NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/16/2025

NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/16/2025

Utah Hockey Club (29-26-11, 69 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (41-24-11, 73 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Sunday, March 16
Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/TSN3/NOX
Radio: 
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Utah: +1.5 ML -105
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5

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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah suffered a 4-2 loss on Friday to the Seattle Kraken. They dropped to 2-2-2 in March averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game. Utah needs to go on a winning streak if they want to sneak into the playoffs in the Western Conference.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks picked up their second straight win with a 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night. They’ve now slid into the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Canucks are now 4-3-0 in March averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per gnnt.

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Cooley-Schmaltz
Kerfoot-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
Carcone-Stenlund-O’Brien

Sergachev-Marino
Durzi-Maatta
Cole-Kesselring

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Hoglander-E.Pettersson-DeBrusk
O’Connor-Chytil-Boeser Lekkerimaki
Joshua-Suter-Garland
Aman-Blueger-Sherwood

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

Lankinen
Silovs

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller this season has 74 points on 23 goals and 51 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 19 times in his career recording 13 points on three goals and ten assists; in two previous meetings this season he had a goal and three assists.

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk this season has 36 points on 22 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced Utah twice this season scoring one goal.

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR   
G Connor Ingram – Out Indefinitely (NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program)
C Nick Bjugstad – IR

Vancouver Canucks

D Tyler Myers – Out
D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR

Next game:

Utah – March 18 at Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver – March 16 vs. Winnipeg Jets

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