Overview
- Puck drop is 12:30 p.m. ET at Prudential Center for the first game of Vancouver’s five-stop Eastern swing.
- Liam Öhgren and Zeev Buium are slated for Canucks debuts, while Marco Rossi is questionable pending activation from injured reserve.
- Elias Pettersson is likely to miss a fourth straight game with an upper-body issue, and Thatcher Demko is expected to start after returning on Thursday.
- Vancouver sits at 11-17-3 overall and 7-7-2 on the road, carrying a three-game road skid and a 1-5-1 run over its last seven.
- New Jersey beat Anaheim 4-1 on Saturday and has key absences reported for Jack Hughes, Timo Meier and Simon Nemec, with sportsbooks pricing the Devils at -140.