Canucks lineup tonight: Vancouver's projected lineup for game against Pittsburgh Penguins| Nov. 27, 2024

Tonight, the Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins will collide in a cross-conference matchup that will see Vancouver look to build on a two-game win streak. On the flip side, Pittsburgh is currently in the midst of a three-game skid that's seen it slip back to the bottom of the Metropolitan Division.

Heading into tonight's game, Vancouver is sitting in third place in the Pacific Division with a record of 11-6-3, tied with the Los Angeles Kings who also have 25 points.

Ahead of tonight's game, the Canucks have several players listed on their injury report. Netminder Thatcher Demko remains sidelined despite participating in practice on Monday, while Derek Forbort was put on the injured reserve list midway through this month.

Last but certainly not least, JT Miller remains away from the team for personal reasons, with no update on when he may return.

With that in mind, the Canucks' lines for tonight are projected to be as follows:

Forwards:

• LW Jake DeBrusk - C Elias Pettersson - RW Kiefer Sherwood
• LW Danton Heinen - C Teddy Blueger - RW Brock Boeser
• LW Dakota Joshua - C Pius Suter - RW Conor Garland
• LW Arshdeep Bains - C Aatu Raty - RW Nils Hoglander

Defense:

1. Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
2. Erik Brannstrom - Tyler Myers
3. Carson Soucy - Noah Juulsen

Goalies:

• Arturs Silovs
• Kevin Lankinen

Powerplay:

1. Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes
2. Kiefer Sherwood, Pius Suter, Dakota Joshua, Filip Hronek, Erik Brannstrom

Penalty Kill:

1. Teddy Blueger, Pius Suter, Tyler Myers, Filip Hronek
2. Danton Heinen, Kiefer Sherwood, Carson Soucy, Noah Juulsen

Looking at the odds for tonight's Canucks vs Penguins game as well as upcoming games on Vancouver's schedule

Heading into tonight's game between the Canucks and Penguins, Vancouver is sitting as a slight betting favorite on most major sportsbooks. On FanDuel, the team is a -120 favorite to win tonight's game, while on the Penguins are +100 underdogs.

These odds mirror those seen on DraftKings where the Canucks are -120 favorites and the Penguins are +100 underdogs. This means that it would take a $120 bet on Vancouver to win $100, whereas a $100 bet on the Penguins as the underdogs would win $100.

Following tonight's road game, the Penguins will enjoy an off day on Thursday for Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action on Friday, where they'll play the Buffalo Sabres on the road.

From there, the team will kick off the month of December with a game against the Red Wings on Sunday, before heading to Minnesota for a game with the Wild on Tuesday to wrap up their current road trip.