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Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Penguins · TUE · FEB 16 · 8:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · FEB 16 · 8:00 PM CT
Rogers Arena
SN-PIT
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
TUE · FEB 16 · 8:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Vancouver Canucks
Home · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Pittsburgh has found Kevin Lankinen beatable: .868 on 91 shots. But Elias Pettersson has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Rogers Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Canucks
GOALIES
Penguins
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Canucks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Canucks
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
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
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Pittsburgh has found Kevin Lankinen beatable: .868 on 91 shots. But Elias Pettersson has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Kevin Lankinen has struggled against Pittsburgh — a .868 save % on 91 shots.
.868 SV% vs PIT
Player
Evgeni Malkin has 6 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
6 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Player
Elias Pettersson has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Vancouver)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Milestone
Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals