Shea Theodore, playing for Canada, left the game in the second period after Sweden's Adrian Kempe hit him into the glass.

Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Shea Theodore will miss the remainder of the 4 Nations Face-Off after sustaining an upper-body injury while playing for Canada.

As the NHL Trade Deadline approaches, the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights are two teams in the Western Conference worth watching. Both teams are dealing with injuries on their backend. Vegas has seen Shea Theodore suffer an injury playing for Team Canada at the Four Nations Face-off.

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore will miss the remainder of the 4 Nations Face-Off after sustaining an upper-body injury while playing for Canada.

Team Canada cannot add to their roster, but they have reportedly notified a young defenseman from the Dallas Stars about being on standby.

Shea Theodore is expected to be out week-to-week due to the upper-body injury he sustained at the 4 Nations Face-Off,” they announced on their official social media account. Theodore went down the tunnel with Canada up 2-0 in the second period.

Vegas announced Thursday that the defenseman, injured in the international tournament's opener, is out week-to-week.

Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore is week-to-week due to an upper-body injury he suffered Wednesday during Canada’s 4-3 overtime win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Theodore left 2:31 into the second period after being checked into the glass by Sweden forward Adrian Kempe in Montreal.

The Vegas Golden Knights defenseman says sometimes tough decisions needs to be made. An ailment forced Alex Pietrangelo to withdraw from. The Golden Knights are in the midst of a two-game losing streak and now left for the east coast.

Team Canada is down a defenseman one game into the 4 Nations Face-Off. Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore left the tournament’s opening game against Sweden on Wednesday early in the second period after taking a hit from Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe.

Team Canada suffered a big blow when it was announced that Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore will miss the remainder of the 4 Nations Face-Off due t