LIGHTNING (41-21-4) at CANUCKS (21-38-8)
10 p.m. ET; SNP, The Spot
Lightning projected lineup
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons — Yanni Gourde — Pontus Holmberg
Corey Perry — Nick Paul — Oliver Bjorkstrand
J.J. Moser — Darren Raddysh
Victor Hedman — Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh — Charle-Edouard D’Astous
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Scott Sabourin, Declan Carlile, Steven Santini
Injured: Dominic James (lower body), Max Crozier (core muscle), Emil Lilleberg (facial fracture)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk — Elias Pettersson — Drew O’Connor
Liam Ohgren — Marco Rossi — Brock Boeser
Max Sasson — Teddy Blueger — Linus Karlsson
Nils Hoglander — Aatu Raty — Evander Kane
Elias Nils Pettersson — Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson — Tom Willander
Zeev Buium — Victor Mancini
Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo
Scratched: Curtis Douglas
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
The Lightning held an optional morning skate. … Lilleberg, a defenseman, wore a regular jersey at practice in Vancouver on Wednesday and Thursday but continues to wear a cage to protect a facial fracture sustained during practice on March 4. … The Canucks are not making any lineup changes from a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
