NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 12/2/2025

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Vancouver Canucks (10-13-3, 23 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (18-1-6, 42 pts) 

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Time: 9:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SNP/ALT
Radio: Sportsnet 650 AM/Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM

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Vancouver Canucks News and Notes:

The Canucks dropped their second straight on Saturday with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings. They concluded November going 4-7-3, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche got back in the win column on Saturday with a 7-2 win over the Canadiens. They finished November going 11-0-2, averaging 4.5 goals per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Kane-E. Pettersson-DeBrusk
Boeser-Kampf-Sherwood
O’Connor-Raty-Lekkerimaki
Bains-Sasson-Karlsson

Hughes-Hronek
M. Pettersson-Myers
P.O. Joseph-Willander

Lankinen
Tolopilo

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Colton-Nelson-Landeskog
Kelly-Drury-Olofsson
Ivan-Bardakov-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players to Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk scored one of Vancouver’s four goals in the loss to the Avalanche back in November.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon contributed on all five Colorado goals in their 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks back on November 9th. He had two goals and three assists; one of the assists came on the game-winner.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

C Filip Chytil – IR
C Teddy Blueger – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR
D Derek Forbort – LTIR
LW Nils Hoglander – LTIR

Colorado Avalanche

RW Valeri Nichushkin – Out
RW Gavin Brindley – Out
RW Logan O’Connor – IR

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