Canucks Army GDT #66: Canucks vs. Ducks

Broadcast Info

Lineups

LW	C	RW
Daniel Sedin	Henrik Sedin	Zack Kassian
Shawn Matthias	Brandon McMillan	Radim Vrbata
Derek Dorsett	Linden Vey	Alexandre Burrows
Ronalds Kenins	Bo Horvat	Jannik Hansen

Defensive Pairings
Alexander Edler	Chris Tanev
Dan Hamhuis	Luca Sbisa
Ryan Stanton	Frank Corrado

Nick Bonino is a game time decision, but is expected to play. Ronalds Kenins will likely sit again as a healthy scratch. Frank Corrado draws in for Adam Clendening. Chris Higgins will be out “a while” according to Willie Desjardins. Chris Tanev returns to the lineup. Eddie Lack will start in goal.

LW	C	RW
Patrick Maroon	Ryan Getzlaf	Kyle Palmieri
Tomas Fleischmann	Ryan Kesler	Jakob Silfverberg
Jiri Sekac	Rickard Rakell	Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano	Nate Thompson	Emerson Etem

Defensive Pairings
Hampus Lindholm	Francois Beauchemin
Cam Fowler	Simon Despres
Clayton Stoner	Josh Manson

James Wisniewski is questionable with a foot injury. He has not yet suited up for Anaheim since being acquired from Columbus.

Head to Head

Storylines

• Tanev Returns – The Canucks will welcome one of the NHL’s best defensive defensemen back to their lineup tonight as Chris Tanev returns from injury. Tanev has been perhaps the largest driving force behind one of the NHL’s best penalty kills this season, and Vancouver’s underlying shorthanded performance rapidly deteriorated with him out of the lineup. Getting him back is absolutely critical for making any sort of postseason push.
• Higgins, Kenins, Clendening Shelved – While the team awaits the return of Brad Richardson, another one of their key penalty killers in Chris Higgins will be out “a while” per coach Willie Desjardins. Ronalds Kenins and Adam Clendening will also be healthy scratches for some reason, as Brandon McMillan and Frank Corrado draw in. Derek Dorsett, who is a team-low minus-38 for scoring chances since the All-Star break, is safe from being scratched though. Go figure.
• Return of Kesler, Part II – Ryan Kesler once again makes his way back to Rogers Arena in hopes of helping to continue Anaheim’s recent domination of the Canucks. In their past 10 games, the Ducks are 8-0-2 against Vancouver, including a 3-0-1 record this season. Kesler currently sits 3rd on the Ducks in scoring with 17 goals and 24 assists and leads the team in shorthanded ice time per game.