CANUCKS (22-44-8) at WILD (41-21-12)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, SNP
Canucks projected lineup
Drew O’Connor -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Liam Ohgren -- Elias Pettersson -- Jake DeBrusk
Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson
Curtis Douglas -- Aatu Raty -- Ty Mueller
Zeev Buium -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Elias Pettersson -- P.O. Joseph
Nikita Tolopilo
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Victor Mancini, Nils Hoglander
Injured: Evander Kane (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Vladimir Tarasenko -- Danila Yurov -- Bobby Brink
Yakov Trenin -- Michael McCarron -- Marcus Foligno
Quinn Hughes -- Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin -- Jared Spurgeon
Jake Middleton -- Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Nick Foligno, Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight, Robby Fabbri, Nico Sturm, Jeff Petry
Injured: None
Status report
The Canucks did not hold a morning skate; Tolopilo will start after Lankinen made 24 saves in an 8-6 win at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. … Mueller was called up from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... Spurgeon returns after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. … Yurov goes into the lineup after being scratched the past two games and forward Nick Foligno comes out after playing 11 straight since joining the team after a March 6 trade from the Chicago Blackhawks. “He’s healthy, just a night off,” Wild coach John Hynes said. … Hughes will face Vancouver for the first time since he was acquired by Minnesota in a trade on Dec. 12.
