Vancouver Canucks

1-1-0 · 2 pts · 2026-27

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6.50

GF/GP

4th

7.00

GA/GP

30th

40.0%

PP%

6th

66.7%

PK%

25th

50.0%

Pt%

17th

49.6%

FO%

18th

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Line updates12

NEW@ThomasDrance · 10/4

#Canucks projected lineup Saturday vs. Calgary based on line rushes in the warmup skate: Rossi-Pettersson-Karlsson Öhgren-Cotter-Boeser Bains-Sasson-Lekkerimäki DOC-Räty-Gallagher Buium-Horonek Oleksiak-Willander DPetey -Schenn Meriläinen https://t.co/LjpJkKWeTE

NEW@ThomasDrance · 10/2

“Obviously I’d be super disappointed,” said Jake DeBrusk, who skated as an extra at #Canucks practice Friday, about possibly being a healthy scratch this weekend. Of course, it’s not quite that simple. 3 thoughts on Malhotra’s lineup tweaks. Unlocked: https://t.co/dTcGyluaTz

@ThomasDrance · 9/30

#Canucks projected lineup for opening night @ Oilers, based on line rushes in the warmup skate. DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimäki Öhgren-Rossi-Boeser DOC-Sasson-Karlsson Bains-Cotter-Gallagher Buium-Hronek Oleksiak-Willander D-Petey -Schenn Lankinen https://t.co/pxb9J6T1QG

@ThomasDrance · 9/29

I’ll be hanging out in the #Canucks game discussion page @TheAthleticNHL tonight. Come by, ask questions + talk hockey! Kicking it off with 3 things to know from morning skate: - Aatu Räty’s projected scratch - Podkolzin on PP1 - Good Vancouver vibes https://t.co/3v6a8KBdW4

@ThomasDrance · 9/29

Aatu Räty, Victor Mancini and Guillaume Brisebois are on the ice shooting on Leevi Meriläinen following the #Canucks optional, and are your projected healthy scratches for Vancouver in Game 1. https://t.co/72vIi6mklw

@ThomasDrance · 9/28

I view this alignment as an indication that Jake DeBrusk is on the right side of probable for Game 1. If he were doubtful (or even questionable), you’d have expected the club to elevate Karlsson to PP1 so he could get some reps in that spot.

@king_jemison · 9/27

Special teams units at Sunday's Penguins practice: PP1: Karlsson, Crosby, Novak, Rakell, Robertson PP2: Letang, Malkin, Chinakhov, Koivunen, Lapierre PK1: Dewar, Lizotte, van Riemsdyk, Carlile PK2: Soderblom, Hallander, Solovyov, Korczak Girard also took some reps on PP2.

@ThomasDrance · 9/27

Very fun sequence from #Canucks PP1, as Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser combine to give the #Canucks their first lead of the preseason - with just over 90 seconds to play in their final preseason game.

Injury updates15

CBS · 9/29

now Day-To-Day

CBS · 9/28

Out — Hip

CBS · 9/26

Day-To-Day→Out

CBS · 9/25

Out — Shoulder

CBS · 9/25

Probable for start of season→Day-To-Day

@DailyFaceoff · 9/25

Canucks place Filip Chytil on injured reserve https://t.co/jHsq269AVd

@DFOFantasy · 9/25

Filip Chytil: Injury: Chytil (upper-body) has been placed on IR. https://t.co/RwasQQROvV

@ThomasDrance · 9/25

“As nasty as that looked he came down on the shoulder and it’s more of a muscular strain,” says GMRJ of Filip Chytil’s status after his injury yesterday. Johnson described Chytil as week to week. #Canucks

Other news40

NEW@benkuzma · 10/3

DeBrusk (flu) out tonight against Flames, Raty makes season debut, Merilainen may get net. Projected lines, pairings: Rossi-Pettersson-Karlsson Ohgren-Cotter-Boeser O'Connor-Raty-Gallagher Bains-Sasson-Lekkerimaki Buium-Hronek Oleksiak-Willander Pettersson-Schenn #Canucks

NEW@ThomasDrance · 10/3

17 skaters on the ice for an optional #Canucks morning skate, with just a small group of veteran forwards taking the option. Meriläinen is in the net usually occupied by the Vancouver starter, although I’d note that I’m not 100% certain if that’s an indicator for Malhotra yet. https://t.co/1ExX5mvoj1

NEW@tyson_cole · 10/2

#Canucks lines rushes at practice: Rossi - Pettersson - Karlsson Öhgren - Cotter - Boeser *O’Connor - Räty - Gallagher* Bains - Sasson - Lekkerimäki Buium - Hronek Oleksiak - Willander Pettersson - Schenn *O’Connor, Gallagher & DeBrusk have been rotating in together.

