Canucks lineup tonight: Vancouver’s projected lineup for game against San Jose Sharks

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The Vancouver Canucks will be back in action on Monday at 9 p.m. ET as they will host the San Jose Sharks. Vancouver comes into this matchup at 16-10-7, while the Sharks are 11-19-6 on the year. Vancouver is currently in fourth in the Pacific Division.

For the most part, Vancouver is healthy. The only injury to note remains Filip Hronek, who is still on Injured Reserve with a lower-body injury. He’s been out since Nov. 27. J.T. Miller returned from his personal hiatus several games ago, so the rest of the roster is in good shape.

With that in mind, here’s what their lines could look like tonight against San Jose:

Forwards:

  1. LW Phil Di Giuseppe – C J.T. Miller – RW Brock Boeser
  2. LW Jake DeBrusk – C Elias Pettersson – RW Linus Karlsson
  3. LW Dakota Joshua – C Pius Suter – RW Conor Garland
  4. LW Danton Heinen – C Teddy Blueger – RW Kiefer Sherwood

Defense Pairings:

  1. Quinn Hughes – Tyler Myers
  2. Carson Soucy – Noah Juulsen
  3. Derek Forbort – Vincent Desharnais

Goalkeepers:

  • Kevin Lankinen
  • Thatcher Demko

Powerplay Squads:

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

Penalty Kill Lines:

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

The Canucks are coming off a tough overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators last time out.

Odds for tonight’s Canucks matchup and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Canucks are favored to win this one at home against the San Jose Sharks. Per FanDuel, here are the full odds:

  • Vancouver is -265 on the moneyline.
  • The Sharks are +215 to win outright.
  • The puck line is Canucks -1.5, which is -102.
  • The Sharks are -120 to cover that line.
  • The over/under is set at 5.5 goals combined.
  • The over is -130, and the under is +106.

After tonight’s bout with San Jose, Vancouver will play again on Saturday. At 4 p.m. EST, the team will take on the Seattle Kraken. The Canucks will then close out 2024 with a matchup with the Calgary Flames. That one is on Tuesday, Dec. 31. at 9 p.m. EST.

The Vancouver Canucks are favored tonight (Imagn)The Vancouver Canucks are favored tonight (Imagn)
The Vancouver Canucks are favored tonight (Imagn)

They finish out that week with a back-to-back. On Thursday, Jan. 2, at 10 p.m. EST, the Canucks take on the Kraken again. Then on Friday, they see the Nashville Predators.