NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 10/26/2024

Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4-1, 7 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (3-1-2, 8 pts)
Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, October 26
Time: 10:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN + / SNP / Sportsnet
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 The X
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +165
Vancouver -1.5 ML -195
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins Notes:

The Penguins have been playing fast and loose to start the season, allowing over four goals a game (4.22) and scoring three goals a game (3.00). Defensively, Pittsburgh is one of the worst teams in hockey right now but have the talent on the backend to turn it around.

Vancouver Canucks Notes:

The Canucks have won three in a row, all on the road as they finally return home. The Vancouver power play has been good to start the year, humming along at a 26.3% clip.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup: (subject to change)

O’Connor-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
Beauvillier-Eller-Puljujarvi
Hayes-Glass-Acciari

Pettersson-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany

Blomqvist
Nedeljkovic

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lineup: (subject to change)

DeBrusk-Miller-Boeser
Hoglander-Pettersson-Garland
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Bains-Aman-Suter

Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Brannstrom-Desharnais

Lankinen
Silovs

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins – Malkin leads the Penguins with 11 points (2g, 9a) in 9 games. Lars Eller has been a surprise offensively for Pittsburgh, tied for the team lead in goals (4) with Rickard Rikell.

Vancouver Canucks – Quinn Hughes has 6 points (1g, 5a) in 6 games for the Canucks. Hughes is +5 in over 25 minutes on ice and has multiple points in 2 of his last 3 games.

Injuries:

Pittsburgh Penguins –
C Blake Lizotte – IR – Est. return October 29

Vancouver Canucks –
G Thatcher Demko – IR (Non-Roster) – No Target Date for return
C Dakota Joshua – IR (Non-Roster) – Est. return October 30
D Derek Forbort – Day To Day – Personal Reasons

Next game

Pittsburgh Penguins – October 29 vs. Minnesota
Vancouver Canucks – October 28 vs. Carolina

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