4 p.m. PT TV: Sportsnet Radio: Sportsnet 650THE BIG MATCHUPCrosby vs. TanevChris Tanev and Alex Edler have been carrying nearly all of the Canucks’ primary defensive load. Up against a Stanley Cup contender like the Penguins, life is going to be very difficult without him. The Penguins are strong on the back end, but it’s never easy to fill an attacking gap like the one Schultz fills. Gaudette’s backThe Big Bostonian will likely make his season debut, skating in place of Jay Beagle on the Canucks’ fourth line. Playing the Penguins to start off the year in the NHL is as hard a task as you can imagine.

Source: National Post October 16, 2018 12:00 UTC