CANUCKS (2-1-0) at LIGHTNING (1-2-1)
7 p.m. ET; BSSUN, SNP
Canucks projected lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Phillip Di Giuseppe -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Anthony Beauvillier
Nils Hoglander -- Sam Lafferty -- Jack Studnicka
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Ian Cole -- Tyler Myers
Carson Soucy -- Noah Juulsen
Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman
Injured: Ilya Mikheyev (knee), Teddy Blueger (lower-body bruise), Guillaume Brisebois (undisclosed)
Lightning projected lineup
Alex Barre-Boulet -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Steven Stamkos -- Anthony Cirelli -- Brandon Hagel
Tanner Jeannot -- Nicholas Paul -- Waltteri Merela
Conor Sheary -- Luke Glendening -- Michael Eyssimont
Victor Hedman -- Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachev -- Darren Raddysh
Calvin de Haan -- Nick Perbix
Jonas Johansson
Matt Tomkins
Scratched: Haydn Fleury, Austin Watson
Injured: Andrei Vasilevskiy (back surgery); Tyler Motte (hand)
Status report
Pettersson will play after missing practice Wednesday for body maintenance. ... Canucks coach Rick Tocchet said more lineup changes were possible. ... Demko will start after making 40 saves in a 2-0 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. ... Vancouver recalled Friedman from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Wednesday and sent down defenseman Akito Hirose. ... Motte, a forward, could be out two more weeks, according to Lightning coach Jon Cooper.
