Lineup Notes: Canucks Roll With The Same Winning Lineup As They Battle The Sharks

The Vancouver Canucks wrap up their two-game road trip on Thursday when they battle the San Jose Sharks. After snapping their 10-game winless streak, Vancouver will be looking for their first win streak of he season. Here are the lineup notes for October 29, 2026. 

Based on morning skate, the Canucks will not be making any lineup changes from their win on Tuesday. This means Luke Schenn, Brendan Gallagher and Guillaume Brisebois are the projected healthy scratches. A few milestones to watch are Filip Hronek, who is on 49 career goals and 248 career assists. 

As for the starting goaltender, Leevi Meriläinen is the projected starter for Thursday night. The 24-year-old has two of Vancouver's three wins this season and will be making his third straight start. This year, Meriläinen has a .900 save percentage and a 3.35 goals-against average. 

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser
O'Connor-Chytil-Lekkerimäki
Öhgren-Rossi-Karlsson
Cotter-Sasson-Bains

Pettersson-Hronek
Oleksiak-Willander
Buium-Mancini

Meriläinen
Lankinen

Start time: 7:00 pm PT 

Venue: SAP Center 

Television: Sportsnet

Radio: KiSS West Coast 

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