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1:04How Does Hughes Trade Shake Up The Western Conference?
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1:14"Minnesota Made A Statement Trade," Pierre McGuire says
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1:12Initial Reactions To Wild Acquiring Quinn Hughes
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0:57Quinn Hughes Trade Talk Latest
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1:07Highlights: Kraken at Canucks (12/28)
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0:55Highlights: Canucks at Golden Knights (12/19)
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0:25Highlights: Canadiens at Rangers (12/13)
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0:52Highlights: Sharks at Penguins (12/13)
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0:26Highlights: Senators at Wild (12/13)
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0:40Highlights: Blackhawks at Blues (12/12)
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0:39Bruins Get Boost with Return of Charlie McAvoy
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0:40Too Late for Matthew Tkachuk Return to Make a Difference?
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1:05Panthers Open Critical 10-Game Stretch with Loss
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0:44Nathan MacKinnon on Schedule For Another Hart Trophy
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0:59Avalanche on Pace for Historic Season
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1:01Highlights: Blues at Predators (12/11)
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Top Canucks News
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Canucks' Marco Rossi: Removed from IR
Rossi (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Sunday.
In a corresponding move, the Canucks placed Elias Pettersson (upper body) on injured reserve. Based on Saturday's practice, Rossi will occupy a top-line role and see time on the first power-play unit against New Jersey on Sunday. He will make his Vancouver debut after being acquired from Minnesota on Friday as part of the trade that sent Quinn Hughes to the Wild. Rossi has four goals, 13 points, 27 shots on net, eight blocked shots and 11 hits through 17 appearances this season.
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Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Moves to IR
Pettersson (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Vancouver activated Marco Rossi (lower body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Pettersson will miss his fourth straight game against New Jersey on Sunday, and it remains unclear when he will be ready to return. He has supplied eight goals, 22 points, 54 shots on net, 51 blocked shots and 28 hits through 28 appearances this season.
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Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Won't return Sunday
Pettersson (upper body) will miss Sunday's game against New Jersey, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic.
Pettersson hasn't been in the lineup since Dec. 5. He has eight goals and 22 points in 28 outings in 2025-26. David Kampf is projected to serve in a top-six role Sunday, but Kampf might shift to the third line once Pettersson is ready to return.
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Canucks' Nils Hoglander: Dealing with illness
Hoglander is battling an illness Saturday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic.
Hoglander is still likely to be an option Sunday in New Jersey, but that isn't guaranteed. He has no points and three hits in two appearances this season. If Hoglander is available against the Devils, then head coach Adam Foote might use the 24-year-old forward in a bottom-six capacity.
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Canucks' Lukas Reichel: Placed on waivers Saturday
Reichel was placed on waivers Saturday and has been given non-roster waiver status.
It appears that Reichel and the Canucks are about to part company. Reichel has only one assist in 14 games since he was acquired from Chicago on Oct. 24. The Canucks have attempted to deal him, but to no avail.
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Canucks' Gabe Chiarot: Earns two points
Chiarot scored a goal and added an assist in OHL Brampton's 4-3 loss to Sault Ste. Marie on Friday.
Chiarot had gone 10 games without a multi-point effort, earning four goals and two assists in that span. For the season, he's at 14 goals and 10 assists over 27 appearances. He's improved on his pace from last year (0.53 points per game) but isn't dominating in the OHL. A sixth-round pick in 2025, the Canucks prospect may never shine all that bright on offense.
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Canucks' Liam Ohgren: Getting change of scenery
Ohgren was traded to the Canucks from the Wild on Friday, along with Marco Rossi (lower body), Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round pick, in exchange for Quinn Hughes, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
Ohgren will give the Canucks another young prospect to work with as they attempt a significant retooling following their latest failure to get competitive. This is a change of scenery for Ohgren, who had just seven points in 46 career games over the last three NHL campaigns. The 21-year-old winger may still end up seeing some time with AHL Abbotsford to work on his development. Ohgren failed to log a point in 18 NHL outings this season, and if he sticks in the NHL with the Canucks, he's unlikely to be anything more than a bottom-six option initially.
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Canucks' Zeev Buium: Top prospect on move in trade
Buium was traded to the Canucks from the Wild on Friday, along with Marco Rossi (lower body), Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick, in exchange for Quinn Hughes, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
Buium is essentially a replacement for Hughes on the Canucks' current roster. He also moves back the Canucks' competitive window, which has rapidly closed amid recent mismanagement. The 20-year-old Buium may struggle initially after the trade, but he has the potential to be a superstar in his own right on the blue line, and he'll get far more opportunities in Vancouver than he was receiving in Minnesota. The blueliner, a first-round pick in 2024, had 14 points and a minus-9 rating over 31 appearances prior to the trade.
