Oilers at Canucks

OILERS (13-8-0) at CANUCKS (8-13-2)

Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Dominik Kahun -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Tyler Ennis -- Jujhar Khaira -- Josh Archibald
Patrick Russell -- Gaetan Haas -- Alex Chiasson
Darnell Nurse -- Tyson Barrie
Kris Russell -- Adam Larsson
Caleb Jones -- Evan Bouchard
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Devin Shore, James Neal, Kyle Turris
Injured: Slater Koekkoek (collarbone), Zack Kassian, (undisclosed), Ethan Bear (undisclosed), William Lagesson (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Jake Virtanen
J.T. Miller -- Brandon Sutter -- Adam Gaudette
Antoine Roussel -- Jay Beagle -- Jayce Hawryluk
Alexander Edler -- Nate Schmidt
Quinn Hughes -- Travis Hamonic
Jordie Benn -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Loui Eriksson , Zack MacEwen, Olli Juolevi
Injured: Justin Bailey (upper body), Tyler Motte (undisclosed), Micheal Ferland (head)
Status report
Bear, a defenseman, could return after missing 11 games. … Canucks coach Travis Green wouldn't confirm his lineup but changed all four lines in practice on Wednesday, dropping Miller from the first to the third line and moving Hoglander and Virtanen up a line. ... Hawryluk could make his Vancouver debut after sustaining an upper body injury in a training camp scrimmage. … Hamonic could return after missing 18 games with an upper body injury.