In the second leg of a back-to-back, the Vancouver Canucks (9-4-3) have a playoff rematch with the struggling Nashville Predators (5-10-3), who currently sit in last place in the NHL. The Predators have only one win away from home and only two total wins in their last 10 games, so it's another golden opportunity for the Canucks to eek their way back into the good graces of the home fans at Rogers Arena, starting at 7 p.m. on Sunday night.
Canucks Game Lineup
Pius Suter - J.T. Miller - Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Jake DeBrusk - Elias Pettersson - Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua - Teddy Blueger - Conor Garland
Danton Heinen - Aatu Raty - Nils Hoglander
Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy - Tyler Myers
Erik Brannstrom - Noah Juulsen
Kevin Lankinen is confirmed to be the Canucks starting goalie vs. the Predators and is aiming to get himself back on even footing. Abbreviated by a 28 save, .966 save percentage effort on Nov. 12, Lankinen has had a .871 save percentage game and a .741 save percentage game in the last eight days, allowing 11 goals. Despite his hot start, Lankinen needs to show the Canucks that he isn't starting to fall off the wagon.
Predators Game Lineup
Filip Forsberg - Ryan O'Reilly - Steven Stamkos
Jonathan Marchessault - Colton Sissons - Gustav Nyquist
Luke Evangelista - Juuso Parssinen - Phil Tomasino
Zach L'Heureux - Michael McCarron - Cole Smith
Roman Josi - Brady Skjei
Jeremy Lauzon - Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo - Luke Schenn
Juuse Saros is the confirmed Predators starting goalie for Sunday night's Canucks game. Despite his team's struggles, Saros has actually performed better than he did last year, posting a 4-8-2 record, a 2.52 GAA, a .915 save percentage, and two shutouts. Will Nashville finally give this guy some help against the Canucks on Sunday night?
How to watch the Canucks game
Sunday night's Canucks game will be streamed on Sportsnet. For fans unable to watch the Canucks game, Sportsnet 650 and Sportsnet Radio Network will be the radio broadcasts available for your listening.