - RW Brock Boeser
2. LW Nils Hoglander - C Elias Pettersson - RW Conor Garland
3. LW Danton Heinen - C Teddy Blueger - RW Kiefer Sherwood
4. LW Arshdeep Bains - C Nils Aman - RW Pius Suter

Defensive Pairings:

1. Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
2. Carson Soucy - Tyler Myers
3. Erik Brannstrom - Vincent Desharnais

Goalies:

• Kevin Lankinen
• Arturs Silovs

Powerplay:

1. Brock Boeser, JT Miller, Elias Pettersson, Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes
2. Nils Hoglander, Danton Heinen, Jake DeBrusk, Arshdeep Bains, Filip Hronek

Penalty Kill:

1. Teddy Blueger, Pius Suter, Carson Soucy, Tyler Myers
2. JT Miller, Kiefer Sherwood, Filip Hronek, Vincent Desharnais

Looking at Vancouver Canucks's season recap and schedule for the remainder of the week

As previously mentioned, the Vancouver Canucks had a rough start to the season, losing three straight games (1 L, 2 OTL) after ending last season with the best record in the Pacific Division.

In their season opener, they lost a narrow 6-5 meeting with the Calgary Flames before losing another home game in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers. Then, as the team hit the road, their struggles continued, as they dropped a 4-1 game to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 15.

With Kevin Lankinen in net, they were able to bounce back in a big way with a 3-2 OT win over the Florida Panthers, who entered this season as the defending champions. Last weekend, they avenged their Oct. 11 loss to the Flyers with a 3-0 shutout on the road to bring their season record to 2-1-2.

Earlier this week, the team evened its season record with a third win during the NHL's Frozen Frenzy, making it 3-1-2 on the year.

Following tonight's home game against the Penguins, the Canucks will host the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, and the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday to close out the month of October before starting a three-game road stretch.