Canucks vs Jets: Preview and Projected Lineups for Tonight's Game

Canucks vs Jets: Projected Lineups

Time: 7 p.m. ET; SNW, SNP

Canucks Projected Lineup

• Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander
• Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
• Evander Kane -- Aatu Raty -- Drew O’Connor
• Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson
• Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
• Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
• Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini
• Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Curtis Douglas

Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Jets Projected Lineup

• Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo
• Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi
• Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen
• Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Brad Lambert
• Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomons
• Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo
• Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson
• Connor Hellebuyck

Scratched: Ville Heinola

Injured: Nino Niederreiter (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)

Status Report

The Canucks did not hold a morning skate following a 6-3 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. Lankinen could start after Tolopilo made 20 saves at Chicago. Douglas, a forward, is not expected to play after being claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. Bryson and Rosen each are expected to make their Jets debut after being acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Morrissey, who missed five games, was activated off injured reserve on Friday; he sustained an upper-body injury playing for Team Canada at the Olympics. The Jets loaned defenseman Isaak Phillips and forward Walker Duehr to Manitoba on Friday.