NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 2/23/2025

Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson celebrating a goal for the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks at Utah Hockey Club

Venue: Delta Center
Date: Sunday, February 23
Time: 5:00 pm PST
TV: ESPN+/ Utah16 /Utah16
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver +1.5 -198
Utah -1.5 ML +164
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

After trading J.T. Miller, the Canucks losing Quinn Hughes and Thatcher Demko really made things more difficult. After the 4 Nations break, Vancouver signed Kevin Lankinen to a contract extension that may make Demko available on the trade market.

With so many irons in the fire, it’s hard to tell if Vancouver is ready to re-tool on the fly or if they’re blowing up their core and hoping to bring pieces back to rebuild that core. Elias Pettersson has been bandied about along with Brock Boeser. Things will get interesting in Vancouver.

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah is now 6 points outside a Wild Card position, within striking distance. They trail the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks for the last Wild Card slot. While they are within distance of the playoffs, it could turn out that Utah wouldn’t be a seller at the deadline. Under new ownership, it will be interesting to see the new tactics taken.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

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

Forbort-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
E.N.Pettersson-Soucy

Silovs
Lankinen

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

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

Sergachev-Marino
Cole-Kesselring
Durzi-Maatta

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Free Agent signing Jake DeBrusk has impressed with the Canucks so far this season. He currently leads the team in goals with 20 and a combined 34 points on the season.

Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller and Dylan Guenther lead the team in goals with 20 apiece. Karel Vejmelka has been solid between the pipes for Utah and has led to potential contract talk extensions. Vejmelka will definitely draw attention on the trade market before the deadline.