NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders with Line Combinations 3/26/2025

NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders with Line Combinations 3/26/2025

Vancouver Canucks (33-26-12, 78 pts) at New York Islanders (32-28-10, 74 pts)

Venue: UBS Arena
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN +/MSGSN/SN
Radio:
New York – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vancouver: +1.5 ML -108
New York: -1.5 ML -112
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks snapped their two-game skid with a 4-3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils. They are three games into their six-game road trip and are 1-1-1, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing four goals per game. Thatcher Demko made his return in Monday’s win as he stopped 22 of the 25 shots he faced.

New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders dropped their second straight game on Monday in a 4-3 shootout to the Columbus Blue Jackets. They are now 6-3-3 in March, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game. Bo Horvat is on a four-game point streak, recording three goals and two assists.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

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

Hughes-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Demko
Silovs

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New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Holmstrom-Horvat-Palmieri
Lee-Pageau-Duclair
Engvall-Cizikas-Fasching
Tsyplakov-MacLean-Gatcomb

Romanov-DeAngelo
Pelech-Dobson
Reilly-Pulock

Sorokin
Hogberg

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Tyler Myers this season has 22 points on five goals and 17 assists. He’s faced the Islanders 29 times in his career, recording 12 points on seven goals and five assists; in the meeting earlier this season, he scored a goal.

New York Islanders

Anders Lee this season has 48 points on 26 goals and 22 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 20 times in his career recording 15 points on six goals and nine assists; he recorded a goal and an assist in the previous meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Noah Juulsen – IR
C Filip Chytil – Out
LW Nils Hoglander – Out
C Elias Pettersson – Out

New York Islanders

G Semyon Varlamov – IR
C Mathew Barzal – LTIR

Next Game:

Vancouver – March 28 at Columbus Blue Jackets
New York – March 29 at Tampa Bay Lightning

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