Golden Knights at Canucks

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (14-4-1) at CANUCKS (6-9-3)

Golden Knights projected lineup
Chandler Stephenson -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Jonathan Marchessault
Paul Cotter -- Brett Howden -- Phil Kessel
William Carrier -- Jake Leschyshyn -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched: Michael Amadio, Ben Hutton, Nicolas Roy
Injured: None
Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Andrei Kuzmenko -- Elias Pettersson -- Ilya Mikheyev
Vasily Podkolzin -- Sheldon Dries -- Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua -- Nils Aman -- Curtis Lazar
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ethan Bear
Riley Stillman -- Tyler Myers
Thatcher Demko
Spencer Martin
Scratched: Jack Rathbone, Kyle Burroughs, Nils Hoglander
Injured: Jack Studnicka (undisclosed), Tanner Pearson (hand), Travis Dermott (concussion), Tucker Poolman (undisclosed)
Status report
Thompson starts after Hill made 19 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. … Podkolzin returns after missing two games with a facial injury sustained in a fight with Boston Bruins forward AJ Greer during a game on Nov. 13. Podkolzin removed the full face shield he was wearing in practice to protect stitches above his right eye. … Hoglander, a forward, is expected to be a healthy scratch for the fifth time this season after playing five straight games.