Canucks lineup tonight: Vancouver’s projected lineup for game against the Utah Hockey Club | Dec. 18, 2024

Tonight, the Vancouver Canucks will look to make it two wins in a row after a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. As they look to make it two in a row, the team will face a Utah Hockey Club team that has won two in a row, and six of their last 10 games.

After winning the Pacific Division last year, the team has struggled to replicate the same success this season. Currently, Vancouver is sitting in fourth place with a record of 16-9-5, one point behind the third-placed Edmonton Oilers and six points behind the first-placed Vegas Golden Knights.

Heading into tonight's game, the Canucks will be without Filip Hronek, who is on the injured reserve list while recovering from surgery. In addition, Kevin Lankinen and Derek Forbort are expected to miss tonight's game with illnesses.

Vancouver Canucks' projected lines tonight

Forwards:

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

Defense:

1. Quinn Hughes - Tyler Myers
2. Carson Soucy - Noah Juulsen
3. Erik Brannstrom - Vincent Desharnais

Goalies:

1. Thatcher Demko
2. Arturs Silovs

Powerplay:

1. Jake DeBrusk, Conor Garland, Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes
2. Kiefer Sherwood, Pius Suter, Danton Heinen, JT Miller, Quinn Hughes

Penalty Kill:

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

Looking at the odds for tonight's game between the Canucks and the Utah Hockey Club, as well as upcoming games on Vancouver's schedule as it looks to improve in the divisional standings

While the Vancouver Canucks have been the better team this season, and currently have a better record than the Utah Hockey Club, Utah is a slight betting favorite.

On FanDuel, Utah is a -120 favorite, while Vancouver is a +100 underdog. On DraftKings, at the time of publication, these odds are identical. If these odds were to remain consistent, it would take a $120 bet on Utah as the favorites to win $100, while a $100 bet on Vancouver would win $100.

Following tonight's game, the Canucks will head to Vegas for the second leg of a back-to-back tomorrow against the Golden Knights. From there, the team will head back home for a three-game stretch that will see them host the Senators on Saturday, the Sharks on Monday and the Kraken on Dec. 28.

The team will then wrap up the month with a road game against the Calgary Flames on Dec. 31.