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Vancouver Canucks vs Tampa Bay Lightning · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Upcoming
THU · JAN 7 · 8:00 PM CT
Rogers Arena
The Spot
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
VS
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · JAN 7 · 8:00 PM CT
The Spot
Vancouver Canucks
Home · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Kevin Lankinen has had trouble with Tampa Bay, a .876 save percentage on 241 shots. But Andrei Vasilevskiy has not had an answer for Brendan Gallagher: 5 goals on 59 shots.
Rogers Arena
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
Canucks
GOALIES
Lightning
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canucks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Lightning
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
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
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
Canucks
INJURY REPORT
Lightning
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
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
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
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Kevin Lankinen has had trouble with Tampa Bay, a .876 save percentage on 241 shots. But Andrei Vasilevskiy has not had an answer for Brendan Gallagher: 5 goals on 59 shots.

Nikita Kucherov has made a habit of hurting the Canucks: 8 points in the last 4 meetings. Tampa Bay has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Canucks need to break.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Kevin Lankinen has struggled against Tampa Bay — a .876 save % on 241 shots.
.876 SV% vs TBL
Matchup
Brendan Gallagher has 5 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (59 shots).
(Vancouver)
5 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matchup
Brock Boeser has 5 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (25 shots).
(Vancouver)
5 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Player
Nikita Kucherov has 8 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
8 pts, last 4 vs VAN
History
Vancouver has lost 10 of their last 13 against Tampa Bay. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs TBL
Player
Brayden Point has 7 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
7 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Milestone
Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals
Milestone
Drew O'Connor is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals