Lineup Notes: Meriläinen Gets The Nod As Canucks Visit The Ducks

The Vancouver Canucks start a two-game California road trip on Tuesday when they battle the Anaheim Ducks. Vancouver heads into Tuesday looking to snap a 10-game winless streak. Here are the lineup notes for October 27, 2026. 

Manny Malhotra will be making some changes to his lineup as Luke Schenn, Brendan Gallagher and Guillaume Brisebois will be the scratches. Coming into the lineup will be Jamie Oleksiak, Victor Mancini and Paul Cotter. Malhotra will also be loading up his top line as Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser are projected to start together. 

As for the starting goaltender, that will be Leevi Meriläinen. The 24-year-old has been solid this season and is making his third start in the last four games. Meriläinen has yet to face the Ducks in his career and has never beaten a California-based team. 

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: Honda Center 

Television: Sportsnet

Radio: KiSS West Coast 

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