The Vancouver Canucks are set to face the Seattle Kraken, but injuries to key players Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson cast doubt on the game's outcome.
With Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson potentially sidelined tonight, the Canucks will need someone to step up on offense. Our NHL picks think it will be Brock Boeser .It’s a battle of two teams that really needed the holiday break, as the Vancouver Canucks host their rivals down the I-5, the Seattle Kraken . Vancouver snapped a 3-game losing skid just before Christmas and is taking on a Seattle side that has lost five straight.
However, injuries to Vancouver’s two leading scorers have thrown a wrench into this matchup.head coach Rick Tocchet announced that defenceman and leading scorer Quinn Hughes and forward Elias Pettersson (second in scoring) are both doubtful to play when the puck drops Saturday afternoon at Rogers Arena. Their injuries have not been disclosed, but both players will be re-evaluated by the medical staff before a final decision is made. In anticipation of their star players sitting this one out, Vancouver recalled forwards Phillip Di Giuseppe and Max Sasson along with defenceman Guillaume Brisebois from AHL Abbotsford. Hughes has eight goals and 42 points on the year, while Pettersson has 10 goals and 28 points. He’s also coming off a two-goal effort last game against San Jose to snap a six-game pointless drought. Vancouver is a team just outside the Top 10 in scoring at 3.15 goals per game and, if healthy, would have the offensive advantage over aSeattle.Vancouver's depth will be tested, but there are still plenty of contributors on this roster, with four players with 11+ goals and eight others in double-digit scoring on the season.Boeser had just two goals in the first 13 games since rejoining the team in late November. However, he's lit the lamp three times over his last two games.He’s opened the scoring for Vancouver in each of the last two games and scored the third-period equalizer against Ottawa before the Canucks lost in OT.Vancouver has dropped four of the last five meetings against Seattle, allowing 4+ goals in each of their losse
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