By james art 
The Vancouver Canucks look to bounce back from Wednesday’s brutal 6-0 loss to New Jersey with a soft, on paper, game Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks at 7 p.m. It’s worth noting, however, that the lowly Sharks are suddenly on a three-game winning streak while the Canucks are on a two-game losing streak. This will be the first of four games between these two teams this season.
The Canucks were absolutely dominant against the Sharks, which can be attributed mostly to the Sharks’ full recovery. In the last 10 meetings with the Sharks, the Canucks are a whopping 9-1-0, including a 4-1-0 record in the last five meetings. Elias Peterson, who struggled to start the 2024-25 season, has 20 points in 19 career games against the Sharks.
Canucks Lineup of the match
Jake DeBrusk – JT Miller – Brock Boeser
Arshdeep Bains – Elias Pettersson – Conor Garland
Danton Heinen – Teddy Bluger – Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoaglander – Pius Suter – Daniel Sprong
Quinn Hughes – Philip Hronek
Carson Soucy – Tyler Myers
Eric Branstrom – Noah Yulsen
Kevin Lankinen has been confirmed to be the starting goaltender for the Canucks against the Sharks and will take back his spot in the goaltending zone after Arturs Siloves started and drew against New Jersey. Lankinen has a 4-0-2 record as the Canucks’ starting goaltender this season and currently boasts a 2.29 GAA and .920 save percentage.
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Sharks Game Lineup
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Tyler Toffoli
Ethan Cardwell – Alex Wennberg – Fabian Zetterlund
Barkley Goodrow – Will Smith – Luke Kunin
Carl Grundstrom – Nico Sturm – Ty Delandrea
Jake Wollman – Cody Ceci
Henry Thrun – Timothy Lillegren
Mario Ferraro – Jan Ruta
Mackenzie Blackwood will be the starting goaltender for the Sharks against the Canucks on Saturday night. Defenseman Timothy Lillegren, recently acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, will make his debut for the San Jose Sharks against the Canucks.
How to watch the Canucks game
The Canucks game on Saturday night will be broadcast on CBC, Sportsnet, CITY and NBC Sports California. For fans unable to watch the Canucks game, Sportsnet 650 will be the radio to listen to.
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