Steve Pinizzotto (illness) will get back into Vancouver's lineup Thursday.
He missed Tuesday's game due to an illness. He is slated to play with Chris Higgins and Andrew Ebbett on the third line.

Steve Pinizzotto will miss Tuesday's game with an illness.
Pinizzotto has been out since Thursday with the illness. "We don't anticipate that Steven's illness is something that will keep him out of the lineup for a protracted amount of time," assistant GM Laurence Gilman said. "He wasnƒ?Tt feeling well. We had him assessed by our doctors and the decision was rendered to keep him away from the team. He's being assessed again today." Pinizzotto has picked up five penalty minutes and 11 hits, with no points in four games this season.

Steve Pinizzotto will miss Thursday's game because of an illness.
He didn't travel with the team to Phoenix. In four games with the Canucks, Pinizzotto has picked up five penalty minutes and 11 hits, with no points.

Steve Pinizzotto has been called up from the AHL and he might make his NHL debut Thursday.
"I haven't made up my mind yet but there's a chance he'll play tonight," coach Alain Vigneault said. "As a 28-year-old rookie, he should be pretty excited. What I remember about him from training camp (in 2011) is that he was an energy player, he gets in real hard on the forecheck, he had physical edge to his game and a real decent skill set." He has 12 points and 29 penalty minutes in 24 games with AHL Chicago this campaign. If he does play then it will likely be on the fourth line.

Look for Steve Pinizzotto to return to the Vancouver Canucks by the end of the week.
Pinizzotto is scheduled to play one more game on Wednesday for the Chicago Wolves before his call up as he is on a conditioning stint. He has little fantasy value but can pick up some penalty minutes.