The Canucks held a full morning skate this morning. All players were accounted for aside from Filip Hronek, who took the morning off, but is expected to be available for tonight’s game. Nils Höglander, who missed practice on Wednesday due to a lower-body injury, was back on the ice with the group this morning; however, he will not play tonight. Max Sasson will also sit out.

In an effort to end an 11-game point drought, Conor Garland will move to the right wing with Elias Pettersson and Evander Kane, while Filip Chytil will start the game on left wing with David Kämpf and Linus Karlsson. Adam Foote said the position change is something the team has discussed with Chytil, and it’s something the player has embraced. The Canucks want to get a sense of what that will look like, so he’ll start there tonight against the Ducks.

For the first time in the NHL, former junior teammates Liam Öhgren and Jonathan Lekkerimäki will play together on a line with veteran Teddy Blueger.

Adam Foote on trying to slow down an Anaheim team that likes to attack off the rush: “We’ve got a good rush team in here tonight. We’ve got to move on from last game. It’s a new game. And we have to focus on our routes and how we play.”

Tyler Myers on Canucks trying to clean up their own zone: “We’ve taken a look at a few things in the last week. I know at times it may not look like it, but it’s coming. There are certain situations where there might be a switch or might not be a swtich, but I feel like guys are doing a good job and we’re working to get more consistent with it and you can feel we’re getting better at it.”