Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 19th February, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks, who lead the Western Conference with a 37-13-6 record, will face the 10th-place Minnesota Wild (25-23-6) at Xcel Energy Center on Monday at 2:00 PM ET.

The Canucks suffered a 4-2 defeat at home against the Winnipeg Jets on February 17. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild's recent matchup ended in a 3-2 home overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

Both teams look to bounce back in this Western Conference clash, with Vancouver aiming to maintain their top position and Minnesota seeking to improve their standing.

Vancouver Canucks projected lineups

Vancouver Canucks

Forwards

Nils Hoglander- Elias Lindholm- Elias Pettersson
Pius Suter- J.T. Miller- Brock Boeser
Ilya Mikheyev- Teddy Blueger- Conor Garland
Phil Di Giuseppe- Nils Aman- Sam Lafferty

Defensemen

Quinn Hughes- Filip Hronek
Ian Cole- Tyler Myers
Nikita Zadorov- Noah Juulsen

Goalies

Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith

Vancouver Canucks starting goalies

Thatcher Demko will most likely start for the Vancouver Canucks. Minnesota Wild

Thatcher Demko will most likely start for the Canucks. Below are his stats this season.

Games Played (GP): 41
Games Started (GS): 41
Wins: 30
Losses (L): 10
Overtime Losses (OTL): 1
Goals Against (GA): 100
Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.45
Shots Against (SA): 1222
Saves (SV): 1122
Save Percentage (SV%): .918
Shutouts (SO): 5
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 59 minutes and 44 seconds

Minnesota Wild projected lineups

Minnesote Wild

Forwards

Kirill Kaprizov- Joel Eriksson Ek- Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson- Marco Rossi- Mats Zuccarello
Brandon Duhaime- Connor Dewar- Frederick Gaudreau
Jake Lucchini- Ryan Hartman- Vinni Lettieri

Defensemen

Jacob Middleton- Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin- Zach Bogosian
Jon Merrill- Declan Chisholm

Goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury
Filip Gustavsson

Minnesota Wild starting goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury will most likely start for the Minnesota Wild. Below are his stats this season.

Games Played (GP): 25
Games Started (GS): 22
Wins: 10
Losses (L): 9
Overtime Losses (OTL): 3
Goals Against (GA): 66
Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.83
Shots Against (SA): 674
Saves (SV): 608
Save Percentage (SV%): .902
Shutouts (SO): 1
Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 56 minutes and 3 seconds

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