NHL play on Friday includes a matchup between the Vancouver Canucks (10-12-2) and San Jose Sharks (11-10-3) at SAP Center at San Jose, starting at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Canucks rank 13th with 22 points and the Sharks are 10th with 25 points in the Western Conference.

How to watch Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose SharksVancouver vs. San Jose odds

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Injury reportsCanucks

Nils Hoglander: Out (Ankle),

Derek Forbort: Out (Undisclosed),

Guillaume Brisebois: Out (Lower Body),

Kevin Lankinen: Out (Personal),

Thatcher Demko: Day-To-Day (Lower Body),

Teddy Blueger: Out (Lower Body),

Filip Chytil: Out (Upper Body)

Sharks

Michael Misa: Out (Lower Body),

Jeff Skinner: Out (Lower Body)

Stats to know
Quinn Hughes has 22 points on two goals and 20 assists this season.
Kevin Lankinen has allowed 46 goals (3.63 goals-against average) and racked up 335 saves.
In 24 games played this season, Macklin Celebrini has totaled34 points (1.4 per game), with 14 goals and 20 assists).
Yaroslav Askarov has 420 saves while allowing 43 goals (3.0 goals-against average) with a .907 save percentage (22nd in the league).

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