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Ottawa Senators vs Vancouver Canucks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Canucks · SUN · MAR 14 · 4:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 14 · 4:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
SNP · TSN5
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 14 · 4:00 PM CT
SNP · TSN5
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Kevin Lankinen has not had an answer for Warren Foegele: 5 goals on 24 shots.
Canadian Tire Centre
Vancouver Canucks
Away · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Canucks
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canucks
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
CanucksProjected lines
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Canucks
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
CanucksInjury report
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Kevin Lankinen has not had an answer for Warren Foegele: 5 goals on 24 shots.

The man to watch is Shane Pinto: 5 points in his last 4 against Vancouver. A milestone is in reach for Drake Batherson: 2 more goals for 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Warren Foegele has 5 goals on Kevin Lankinen (24 shots).
(Ottawa)
5 goals on Kevin Lankinen
Matchup
Jake DeBrusk has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (13 shots).
(Vancouver)
4 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Shane Pinto has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals