Canucks vs. Sharks: Projected Lineups and Injury Updates

The Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks are set to face off with their projected lineups and injury status detailed.,Key players are listed as out or questionable for both teams, with updates on their return timelines.Vancouver Canucks (10-12-2) are scheduled to play the San Jose Sharks (11-10-3) at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on NBCSCA and SNP.

**Canucks Projected Lineup:**
Evander Kane — Elias Pettersson — Jake DeBrusk
Conor Garland — David Kampf — Brock Boeser
Drew O’Connor — Aatu Raty — Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains — Max Sasson — Linus Karlsson

**Defense Pairings:**
Quinn Hughes — Filip Hronek
Elias Pettersson — Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson — Tom Willander

**Goaltenders:**
Jiri Patera
Nikita Tolopilo

**Scratched:** P.O. Joseph, Kevin Lankinen, Lukas Reichel
**Injured:** Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

**Sharks Projected Lineup:**
William Eklund — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
Philipp Kurashev — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Adam Gaudette — Ty Dellandrea — Collin Graf
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves

**Defense Pairings:**
Dmitry Orlov — Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais

**Goaltenders:**
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov

**Scratched:** Vincent Iorio, Nick Leddy, John Klingberg
**Injured:** Michael Misa (lower body), Jeff Skinner (lower body)

**Status Report:**
Neither team held a morning skate.

Goaltender Kevin Lankinen did not travel with the Canucks for the beginning of their four-game road trip due to personal reasons. Thatcher Demko has been sidelined for the past six games with a lower-body injury but is traveling with the team.

Macklin Celebrini did not participate in the Sharks’ practice on Thursday due to maintenance but is expected to play. Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky expressed optimism about Jeff Skinner and Michael Misa returning to practice next Tuesday. Both forwards skated individually on Thursday.