3 p.m. ET; MSG-B, SNP
The last game in Pittsburgh was a hard one to watch....especially in the first period. This team has been very good on the road but it seemed that they woke up and thought they were playing a home game. While Petey's line continues to produce, it seems that the next two lines are struggling to gel. It is noticeable how much Brock misses JT. Losing Hronek is another blow to this team ever having its starting lineup. If you look below, you will see that the NHL has Filip starting today...so the internet is sending me mixed signals.
With the 2 games in hand, the Canucks continue to be in the thick of the division....just hanging around. Bettman is sitting in his cave smiling at the parity he loves so much.
LINEUPS
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Aatu Raty -- Arshdeep Bains
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Erik Brannstrom -- Tyler Myers
Carson Soucy -- Noah Juulsen
Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Max Sasson
Injured: Derek Forbort (knee), Vincent Desharnais (lower body)
Sabres projected lineup
JJ Peterka -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Dylan Cozens -- Peyton Krebs
Jason Zucker -- Jiri Kulich -- Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn -- Ryan McLeod -- Sam Lafferty
Rasmus Dahlin -- Bowen Byram
Owen Power -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Connor Clifton
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
James Reimer
Scratched: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dennis Gilbert
Injured: Jordan Greenway (middle body), Mattias Samuelsson (lower body)
Status report
The Canucks did not practice Thursday after playing back-to-back games on Tuesday (2-0 win at the Boston Bruins) and Wednesday (5-4 loss at the Pittsburgh Penguins). … The Sabres are not expected to make any lineup changes from their 1-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
GAME DAY CHATTER
No morning skate, so not much in the way of info...or chatter
GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN
Canucks on the road....traveling song....sure, I can do that for a weirdly-timed game on a Friday.