Canucks lines vs Islanders: Expected lineups and goalies

The Vancouver Canucks (11-3-1) host Bo Horvat and the New York Islanders (5-6-3) Wednesday night, with the former captain returning to Rogers Arena for the first time since being traded in February. Anthony Beauvillier will face his old Islanders teammates as well.

Thatcher Demko will return to the crease tonight, squaring off with Islanders star Ilya Sorokin at the other end. Abbotsford call-up Akito Hirose will not play Wednesday. Instead, veteran Mark Friedman will return to the lineup, giving Vancouver an unconventional amount of right-shot defenders in their lineup. Teddy Blueger should continue in the place of Nils Hoglander, with the former Vegas Golden Knight playing in his second straight game.

Canucks lines vs Islanders, Nov. 15

Phillip Di Giuseppe – J.T. Miller – Brock Boeser

Ilya Mikheyev – Elias Pettersson – Andrei Kuzmenko

Dakota Joshua – Pius Suter – Conor Garland

Anthony Beauvillier – Teddy Blueger – Sam Lafferty

Canucks defense:

Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek

Ian Cole – Noah Juulsen

Mark Friedman – Tyler Myers

Canucks goaltending:

As a part of the predetermined plan, Thatcher Demko will get the start, with Casey DeSmith backing up.

Notes:

Carson Soucy was ruled out for 6-to-8 weeks with a lower-body injury
As of right now, Akito Hirose is taking his place, and Christian Wolanin was also considered
Mark Friedman is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday as well
The Canucks’ blueline situation is looking dire right now, to say the least