Projected Lineups for Canucks vs Predators – Game 6 – Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The Vancouver Canucks face the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in Game 6 of their first round series.

Here are the projected/expected lineups, taken from NHL.com staff writers, independent contacts, and others.

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Western Conference First Round, Game 6

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Vancouver leads the 7 series 3-2

The Canucks propose a plan

Pius Suter – JT Miller – Brock Boeser

Nils Hoglander – Elias Pettersson – Ilya Mikheyev

Dakota Joshua – Elias Lindholm – Conor Garland

Phillip Di Giuseppe – Teddy Blueger – Sam Lafferty

Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek

Carson Soucy – Tyler Myers

Ian Cole – Nikita Zadorov

Arturs Silovs

Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Mark Friedman, Nils Aman, Noah Juulsen, Vasily Podkolzin, Nikita Tolopilo

Injured: Thatcher Demko (undisclosed)

Status report

• The Canucks are hosting a morning skate of your choice on Friday.
• Silovs was the first goalie on the ice, but Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet did not name a starter.

The latest from THW:

The Predators propose a plan

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O'Reilly – Gustav Nyquist

Anthony Beauvillier – Colton Sissons – Jason Zucker

Mark Jankowski – Tommy Novak – Luke Evangelista

Cole Smith – Michael McCarron – Kiefer Sherwood

Roman Josi – Dante Fabbro

Ryan McDonagh – Tyson Barrie

Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier

Juice Saros

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: Luke Schenn, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Cody Glass, Gustavs Grigals, Juuso Parssinen, Kevin Gravel

Injured: Spencer Stastney (upper body)

Status report

• Predators coach Andrew Brunette said other program decisions will be made closer to game time.
• Schenn, a defenseman, participated in Nashville's morning session Friday after missing Game 5 with an illness.
• Smith did not participate in the morning session.

The latest from THW:

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