Coyotes at Canucks

COYOTES (11-30-4) at CANUCKS (20-20-6)

Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Alex Galchenyuk -- Nick Schmaltz
Lawson Crouse -- Travis Boyd -- Phil Kessel
Antoine Roussel -- Riley Nash -- Christian Fischer
Loui Eriksson -- Ryan Dzingel -- Andrew Ladd
Shayne Gostisbehere -- Dysin Mayo
J.J. Moser -- Anton Stralman
Jakob Chychrun -- Ilya Lyubushkin
Karel Vejmelka
Ivan Prosvetov
Scratched:Kyle Capobianco, Liam O'Brien
Injured:Scott Wedgewood (upper body), Jay Beagle (lower body), Barrett Hayton (hand), Carter Hutton (ankle), Johan Larsson (lower body), Conor Timmins (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Jason Dickinson -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Vasily Podkolzin -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Alex Chiasson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Kyle Burroughs -- Luke Schenn
Brad Hunt -- Noah Juulsen
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Ashton Sautner, Justin Dowling
Injured:Tucker Poolman (headaches), Travis Hamonic (lower body), Brady Keeper (leg), Brandon Sutter (illness)
COVID-19 protocol: Quinn Hughes, Matthew Highmore
Status report
Wedgewood, a goalie, did not accompany the Coyotes to Vancouver after leaving practice Monday after being hit with a shot. Prosvetov was called up from Tucson of the American Hockey League. … Hutton is on the trip and the goalie skated with the Coyotes but isn't close to returning. … Hughes, a defenseman, and Highmore, a forward, were placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol Monday and will miss Vancouver's three-game homestand. … Pettersson skated Tuesday and is expected to play after missing practice Monday with a non-COVID-19 illness. … Hamonic, who has been out since Dec. 8, skated with the team Tuesday and the defenseman could return to the lineup within a week.