Bains second stint with Vancouver did not go as planned after the forward appeared in three games and averaged less than 10 minutes per game TOI while picking up a -2 plus/minus. The 23-year-old was re-assigned to Abbotsford (AHL) on Thursday, where he has 14 goals and 49 points in 53 games played this season.
Aman will draw in for Pius Suter, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Aman has three goals and four assists in 39 games this season.
Suter was a surprise scratch for Wednesday's game with the team not announcing his absence before warmups. Nils Aman will draw into the lineup in his place.
Bains will take a seat on Wednesday as the Canucks look to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Bains is yet to register a point in eight games this season.
On the tail end of a back-to-back, the Canucks will turn to Silovs between the pipes on Wednesday after losing with Casey DeSmith 6-3 last night to the Vegas Golden Knights. Silovs played well in his first action of the season on Sunday, saving 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Canucks enter action as -136 road favourites against the Arizona Coyotes.
Juulsen will take a seat on Tuesday as Nikita Zadorov draws back into the Canucks' lineup. Juulsen has one goal and six assists in 53 games this season.
Mancini was a fifth-round pick of the Rangers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and has spent the last three seasons playing with the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The 21-year-old defenseman scored 23 points (4G / 19A) in his 110-game college-hockey career.
Di Giuseppe will be a healthy scratch for the fourth time in the last five games as the Canucks prepare for Dakota Joshua to make his return to the lineup. The 30-year-old Di Giuseppe has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 49 games this season.
Aman has played four straight for the Canucks but will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Dallas Stars. The 24-year-old Aman has seven points (3G / 4A) in 39 games this season.
Bains earned his second call-up of the season to Vancouver on Wednesday after scoring 14 goals, and 49 points in 53 games with Abbotsford (AHL). The 23-year-old undrafted left-winger appeared in five games already with the Canucks, but had failed to pick up a point while averaging 12:57 TOI with six SOG and a -3 plus/minus.
Joshua hurt his hand in a fight on February 13th against Chicago and has not played since. The 27-year-old had been enjoying a breakout season in his fourth year in the NHL, with 13 goals, 26 points, 69 SOG, 46 PIMs and +16 plus/minus in 53 games before his injury.
Bains has earned his second call-up of the season to Vancouver after scoring 14 goals, and 49 points in 53 games with Abbotsford (AHL) this season. The 23-year-old undrafted left-winger appeared in five games already with the Canucks, but had failed to pick up a point while averaging 12:57 TOI with six SOG and a -3 plus/minus.
In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Vancouver Canucks have placed Thatcher Demko on LTIR retroactive to March 9th for some cap relief. The 28-year-old is first eligible to return on April 6th, so he has the potential to return before the playoffs begin on April 20th. He was one of the league's top goaltenders when he went down with injury, noticeable by his 34-13-2 record, 2.47 GAA, .917 SV% and five shutouts.
Patera will get the nod for the tail-end of the Golden Knights' back-to-back on Tuesday after Logan Thompson secured a 2-1 win in St. Louis on Monday. Patera has made just five appearances for the Golden Knights this season, with his most recent being a 3-0 shutout loss in Colorado on January 10th. He owns a 1-3-0 record and a .901 SV% on the year. He draws a difficult matchup on Tuesday with the Golden Knights being +120 underdogs in Nashville.
Lekkerimaki was the 15th overall pick of the Canucks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and will make his professional North American debut in the AHL with the Abbotsford Canucks. In 46 games with Orebro HK of the Swedish Hockey League, Lekkerimaki had 31 points (19G / 21A) in 46 games this season.
Ian Cole will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Juulsen to re-enter the lineup. Juulsen has not played the last two games for the Canucks and had only one point (0G / 1A) in 10 games before he departed from the lineup.