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Canucks' Marco Rossi: Heading to Vancouver
Rossi (lower body) was traded Friday to the Canucks from the Wild, along with Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick in exchange for Quinn Hughes, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
Rossi is reportedly nearing a return from his injury and was potentially ready to play Sunday. Instead, he'll be linking up with a new team, and it's unclear if Rossi will be ready to go for Sunday's contest versus the Devils. Rossi will need to be activated from injured reserve prior to making his Canucks debut. The center has 13 points over 17 appearances this season and put up 60 points in 82 regular-season outings a year ago, but his short-term scoring potential will take a hit with his move to last-place Vancouver.
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Canucks' Conor Garland: Manages power-play helper
Garland notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
This was Garland's first point in four games since he returned from an upper-body injury. The 29-year-old has been in a top-six role, but the Canucks' other injuries are limiting the team's offense overall. Garland is now at 16 points (six on the power play), 64 shots on net, 15 hits and a minus-4 rating through 25 appearances this season.
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Canucks' Max Sasson: Bulges twine in loss
Sasson scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
The Canucks' ongoing injury woes have allowed Sasson to maintain a bottom-six spot in the lineup. He snapped a six-game point drought with the goal, though he's been effective in small bursts at times this year. He's now at six goals, eight points, 30 shots on net, 16 hits, 20 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 28 appearances. That production is right in line with what he did as a rookie in 2024-25, but it's not really enough to help in most fantasy formats.
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Canucks' Kiefer Sherwood: Nets power-play goal in loss
Sherwood scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
Sherwood's scoring fortunes have faded alongside the Canucks' drop to the bottom of the standings. His goal Thursday ended an eight-game point drought. The winger is still seeing prominent minutes, but he doesn't often generate offense on his own. Sherwood is at 13 goals, four assists, 69 shots on net, 136 hits, 16 PIM and a minus-7 rating over 31 appearances. He's still shooting 18.8 percent, so more regression could be on the way.
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Canucks' Thatcher Demko: Takes loss in return
Demko stopped 12 of 15 shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
Demko missed 12 games due to a lower-body injury, and he wasn't very good against a light workload Thursday. The 30-year-old's injury history is lengthy and well-documented, and his chances of wins aren't looking good on a team that is languishing at the bottom of the standings. He's posted a 5-5-0 record with a 2.83 GAA and an .898 save percentage over 11 starts. Expect the Canucks to try to ease Demko in by having him split the workload with Kevin Lankinen for a while. A starting goalie for Sunday's game versus the Devils hasn't been announced yet.
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Canucks' Riley Patterson: Logs three helpers in OHL win
Pattersson notched three assists in OHL Niagara's 4-3 win over London on Thursday.
Patterson has posted four games of at least three points during his six-game point streak. For the season, he's up to 14 goals and 33 points through 25 appearances for the IceDogs. The 19-year-old center is providing steady offense for Niagara and should continue to be one of the team's leaders.
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Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Not in lineup Thursday
Pettersson (upper body) won't play Thursday versus Buffalo, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.
Pettersson is set to miss his third straight game due to the injury. He has eight goals and 22 points in 28 appearances this season. He was considered doubtful for the game against the Sabres, so his absence doesn't come as a surprise, but Pettersson might not be gone for too much longer -- he's expected to travel with the Canucks on their upcoming five-game road trip, which means there's still a chance he plays Sunday in New Jersey.
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Canucks' Brock Boeser: Expected in lineup Thursday
Boeser (undisclosed) is expected to play Thursday versus the Sabres, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Boeser was labeled a game-time decision earlier in the day, but it looks like he'll be fine. The 28-year-old should be in a top-line role and on the first power-play unit for a Canucks team that remains ravaged by injuries.
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Canucks' Nikita Tolopilo: Sent to AHL
Tolopilo was reassigned to AHL Abbotsford on Thursday.
Tolopilo was 2-1-0 with a 2.74 GAA and a .911 save percentage across four NHL appearances this season. The Canucks will get Thatcher Demko back in net Thursday for the first time in 12 contests.
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Canucks' Brock Boeser: Labeled game-time call
Boeser will be a game-time decision against the Sabres on Thursday due to an undisclosed injury, Randip Janda of Sportsnet reports.
Boeser has scored just one goal in his last 12 outings and is stuck in a five-game pointless streak dating back to Nov. 28 versus the Sharks. At his current pace, the Minnesota native will miss the 50-point threshold for the first time since 2021-22. If the Canucks continue to struggle, there could be a fire sale in Vancouver that would see some of Boeser's supporting cast traded elsewhere.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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2.70 (26th) |
3.53 (32nd) |
19.2 (15th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| E. Pettersson C Elias Pettersson C | Upper Body |
| F. Chytil C Filip Chytil C | Upper Body |
| N. Hoglander LW Nils Hoglander LW | Illness |
| T. Blueger C Teddy Blueger C | Lower Body |
| D. Forbort D Derek Forbort D | Undisclosed |
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