Oilers at Canucks

OILERS (19-16-2) at CANUCKS (18-19-4)

Oilers projected lineup
Ryan McLeod -- Connor McDavid -- Kailer Yamamoto
Warren Foegele -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Brendan Perlini -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Zack Kassian
Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan -- Colton Sceviour
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
Duncan Keith -- Cody Ceci
Kris Russell -- Slater Koekkoek
Mikko Koskinen
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Tyler Benson, Kyle Turris
Injured: Mike Smith (thumb), Tyson Barrie (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Zach Hyman
Canucks projected lineup
Elias Pettersson -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Jason Dickinson -- Alex Chiasson
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Matthew Highmore
Vasily Podkolzin -- Justin Dowling -- Justin Bailey
Quinn Hughes -- Tucker Poolman
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Kyle Burroughs -- Luke Schenn
Spencer Martin
Michael DiPietro
Scratched: Brad Hunt
Injured: Guillaume Brisebois (undisclosed), Travis Hamonic (lower body), Brady Keeper (leg), Brandon Sutter (illness)
COVID-19 protocol: Tanner Pearson, Thatcher Demko, Jaroslav Halak , Conor Garland , Bo Horvat
Status report
Nugent-Hopkins returns after missing six games with a lower-body injury. ... Kassian will play after missing one game with non-COVID-19 illness. … Miller was removed from COVID-19 protocol Tuesday and is expected to play. ... Demko, the Canucks' No. 1 goalie, entered COVID-19 protocol Thursday, as did Miller, but has not been cleared to return. ... Martin was removed from COVID-19 protocol Tuesday and is expected to start. ... Pearson, a forward, entered COVID-19 protocol Tuesday.