Canucks at Blue Jackets

CANUCKS (0-3-0) at BLUE JACKETS (0-3-0)

Canucks projected lineup
Vasily Podkolzin -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Curtis Lazar
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Nils Hoglander
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Kyle Burroughs
Riley Stillman -- Jack Rathbone
Spencer Martin
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Tyler Myers, Ilya Mikheyev
Injured: Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (illness)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Gustav Nyquist
Yegor Chinakhov -- Cole Sillinger -- Jakub Voracek
Justin Danforth -- Jack Roslovic -- Kent Johnson
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Zach Werenski -- Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Nick Blankenburg
Jake Bean -- Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Liam Foudy, Adam Boqvist
Injured: Patrik Laine (elbow sprain), Joonas Korpisalo (hip)
Status report
Myers, a defenseman, and Mikheyev, a forward, each were activated from injured reserve. Myers had been out the first three games of the season because of a lower-body injury. Mikheyev, who could make his Canucks debut, had been out because of an undisclosed injury. ... Martin could play for the first time this season. Demko made 24 saves in a 6-4 loss at the Washington Capitals on Monday. … The Canucks sent defenseman
Noah Juulsen
to Abbotsford of the American Hockey League. … Blankenburg will make his season debut. He replaces Boqvist, a defenseman, who will be a healthy scratch. … Laine skated on his own Tuesday morning and is "improving," coach Brad Larsen said. The forward was injured Oct. 12 and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.