Overview
- The 4-2-0 Canucks face the 4-2-0 Penguins at PPG Paints Arena with a 4 p.m. Pacific puck drop as Vancouver chases a fourth straight win and Pittsburgh seeks a third.
- Vancouver recalled Joseph LaBate, Nils Aman and Tom Willander, with LaBate and Aman expected to play and P-O Joseph set for his first appearance of the season.
- Kevin Lankinen starts for the Canucks, while Arturs Silovs gets the nod for Pittsburgh after Tristan Jarry’s Saturday shutout.
- The Canucks’ absences include Filip Chytil, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Teddy Blueger, with Derek Forbort and Nils Hoglander also listed as injured, and Brock Boeser out for personal reasons.
- Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Justin Brazeau pace Pittsburgh’s scoring, and early analytics credit the Penguins with an edge in shots and high-danger chances.