










MacEachern will slot in for Arshdeep Bains, who is a healthy scratch on Friday. MacEachern has no goals and one assist in three games this season.

Bains will take the night off on Friday as MacKenzie MacEachern draws into the lineup in his place. Bains is yet to score a goal through 18 games this season.

Joseph will slot in for Quinn Hughes, who is out with an undisclosed injury. He'll skate with Tom Willander on Vancouver's third pair.

Hughes has already missed four games this season due to an injury and will be held out again on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The talented 26-year-old defenseman has be great when in the lineup, scoring 13 points (1G / 12A) in 14, but has had trouble staying healthy recently, missing 14 games last season as well.

Mancini has not played since suffering an upper-body injury in the final week of October. The 23-year-old defenseman was averaging 10:32 time-on-ice in five games before his injury.

Hughes has already missed four games this season due to an injury and will be a game-time decision on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The talented 26-year-old defenseman has be great when in the lineup, scoring 13 points (1G / 12A) in 14, but has had trouble staying healthy recently, missing 14 games last season as well.

O'Connor has been effective in a middle-six role this season, playing every game this season, but could miss his first game of the season, as he continues recovering from an illness. The 27-year-old forward has eight points (4G / 4A) in 18 games this season.

With Thatcher Demko (groin) out week-to-week, Lankinen should see the majority of action between the pipes for the Canucks, beginning with Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 30-year-old Lankinen has been inconsistent this season but was excellent in relief of Demko on Tuesday, saving 20 of 21 shots (.952 SV%) in a 5-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Lankinen has a 3.57 GAA and .885 SV% in nine games this season (3-5-1). The Canucks enter Friday's contest as sizeable +229 road underdogs against a Hurricanes team with an 11-5-0 record.

O'Connor has been effective in a middle-six role this season, but could miss his first game of the season, as he was absent from practice due to an illness. The 27-year-old forward has eight points (4G / 4A) in 18 games this season.

Hughes has already missed four games this season due to an injury and is day-to-day again. The talented 26-year-old defenseman has be great when in the lineup, scoring 13 points (1G / 12A) in 14, but has had trouble staying healthy recently, missing 14 games last season as well.
