The Vancouver Canucks visit the New York Rangers on Sunday, with Guillaume Brisebois making his season debut and Kevin Lankinen scheduled to start in goal.
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The Vancouver Canucks continue a six-game road trip on Sunday when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Vancouver will be looking for its first win of the road trip after dropping the first two matchups of the trip. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. PT.
Kevin Lankinen is expected to get the start for the Canucks. The lineup notes indicate Lankinen played on Saturday but logged less than six minutes, with Leevi Meriläinen leaving to have his skate repaired.
This season, Lankinen has a record of 1-4-0 with a save percentage of .792.
Manny Malhotra is expected to make two changes to Vancouver’s lineup. Up front, Aatu Răty is set to return for Arshdeep Bains.
Defensively, Guillaume Brisebois will make his season debut, replacing Jamie Oleksiak.
The projected Canucks lineup for Sunday includes DeBrusk–Pettersson–Lekkerimäki, Cotter–Rossi–Karlsson, and Öhgren–O’Connor–Boeser. On the fourth line, the notes list Sasson–Răty–Gallagher.
Defensive pairings listed in the notes are Buium–Hronek and Pettersson–Willander, along with Brisebois–Schenn. Lankinen is listed as the starter with Meriläinen as the backup.
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