The Vancouver Canucks will be without their leading scorer, Brock Boeser, tonight when they face the Edmonton Oilers in the first game of a six-game homestand. Outside of the preseason, where they played them twice, this will be the first time they will face their Pacific Division rival since they got eliminated in Game 7 of the 2024 Playoffs. They were without Boeser then, too, as he was kept out of the lineup due to a blood clot in his leg.
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As a result, the Canucks will feature a new-look top-six and fourth line when the puck drops on the 270th meeting between these two teams. Here’s our gameday preview to get you set for the matchup, which should be another good one for Canucks and Oilers fans alike.
Setting the Stage – Oilers (6-7-1) vs. Canucks (7-2-3)
The Canucks are coming off their sixth straight win on the road after beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Thursday (Nov. 7). Quinn Hughes led the way with a goal and an assist while Jake DeBrusk scored his third in three games. The Oilers, meanwhile, lost 4-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday (Nov. 6) and will be looking to halt a two-game losing skid.
Oilers Projected Lineup
Jeff Skinner — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Adam Henrique — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor Brown
Mattias Janmark — Derek Ryan — Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Travis Dermott
Injured: None
Canucks Projected Lineup
Pius Suter — J.T. Miller — Conor Garland
Nils Hoglander — Elias Pettersson — Jake DeBrusk
Danton Heinen — Teddy Blueger — Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Aman — Aatu Raty — Arshdeep Bains
Quinn Hughes — Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy — Tyler Myers
Erik Brannstrom — Vincent Desharnais
Kevin Lankinen
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Noah Juulsen
Injured: Brock Boeser (upper body), Derek Forbort (lower body), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Dakota Joshua (testicular cancer recovery)
Storylines to Watch
New-Look Top-6 Needs to Step Up Without Boeser
Losing Boeser at any point of the season is bad, but against the Oilers it’s particularly troublesome considering he has dominated them throughout his career. In 31 games, he has 16 goals and 27 points – including that famous four-goal outing in the season opener in…
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