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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Blackhawks · WED · MAR 3 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
WED · MAR 3 · 9:00 PM CT
Rogers Arena
CHSN
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
VS
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
Upcoming
WED · MAR 3 · 9:00 PM CT
CHSN
Vancouver Canucks
Home · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
The Canucks have had Chicago's number, 12 wins in the last 13. But Tyler Bertuzzi has solved Kevin Lankinen before, 7 goals on 25 shots.
Rogers Arena
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Canucks
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canucks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
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
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Canucks
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
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
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The Canucks have had Chicago's number, 12 wins in the last 13. But Tyler Bertuzzi has solved Kevin Lankinen before, 7 goals on 25 shots.

The Canucks have struggled to beat Spencer Knight: .957 on 138 shots. The problem is Ryan Donato, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Canucks.

The numbers behind it
History
Vancouver has won 12 of their last 13 against Chicago. See the games →
12-1 last 13 vs CHI
Matchup
Tyler Bertuzzi has 7 goals on Kevin Lankinen (25 shots).
(Chicago)
7 goals on Kevin Lankinen
Goaltending
Spencer Knight has a .957 save % against Vancouver (138 shots).
.957 SV% vs VAN
Player
Ryan Donato has 6 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Chicago)
6 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Matchup
Connor Bedard has 18 shots on Kevin Lankinen without a goal.
(Chicago)
0/18 vs Kevin Lankinen
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