NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 4/8/2025

Elias Pettersson #40 skating for the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars

Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 7:00 pm CST

TV: ESPN+ / SNP / Victory+
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver +1.5 ML -155
Dallas -1.5 ML +130
O/U 5.5

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

Vancouver is just outside the playoff hunt and looking up as they wait for the inevitable elimination from the playoffs. With a nose toward the offseason, Vancouver will look to sort things out with head coach Rick Tocchet. Tocchet has been mentioned in the media recently as a potential suitor for the Flyers vacancy.

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

Dallas is locked into a second place finish in the Central Division unless the Jets decide to lose the rest of their games. The matchup against the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be a sight. With all the additions at the deadline, these teams are poised for an epic duel.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Garland-Suter-Boeser
O’Connor-Blueger-DeBrusk
Joshua-Raty-Sherwood
Karlsson-Sasson-Lekkerimaki

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

Lankinen
Demko

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Granlund
Benn-Johnston-Bourque
Back-Steel-Blackwell

Harley-Lyubushkin
Lindell-Ceci
Bichsel-Dumba

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood have tallied five points in the last five games for the Canucks. Aatu Raty has three goals in the last five games and six in 28 games this season.

Dallas Stars

Matt Duchene leads the Stars in the last five games with a goal and five assists. Wyatt Johnston has three goals in the last five games and 68 points in 77 games.