The Canucks made some sweeping changes to their roster ahead of their outing against the Bruins.
Vancouver recalled defenceman Mark Friedman, forwards Max Sasson and Aatu Raty and goaltender Arturs Silovs from AHL Abbotsford, the team announced Saturday.
Silovs was recalled the Abbotsford on an emergency basis using the goaltender exemption.
Thatcher Demko and Silovs were the team's two goaltenders on the ice for practice on Saturday, with Kevin Lankinen absent at the morning skate.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman later reported that both Lankinen and defenceman Derek Forbort would be out for Saturday's game with illness.
Silovs, after making his mark in the post-season last year, struggled in his time with the Canucks this season, logging a 1-4-1 record with a 4.11 goals against average and 0.847 save percentage in seven games played.
Since returning to the AHL, the Latvian netminder has put up a 2-0-0 record with a 1.51 GAA and 0.929 save percentage.
Raty, meanwhile, has made 20 appearances for the Canucks this season, tallying two goals and two assists. While with Abbotsford, he has three goals and four assists in eight games.
Friedman, 28, has made two starts with Vancouver this season but has yet to log a point. He has a goal and three assists in eight games with Abbotsford.
Lastly, Sasson has four assists in nine games in the NHL this season, while tallying four goals and five assists in 16 games at the lower level.
The Canucks are set to take on Bruins at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet.
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