NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 4/14/2025

San Jose Sharks (20-49-11, 51 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (37-29-14, 82 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Monday, April 14
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/NBCSCA/NOX
Radio: 
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

San Jose: +1.5 ML +280
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -355
O/U 5.5

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San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks last night suffered a 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames last night. They have two games left, including tonight’s game. They’ve seen some ups and downs this season, but the losing streaks throughout the season have haunted this team.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. They have officially been eliminated from the playoffs, so tonight’s game will be to look to build for the 2025-26 season.

San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Kovalenko-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli
Gregor-Dellandrea-Goodrow
Grundstrom-Ostapchuk-Bordeleau

Thrun-Liljegren
Carlsson-Rutta
Vlasic-Thompson

Georgiev
Romanov

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Hoglander-Suter-Garland
DeBrusk-Mueller-Boeser
Joshua-Raty-Sherwood
O’Connor-Blueger-Karlsson

Hughes-E.N.Pettersson
M.Pettersson-Hronek
Forbort-Mancini

Lankinen
Tolopio

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Players To Watch:

San Jose Sharks

Tyler Toffoli this season has 53 points on 30 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 50 times in his career recording 42 points on 24 goals and 18 assists; in three meetings this season he’s recorded a total of three points on a goal and two assists.   

Vancouver Canucks

Pius Suter this season has 45 points on 15 goals and 30 assists. He’s faced the Sharks nine times in his career recording nine points on seven goals and two assists; he’s scored two goals and added an assist against them this season.   

Injury Report:

San Jose

C Klim Kostin – DTD
D Vincent Desharnais – Out
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Mario Ferraro – Out
D Shakir Mukhamadullin – Out

Vancouver

C Filip Chytil – Out
D Noah Juulsen – IR
C Nils Aman – DTD
C Derek Forbort – DTD
D Tyler Myers – DTD
C Elias Pettersson – Out

Next game:

San Jose – April 16 vs. Edmonton Oilers  
Vancouver – April 16 vs. Vegas Golden Knights

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