PREDATORS (29-27-8) at CANUCKS (19-37-8)

10 p.m. ET; SNP, FDSNSO

Did you see that? No?

Look closer. Canucks are on the verge of winning their 20th in just their 65th game. Remarkable.

Could this be one? Probably not. Do we care? Probably not.

Remember when the Preds vs Nucks met in round one of the SCP and Nucks won? Me neither. Both teams have faded a tad since that series so many seasons ago. Seems like forever, even if it was just a couple years. The FA/JR/PA regime makes everything feel more excruciating.

Great news in the horrible Nucking roster news. Hogz is out. Kane is in. [insert barf emoji here]

Even better, there's rumours, possibly confirmed, Canucks are finally, possibly, making the step towards success. The vital piece they were missing (besides sane owner / management) a: Practice Facility!

GAME DAY CHATTER

Report: #Canucks Closing In On Practice Facility Agreement @thehockeynews.bsky.social thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouve...

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— The Hockey News Vancouver Canucks (@thncanucks.bsky.social) March 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM

The #Canucks enter tonight's game with a -75 goal differential. That is the fifth lowest in franchise history. The record is held by the 1984-85 team which had a goal differential of -117.

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) March 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM

The Vancouver #Canucks: making mediocre goalies look great since 1970 - sometimes even our own.

— Ryan avgtraveller (@viewfromtherog.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM

GAME DAY LINEUPS

Predators projected lineup

Steven Stamkos -- Ryan O’Reilly -- Jonathan Marchessault

Filip Forsberg -- Matthew Wood -- Luke Evangelista

Zachary L’Heureux -- Erik Haula -- Ozzy Wiesblatt

Tyson Jost -- Fedor Svechkov -- Reid Schaefer

Brady Skjei -- Roman Josi

Nicolas Hague -- Justin Barron

Nick Perbix -- Ryan Ufko

Juuse Saros

Justus Annunen

Scratched: Joakim Kemell

Injured: Adam Wilsby (lower body)

Canucks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Elias Pettersson -- Drew O’Connor

Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson

Curtis Douglas -- Aatu Raty -- Jake DeBrusk

Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini

Nikita Tolopilo

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Nils Hoglander

Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Status report

Wiesblatt will enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a 4-2 win at the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, but Predators coach Andrew Brunette did not say who was coming out; based on Nashville's morning skate, it appears Kemell, a forward, will be scratched. ... Kane will return after missing a 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday with an upper-body injury and will replace Hoglander, a forward. ... O’Connor and DeBrusk swapped spots on the Canucks' first and fourth lines.

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

By popular or singular request, we keep on singing the blues... someday we may even play them.

Go Canucks! F*ck Fascists and their forever wars.