Canucks lineup tonight: Vancouver’s projected lineup for game against the Montreal Canadiens | January 6, 2025

The Vancouver Canucks will take on the Montreal Canadiens on Monday at 7:30 pm EST. Vancouver comes into this road contest with an 18-12-8 record. Similarly, the Canadiens are 18-18-3. Vancouver is No. 4 with 44 points in the West, while Montreal is No. 6 in the Eastern Conference standings with 39 points.

Kevin Lankinen was dealing with back spasms in the 3-0 loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday, but that was three days ago. Thatcher Demko, his backup goalie, is day-to-day. Elias Pettersson and Filip Hronek are on Injured Reserve, and Quinn Hughes remains day-to-day. It could make their ordinary lineup look a little different tonight.

Forwards:

1. Jake DeBrusk (LW) - JT Miller (C) - Brock Boeser (RW)
2. Phil Di Giuseppe (LW) - Pius Suter (C) - Conor Garland (RW)
3. Dakota Joshua (LW) - Teddy Blueger (C) - Kiefer Sherwood (RW)
4. Nils Hoglander (LW) - Max Sasson (C) - Danton Heinen (RW)

Defense:

1. Guillaume Briseboise - Tyler Myers
2. Carson Soucy - Noah Juulsen
3. Derek Forbort - Vincent Desharnais

Goalies:

• Kevin Lankinen
• Thatcher Demko

Powerplay:

1. Jake DeBrusk, JT Miller, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, Tyler Myers
2. Kiefer Sherwood, Pius Suter, Dakota Joshua, Carson Soucy, Danton Heinen

Penalty Kill:

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

The Canucks had three days off after a back-to-back in which they beat the Seattle Kraken (4-3) in a shootout and lost to the Predators.

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Odds for tonight's Vancouver Canucks game and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Vancouver Canucks are favored to beat the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Here are the full odds per Oddsshark:

• Vancouver is -128 on the moneyline.
• The Canadiens are +104 to win outright.
• The puck line is Vancouver -1.5, which is +180.
• The Canadiens are -220 to cover that.
• The over/under is 5.5 goals.
• The over is -130, while the under is +110.

After this game, Vancouver will stay out on a lengthy road trip. They visit the Washington Capitals first on Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST. They will then head to Raleigh to face the Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 pm EST on Friday.

The Canucks are favored tonight (Credits: IMAGN)

The schedule doesn't get any easier during this road trip, because they will then visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the very next night at 7:00 pm EST. They then visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, January 14 at 8:00 pm before returning home.