“We didn’t compete hard enough (last night). Worst game we played since we started. It’s unacceptable. We came out (today) with a hard practice… I’m glad we play tomorrow to redeem ourselves.”
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) October 20, 2021
🗣 Bo Horvat addresses media post-practice in Chicago pic.twitter.com/UWxOEG2VJX
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Canucks at Sabres 10.19.21: Projected Lineups
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CANUCKS (1-1-1) at SABRES (2-0-0)
7 p.m. ET; SN360, MSG-B, ESPN+, NHL LIVE
Canucks projected lineup
Nils Hoglander — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson — Bo Horvat — Conor Garland
Justin Dowling — J.T. Miller — Vasily Podkolzin
Matthew Highmore — Jason Dickinson — Juho Lammikko
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Tyler Myers
Jack Rathbone — Kyle Burroughs
Scratched: Alex Chiasson, Nic Petan, Brad Hunt, Luke Schenn
Injured: Brandon Sutter (illness), Tyler Motte (upper body), Brady Keeper (leg)
Sabres projected lineup
Jeff Skinner — Dylan Cozens — Vinnie Hinostroza
Rasmus Asplund — Tage Thompson — Victor Olofsson
Anders Bjork — Arttu Ruotsalainen — Drake Caggiula
Zemgus Girgensons — Cody Eakin — Kyle Okposo
Scratched: John Hayden, Christian Wolanin
Injured: Casey Mittelstadt (upper body), Henri Jokiharju (lower body)
Status report
Boeser, who has been out with an undisclosed injury sustained in a preseason game against the Seattle Kraken on Sept. 26, could make his season debut. … Hughes participated in the Canucks’ optional morning skate after missing practice Monday for a maintenance day. … The Sabres will dress the same lineup they used in a 2-1 shootout win against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.