Canucks at Flyers

CANUCKS (0-0-1) at FLYERS (0-0-0)

Canucks projected lineup
J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Vasily Podkolzin
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Conor Garland
Matthew Highmore -- Jason Dickinson -- Nils Hoglander
Justin Dowling -- Juho Lammikko -- Alex Chiasson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Tucker Poolman
Jack Rathbone -- Kyle Burroughs
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Nic Petan, Brad Hunt, Luke Schenn
Injured: Brandon Sutter (illness), Tyler Motte (upper body), Brock Boeser (undisclosed), Brady Keeper (leg)
Flyers projected lineup
Claude Giroux -- Sean Couturier -- Travis Konecny
Joel Farabee -- Derick Brassard -- Cam Atkinson
Oskar Lindblom -- Scott Laughton -- James van Riemsdyk
Max Willman -- Nate Thompson -- Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Ivan Provorov -- Ryan Ellis
Travis Sanheim -- Justin Braun
Keith Yandle -- Nick Seeler
Carter Hart
Martin Jones
Scratched: None
Injured: Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body), Kevin Hayes (abdominal)
COVID-19 protocol: Patrick Brown
Status report
Boeser was on the ice for the Canucks morning skate but coach Travis Green said it's unlikely the forward would play. ... Podkolzin was moved up to the top line after skating on the fourth line in a 3-2 shootout loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. ... Ristolainen took part in the morning skate but Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said the defenseman will not play and remains day to day. ... Thompson did not practice but will play Friday. ... The Flyers sent forward Jackson Cates to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League.