Canucks at Penguins

CANUCKS (17-19-3) at PENGUINS (20-13-6)

Canucks projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- J.T. Miller
Ilya Mikheyev -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Conor Garland -- Sheldon Dries -- William Lockwood
Dakota Joshua -- Curtis Lazar -- Jack Studnicka
Quinn Hughes -- Ethan Bear
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Travis Dermott -- Luke Schenn
Spencer Martin
Collin Delia
Scratched: Lane Pederson, Riley Stillman, Kyle Burroughs
Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Tanner Pearson (hand), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jason Zucker -- Evgeni Malkin -- Rickard Rakell
Danton Heinen -- Jeff Carter -- Kasperi Kapanen
Drew O'Connor -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock McGinn
Marcus Pettersson -- Jan Rutta
Brian Dumoulin -- Ty Smith
Pierre-Olivier Joseph -- Chad Ruhwedel
Casey DeSmith
Dustin Tokarski
Scratched: Mark Friedman
Injured: Josh Archibald (lower body), Jeff Petry (upper body), Tristan Jarry (lower body), Ryan Poehling (upper body), Kris Letang (lower body)
Status report
Martin starting instead of Delia could be the only change to the Canucks' lineup from a 7-4 loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. ... Vancouver held an optional morning skate Tuesday. ... Jarry skated prior to the Penguins' optional morning skate Tuesday, taking the ice for the first time he was injured against the Boston Bruins in a 2-1 loss in the 2023 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Jan. 2. The goalie is day to day. … DeSmith will make his third straight start. ... Petry, a defenseman, and Archibald, a forward, worked with Jarry. ... Letang, a defenseman, remains in Montreal following the death of his father.