NEW@EdmontonOilers · 10/2

Rossi redirects it in, but the call on the ice is no goal. #LetsGoOilers

NEW@ThomasDrance · 10/2

It’s Lankinen, it’s Levi, it’s a shockingly shallow Oilers lineup, and it’s opening night for the #Canucks and the club’s instant cult hero Paul Cotter. There may be pain this season, but as we learned on Tuesday, there will also be some fun. Enjoy the journey, Vancouver. https://t.co/EiXJyiIsmp

NHL transactions · 9/30

Nikita Tolopilo off VAN roster

@ThomasDrance · 9/30

Tapas, Kucherov dekes, a ballsy hard match executed on the road, Paul Cotter’s relentless work in overtime and the ups and downs of the journey. How the #Canucks shocked the Oilers, and kept the good early season vibes rolling on opening night. Unlocked: https://t.co/jlRmeYpSIP

@ThomasDrance · 9/30

How Paul Cotter, Canucks stunned Edmonton in opening-night classic via @TheAthleticNHL: https://t.co/jlRmeYpSIP

ScheduleSOS soft (1.158)1 off-nights (◐)

This week (4)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
9/29	@ EDM	7	6.5	—	—	smash
10/1	vs EDM	7	6.5	—	—	smash
10/3	vs CGY	1	6	—	—	smash
10/4	vs VGK	4	3	—	—	tough

Next week (3)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
10/8	@ CAR	1	3	—	—	tough
10/10	@ NJD	3	2	—	—	tough
10/11◐	@ NYR	2.33	1.33	—	—	tough

Projected lineup

Forward lines

Line 1

Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson

Line 2

Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser

Line 3

Drew O'Connor · Aatu Räty · Brendan Gallagher

Line 4

Jake DeBrusk · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimäki

Defense pairs

Pair 1

Filip Hronek · Zeev Buium

Pair 2

Tom Willander · Jamie Oleksiak

Pair 3

Elias Pettersson · Luke Schenn

Goalies

Kevin Lankinen · Leevi Meriläinen · Thatcher Demko🚑

Special teams

Power play 1

Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi · Linus Karlsson

Power play 2

Paul Cotter · Zeev Buium · Liam Ohgren · Jonathan Lekkerimäki · Tom Willander

Penalty kill

Jake DeBrusk · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi · Zeev Buium · Luke Schenn · Drew O'Connor · Liam Ohgren · Tom Willander · Jamie Oleksiak · Elias Pettersson

On-ice units (5v5 · % of the least-used member’s ice time)

Forward lines (3F)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Brock Boeser · Paul Cotter · Liam Ohgren	17m	45%	53%
Brock Boeser · Marco Rossi · Liam Ohgren	15m	38%	50%
Linus Karlsson · Drew O'Connor · Max Sasson	14m	38%	34%
Jake DeBrusk · Elias Pettersson · Jonathan Lekkerimäki	13m	49%	13%
Brendan Gallagher · Paul Cotter · Arshdeep Bains	11m	37%	19%
Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson · Marco Rossi	10m	27%	35%
Brendan Gallagher · Drew O'Connor · Aatu Räty	6m	71%	75%
Arshdeep Bains · Jonathan Lekkerimäki · Max Sasson	6m	21%	46%

Defence pairs (2D)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Filip Hronek · Zeev Buium	38m	66%	41%
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander	37m	69%	37%
Luke Schenn · Elias Pettersson	23m	72%	54%
Tom Willander · Zeev Buium	9m	16%	24%
Filip Hronek · Elias Pettersson	7m	18%	95%
Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek	7m	13%	62%

Team leaders · click a column to sort

Player	Pos	P ▼	G	A	PPG	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	+/-	GP
Elias Pettersson	C	5	2	3	2	4	16	3	0	2	3
Paul Cotter	L	5	3	2	0	5	11	0	0	5	3
Filip Hronek	D	4	0	4	0	4	3	14	0	2	3
Liam Ohgren	L	4	1	3	0	5	2	3	0	2	3
Marco Rossi	C	4	3	1	0	6	5	3	4	-1	3
Tom Willander	D	3	0	3	0	0	1	3	2	0	3
Jamie Oleksiak	D	3	1	2	0	1	7	4	2	0	3
Brock Boeser	R	3	1	2	0	6	4	0	0	0	3
Linus Karlsson	R	3	0	3	0	5	0	1	2	-1	3
Arshdeep Bains	L	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	2	3
Max Sasson	C	2	1	1	0	6	0	3	2	-1	3
Drew O'Connor	L	2	1	1	0	5	7	4	2	-2	3
Jonathan Lekkerimäki	R	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	3
Luke Schenn	D	1	0	1	0	2	7	0	19	3	3
Jake DeBrusk	L	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	2	0	2
Aatu Räty	C	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1
Elias Pettersson	D	1	1	0	0	3	4	6	2	4	3
Brendan Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	2	-1	3
Zeev Buium	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	-1	3