CANUCKS (18-36-7) at BLACKHAWKS (23-28-10)
8:30 p.m. ET; CHSN, SNP
Canucks projected lineup
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Jake DeBrusk
Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Drew O’Connor -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson
Evander Kane -- Aatu Raty -- Max Sasson
Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini
Nikita Tolopilo
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Curtis Douglas
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky
Ryan Donato -- Frank Nazar -- Teuvo Teravainen
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Oliver Moore -- Ilya Mikheyev
Landon Slaggert -- Andrew Mangiapane -- Sam Lafferty
Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser -- Sam Rinzel
Matt Grzelcyk – Artyom Levshunov
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Ethan Del Mastro
Injured: None
Status report
Kane will return after missing a 6-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday because of an illness. ... Douglas, a forward claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, is expected to join the Canucks for their game at the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. ... Kaiser will return after missing four games because of a lower-body injury … Mangiapane will make his Blackhawks debut after being acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. ... Chicago traded forward Nick Foligno to the Minnesota Wild for future considerations Friday.
