The Vancouver Canucks (8-2-1) will host the Edmonton Oilers (2-7-1) at Rogers Arena for the third game between the two teams so far this season, in what would seem to be a must-win fixture for the visitors. The Canucks won both of the previous matchups with the Oilers 8-1 and 4-3, respectively, while tonight’s opponents are flailing near the bottom of the Western Conference alongside the San Jose Sharks with just two wins and five points in total. Thatcher Demko will start tonight for the Canucks, and Stuart Skinner will get the start for the Oilers.
Canucks lines vs Oilers, Nov. 6
Phillip Di Giuseppe – J.T. Miller – Brock Boeser
Ilya Mikheyev – Elias Pettersson – Andrei Kuzmenko
Dakota Joshua – Pius Suter – Conor Garland
Nils Hoglander – Sam Lafferty – Anthony Beauvillier
Canucks defense:
Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy – Tyler Myers
Ian Cole – Mark Friedman
Canucks goaltending:
Thatcher Demko starts, with Casey DeSmith backing him up.
Notes:
- Vancouver returns an unchanged lineup from their last game against the Dallas Stars
- Injured forward Teddy Blueger returned to practice today and participated in the morning skate
- Thatcher Demko starts for a third consecutive game; he has stopped 57 of the last 58 shots he’s faced and has two shutouts in his last four starts.
Oilers lines:
Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Evander Kane – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Sam Gagner
Warren Foegele – Ryan McLeod – Derek Ryan
Dylan Holloway – James Hamblin – Raphael Lavoie
Oilers defense:
Darnell Nurse – Cody Ceci
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak – Vincent Desharnais
Oilers goaltending:
Stuart Skinner starts, with Jack Campbell backing him up.
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To catch the game tonight, Canucks fans can tune into the Sportsnet television broadcast, and the game will also be available via radio on Sportsnet 650. This will be the final time these two teams face each other until April 13 – one of the last games of the 2023-24 regular season.