Gamethread: Canucks @ Columbus — Round at the Ends and Hi in the Middle

When: 4 pm

Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.

Where to watch: Sportsnet Pacific, NHL.com, Comcast Sportsnet Northwest (Washington State and Oregon viewers)

Where to listen: TSN 1040

SB Nation Game Hub

Opposition blog: The Cannon

Money Line: CBJ -210 to -220

With Sven Baertschi out, Willie Desjardins is taking the opportunity to mix up the lines and power-play combinations to try and get the Vancouver Canucks out of their funk. Reid Boucher draws in. Ryan Miller gets the start. Canucks lines will be as follows:

Daniel Sedin — Henrik Sedin — Mikael Granlund

Alexandre Burrows — Bo Horvat — Jannik Hansen

Jayson Megna — Brandon Sutter — Loui Eriksson

Jack Skille — Michael Chaput — Reid Boucher

Columbus begins a seven-game homestand tonight against the Canucks.

Enjoy the game, everyone. Coconuts go!