NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Utah Hockey Club with Line Projections 12/18/2024

Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson at practice for the Vancouver Canucks
Photo via Globe and Mail

Vancouver Canucks (16-9-5, 37 pts) at Utah Hockey Club (14-11-5, 33 pts)
Venue: Delta Center
Date: Wednesday, December 18
Time: 7:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / UTAH16
Radio:
Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM
Utah Hockey Club – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver Canucks +1.5 -250
Utah Hockey Club -1.5 ML +205
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes

Vancouver has been aflame since Elliotte Friedman floated trade theories between the Canucks and Sabres. Since then, things haven’t calmed down, and Jim Rutherford is not known for his patience.

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes

Utah is coming into this evening’s game red hot, winning four of their last five. While they currently sit just outside of a playoff position, if Utah is able to keep the winning ways alive, they’ll have meaningful hockey well into the New Year.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Sasson

Garland-Miller-Boeser

Heinen-Suter-Sherwood

Joshua-Blueger-Hoglander

Hughes-Juulsen

Soucy-Myers

Forbort-Friedman

Demko

Silovs

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz

McBain-Cooley-Guenther

Maccelli-Bjugstad-Crouse

Kerfoot-Stenlund-Carcone

Sergachev-Maatta

Cole-Kesselring

Valimaki-Kolyachonok

Vejmelka

Stauber

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Players To Watch

Vancouver Canucks

Elias Pettersson has recently been the dead center of trade rumors. After having an abysmal last three games, will he be able to get his game back on track amid the rumors getting louder?

Utah Hockey Club

Dylan Guenther is having a great season at nearly a point-per-game player. Four goals and eight assists in his last 10 games has helped Utah win some crucial games to keep themselves afloat in the standings.

Injury Report

Vancouver Canucks

D Filip Hronek – IR
D Derek Forbort – Out
G Kevin Lankinen – Out

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – OUT
D Maveric Lamoureux – IR
G Connor Ingram – IR  
D Sean Durzi – IR
D John Marino – IR

Next Game:

Vancouver Canucks – December 19 vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Utah Hockey Club – December 20 vs. Minnesota Wild

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