Hughes, who remains day to day, sustained his latest injury in a 6-3 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, when he sat out the final 9:05 before also missing practice on Sunday. The loss to Seattle was just the third game back for the reigning Norris Trophy winner after being out for more than three weeks (six games missed).

The Vancouver Canucks may be without their captain Wednesday when they host the Anaheim Ducks. Quinn Hughes took part in practice with his teammates Tuesday, but left after about 15 minutes in what head coach Rick Tocchet says was a planned departure.

Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has zero goals and only three assists in his last 10 games, and has opened up about his struggles.

Many NHL fans believe the Canucks would've been better off trading Elias Pettersson as opposed to J.T. Miller given their recent performances.

Elias Pettersson deftly stickhandled better than he has in a while on Tuesday afternoon. It came in a five minute media scrum following practice as the struggling Vancouver Canucks centre ably answered questions about his disappointing season so far.