Lineup Notes: Canucks Shuffle Blue Line Ahead Of Matchup With The Islanders

The Vancouver Canucks continue their six-game road trip on Tuesday when they battle the New York Islanders. Last season, Vancouver and New York split their two-game series, with each team taking home a victory. Here are the lineup notes for October 13, 2026. 

Leevi Meriläinen is projected to start for the Canucks on Tuesday. The 24-year-old has faced the Islanders once in his career, which resulted in a 24-save shutout. This year, Meriläinen is 1-0-0 with a .929 save percentage. 

As for the lineup, Manny Malhotra appears to be making two changes. Arshdeep Bains and Jamie Oleksiak will be returning, while Guillaume Brisebois and Aatu Räty will be healthy scratches. As reported by Thomas Drance of The Athletic, Vancouver will have some different pairings on the blue line, as Zeev Buium will be with Luke Schenn while Elias Pettersson will skate with Filip Hronek. 

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimäki
Cotter-Rossi-Karlsson
Öhgren-Drew O'Connor-Boeser
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Pettersson-Hronek
Oleksiak-Willander
Buium-Schenn

Meriläinen
Lankinen

Start time: 4:45 pm PT

Venue: UBS Arena 

Television: Sportsnet

Radio: KiSS West Coast 

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