Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin has provided injury updates on the four players. Teddy Blueger, Filip Chytil, Derek Forbort and Jonathan Lekkerimäki are all out of the lineup and currently are on IR. Based on Allvin's answers, none of the four are close to returning and will be out for this current three-game homestand.

Following his acquisition of Lukas Reichel from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin met with the media ( video link ). While the trade itself was the focus of the scrum, Allvin also provided several updates on the status of some of their injured players.

Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin confirmed a major trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, acquiring a forward to strengthen the team’s offensive depth for the 2025–26 season.

Neither team held a morning skate and neither practiced Friday, but the Canadiens aren’t expected to make any lineup changes other than Dobes starting after Montembeault made 23 saves in a 6-5 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

The Vancouver Canucks are in crisis. With injuries piling up, including to Filip Chytil, GM Patrik Allvin is desperately seeking center help in a thin market.

The Vancouver Canucks and Patrik Allvin announce today that multiple players have been placed on the IR following injuries to key players in Filip Chytil, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Teddy Blueger while making more moves by recalling players from the Abbotsford Canucks and a fan favourite sent down.

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will miss the team's game against the Capitals in Washington, D.C., on Sunday due to personal reasons. Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced the news on the team's social media channels Sunday morning,