Vancouver Canucks News

Garland missed five games while in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to play Thursday in Winnipeg. Garland, who has 10 goals and 14 assists (24 points) in 37 games this season, is expected to skate on the second line with Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander.

Soucy suffered a lower-body injury in Sunday's game vs. the Panthers and is expected to be out for at least a couple of weeks. Expect Soucy to be re-evaluated after the All-Star break.

Blueger underwent successful surgery to repair his fractured jaw on Monday and will miss at least six weeks. With Blueger out, Brian Boyle will likely be the permanent replacement on the fourth line.

Lankinen will be out until after the All-Star break, so Arvid Soderblom will serve as the No.2 goalie behind Marc-Andre Fleury.

Chytil is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play on Monday. Expect Morgan Barron to draw into the lineup to replace the third liner.

Chytil played just 4:08 TOI on Saturday before leaving the game with a lower-body injury and not returning. The rangers did not provide much of an update on Chytils' status but called him "day-to-day," which makes him questionable for Monday's game vs. the Kings.

Demko will not be available for Friday's game vs. the Panthers or Sunday's game vs. the Blues. The Canucks will be in tough this weekend, missing Demko, Bo Horvat, Conor Garland and J.T. Miller due to COVID-19 protocol.

Forbort missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will play Saturday afternoon vs. the Predators. Forbort, who has four goals and three assists (seven points) in 31 games, will replace Jack Ahcan in the lineup.

The Canucks don't play until Saturday against the Senators but that game could end up getting postponed given the breakout in Ottawa's dressing room. If it doesn't, Pettersson will likely only miss one game.

Wolanin had played in seven straight games but will not be in the lineup on Thursday. Olli Maatta, who was activated from the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday, will replace Wolanin.

DeBrusk will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. the Devils after being placed on the COVID-19 protocol list. Oskar Steen is expected to move up to the third line with DeBrusk sidelined.