Predicted Canucks Lineup Tonight: Vancouver's projected lines for game against Tampa Bay Lightning

The Vancouver Canucks will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night in their second of a three-game road trip, following a 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Friday.

The Canucks picked up forward David Kampf from waivers and signed him to a one-year, $1.1 million AAV deal. GM Patrik Allvin was all praise for the ex-Leafs forward after announcing the signing on Saturday.

"David is a very reliable two-way centre who will improve our strength and depth down the middle immediately. He is good in the faceoff fot and is a solid penalty killer, two areas of need we currently have on our team. His hockey IQ is also a big asset and we believe he will fit in nicely with our group," said Allvin.

Projected Canucks lineup vs. Lightning (Subject to change):

Vancouver has not yet revealed whether David Kampf will join the team on the away trip immediately or wait to make his Canucks debut at home when the team returns from its three-game away stand.

Filip Hronek was pulled from the last game by the concussion spotter, while Quinn Hughes missed it with an undisclosed injury. Pierre-Olivier Joseph slotted into the fourth line to replace the Canucks captain.

In case Kampf makes the trip to Florida, here is what Vancouver's lines may look like:

Forwards:

Kane - Pettersson - Garland

Boeser - Raty - Reichel

O'Connor - Kampf - DeBrusk

Karlsson - Sasson - Sherwood

Defensemen:

M. Pettersson - Myers

E. Pettersson - Willander

Joseph - Mancini

Goaltender:

Lankinen

Patera

After a close loss to the Hurricanes on Friday, star forward Elias Pettersson backed his team's playing style, as of late.

"I like our fight. I like our compete. I think overall, our game is good, but there are just some small details that we can work on," said Pettersson.

Lightning's projected lines vs. Vancouver (Subject to change)

Forwards:

Girgensons - Point - Kucherov

Guentzel - Katchouk - Goncalves

Bjorkstrand - Gourde - Pelletier

Douglas - Finley - Sabourin

Defense:

Moser - Raddysh

D'Astous - Cernak

Lilleberg - Crozier

Goaltender:

Vasilevskiy

Johansson

The Vancouver Canucks have a 21-22-2 record against the Lightning (10-13 away) and have won only one of their last 10 meetings. In their last meeting on Dec. 8, 2024, Tampa defeated Vancouver 4-2, completing a 2-0 regular-season series sweep.