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Vancouver Canucks (4-2-0, 8 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (4-2-0, 8 pts)
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 7:00 pm EDT
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Sportsnet 650 AM/105.9 The X
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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks picked up their third straight win on Sunday with a 4-3 win over the Capitals. They’re averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game during their mini winning streak.
Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:
The Penguins picked up their second straight win with a 3-0 win over the Sharks on Saturday. They’re averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game this season.
Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser
Kane-Blueger-Garland
O’Connor-LaBate-Sherwood
Bains-Sasson-Karlsson
Hughes-Hronek
M. Pettersson-Myers
E.N. Pettersson-Schuldt
Demko
Lankinen
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Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines:
Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Mantha-Malkin-Brazeau
Novak-Kindel-Hallander
Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari
Wotherspoon-Karlsson
Shea-Letang
Jones-Brunicke
Jarry
Silovs
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Players To Watch:
Vancouver Canucks
Elias Pettersson has a goal and two assists to start the season. He’s faced the Penguins 11 times in his career, recording 13 points on six goals and seven assists; in two games last season, he had three points on two goals and an assist.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Evgeni Malkin this season has nine points on two goals and seven assists. He’s faced the Canucks 24 times in his career, recording 30 points on 13 goals and 17 assists; he scored a goal and added three assists between two games against Vancouver last season.
Injury Report:
Vancouver Canucks
C Teddy Blueger – DTD
D Guillaume Brisebois – IR
LW Nils Hoglander – LTIR
D Derek Forbort – DTD
RW Brock Boeser – Out
C Filip Chytil – IR
RW Jonathan Lekkerimaki – DTD
Pittsburgh
C Kevin Hayes – OUT
C Rutger McGroarty – OUT
G Joel Blomqvist – DTD
Next Game:
Vancouver – October 23 at Nashville Predators
Pittsburgh – October 23 at Florida Panthers
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