7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNP, SN1, TVAS2
Not sure what to expect from today's game. To be honest, we all kinda forgot it was an early game and therefore scrambled to get this work of art put together.
No Demko, Brock or JT.....this is not the Canucks team I signed up for. Dakota Joshua gets a promotion to the 2nd line as Max Sasson gets to play in the NHL tonight.
“Called my dad. He’s probably my biggest fan…He started screaming, started crying. Pretty special phone call. It’s his first game too it feels like.”
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 22, 2024
🗣 Hear from Max Sasson on getting the call-up to play in his first NHL game. pic.twitter.com/WBGq0TsjvH
LINEUPS
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Nils Hoglander
Max Sasson -- Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers
Erik Brannstrom -- Vincent Desharnais
Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: J.T. Miller (personal leave), Noah Juulsen
Injured: Brock Boeser (upper body), Derek Forbort (lower body), Thatcher Demko (lower body)
Senators projected lineup
Brady Tkachuk -- Shane Pinto -- Ridly Greig
Claude Giroux -- Tim Stutzle -- Drake Batherson
Michael Amadio -- Josh Norris -- David Perron
Nick Cousins -- Adam Gaudette -- Zack MacEwen
Jake Sanderson -- Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot -- Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven -- Travis Hamonic
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker
Injured: Noah Gregor (undisclosed)
Status report
Sasson will make his NHL debut after being recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Desharnais could make his return from an undisclosed injury; he missed three games. … Boeser, a forward who will miss his seventh consecutive game, is on the road trip but skated Saturday. … Demko, a goalie who hasn’t played this season, took reps in practice Saturday. … Bernard-Docker, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch; Hamonic will take his spot on the third pairing. … Senators coach Travis Green moved Pinto to the first line and Norris to the third line at the morning skate.
GAME DAY CHATTER
“This team has some adversity right now. This is where you learn from it and you can build off it.”
🗣 Hear from Head Coach Rick Tocchet ahead of tonight's game against Ottawa.#Canucks | @theprovince pic.twitter.com/aIlfzdbw6Z
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 23, 2024
Congrats to new Dad, Conor Garland and his wife. Quinn Garland....wait a minute.
“No [did not get much sleep] but well worth it.”
🗣 Conor Garland shares his eventful day leading up to the birth of his son. pic.twitter.com/KIb2OM8X0o
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 22, 2024
GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN
The Canucks get to go back home...on the road. So everything should be good today in the nation's capital. Now if the Canucks lose this game....well.....R.E.M. has us covered.
Sorry about the shitty preview.....we will let the Canucks go win the game to make it better.