Inside the Rink Game Day Preview
Vancouver Canucks (0-0-2, 2 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-0, 2 Pts)
Date: Tuesday, October 15
Amalie Arena – Tampa, Florida
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+, Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports Sun
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver +1.5 ML +114
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -135
O/U 6.5
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Vancouver Canucks Notes:
Vancouver is 21-18-2-2 all-time against Tampa Bay, including a 10-12-0-0 record on the road. The Canucks are 2-8-0 in their last ten games against the Lightning (1-4-0 in their previous 5).
Tampa Bay Lightning Notes:
The Tampa Bay Lightning has played only one game and are coming into this one looking to build off of a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes last time out.
Vancouver Canucks Lineup:
Heinen-Miller-Boeser
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Sprong
Hoglander-Raty-Garland
Suter-Blueger-Sherwood
Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Forbort-Juulsen
Lankinen
Silovs
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Tampa Bay Lightning Lineup:
Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul
Atkinson-Geekie-Eyssimont
Girgensons-Glendening-Chaffee
Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Raddysh-Perbix
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Players To Watch:
Vancouver Canucks:
Brock Boeser leads the Canucks with 2 goals and Quinn Hughes has 2 assists while J.T. Miller, Conor Garland, and Nils Hoglander each have a goal and an assist for their two points. Teddy Blueger and Daniel Sprong each have a goal.
Tampa Bay Lightning:
Nikita Kucherov has 4 points with 3 goals and an assist while Victor Hedman has 3 assists. Jake Guentzel has 2 assists while Brayden Point has a goal and Nicholas Paul and Erik Cernak each have an assist.
Injury Report:
Vancouver Canucks: Dakota Joshua (Testicular Cancer), Thatcher Demko (Lower Body)
Tampa Bay Lightning: None
Next game:
Vancouver Canucks: October 17 at Florida at 7 pm EST.
Tampa Bay Lightning: October 17 vs Vegas at 7 pm EST.