Oilers at Canucks

OILERS (12-8-0) at CANUCKS (8-12-2)

Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Tyler Ennis -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Dominik Kahun -- 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
Injured: Slater Koekkoek (collarbone), Kyle Turris (undisclosed), Zack Kassian, (undisclosed), Ethan Bear (undisclosed), William Lagesson (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Nils Hoglander
Antoine Roussel -- Brandon Sutter -- Adam Gaudette
Zack MacEwen -- Jay Beagle -- Jake Virtanen
Alexander Edler -- Nate Schmidt
Quinn Hughes -- Jordie Benn
Olli Juolevi -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Jalen Chatfield, Jayce Hawryluk, Loui Eriksson
Injured: Justin Bailey (upper body), Tyler Motte (undisclosed), Travis Hamonic (upper body), Micheal Ferland (head)
Status report
Neal, a forward, is not on the two-game trip to Vancouver. … Koekkoek, a defenseman, was injured in a collision 14 seconds into a 7-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Jones takes his spot after being a healthy scratch the past nine games. ... Bear, a defenseman, is close to returning after missing 10 games. ...Demko starting is the only Canucks lineup change from a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.