Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 13th February, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks will clash with the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET at the United Center. The game will be broadcast live across various platforms, like ESPN+ and NBCS-CHI.

The contest can be heard on Sportsnet Vancouver AM 650 and WGN - Radio 720 AM Chicago's News and Talk and Sports.

The Vancouver Canucks have a 35-12-6 record after winning against the Washington Capitals 3-2 in their last game. They have won three of their past five games. Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks are 14-35-3 after losing to the New York Rangers 4-3 in their last game and are coming off six consecutive losses.

Vancouver Canucks’ projected lineups

Forwards

• J.T. Miller - Elias Lindholm - Brock Boeser
• Nils Hoglander - Elias Pettersson - Pius Suter
• Dakota Joshua - Teddy Blueger - Conor Garland
• Phil Di Giuseppe - Nils Aman Ilya Mikheyev

Defensemen

• Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
• Ian Cole - Tyler Myers
• Noah Juulsen - Mark Friedman

Goalies

• Thatcher Demko - Casey DeSmith

Injuries

• Carson Soucy (hand)
• Guillaume Brisebois (upper-body)
• Tucker Poolman (head)

Vancouver Canucks starting goalie

Thatcher Demko is expected to start for Canucks. Here are his key stats:

• Games Played: 38
• Wins: 28
• Losses: 9
• Draws: 1
• Goals Conceded: 93
• Goals Per Game: 2.45
• Shots Against: 1143
• Save Percentage: .919
• Shutouts: 5
• Average Ice Time: 59 minutes and 50 seconds

Chicago Blackhawks’ projected lineups

Forwards

• Nick Foligno - Philipp Kurashev - Tyler Johnson
• Colin Blackwell - Jason Dickinson - Joey Anderson
• Lukas Reichel - MacKenzie Entwistle - Taylor Raddysh
• Boris Katchouk - Reese Johnson - Ryan Donato

Defensemen

• Alex Vlasic - Seth Jones
• Kevin Korchinski - Jaycob Megna
• Isaak Phillips - Louis Crevier

Goalies

• Petr Mrazek - Arvid Soderblom

Injuries

• Anthony Beauvillier (wrist)
• Taylor Hall (knee)
• Jarred Tinordi (lower body)
• Andreas Athanasiou (groin)
• Connor Bedard (jaw)
• Connor Murphy (lower body)
• Nikita Zaitsev (knee)

Chicago Blackhawks starting goalie

Petr Mrazek is expected to start for the Blackhawks. Here are his key stats:

• Games Played: 36
• Wins: 12
• Losses: 20
• Draws: 2
• Goals Conceded: 99
• Goals Per Game: 2.92
• Shots Against: 1094
• Save Percentage: .910
• Shutouts: 1
• Average Ice Time: 56 minutes and 25 seconds