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As the Vancouver Canucks get set to wrap up their four-game homestand tomorrow night, the club has received a positive injury update regarding Elias Pettersson.
“Told Elias Pettersson didn’t get hurt in the warmup. Tried to play, but just couldn’t go. #Canucks will be even leaner down the middle tonight vs. Minnesota.” Thomas Drance of The Athletic said on Saturday.
With the MRI in the rearview mirror now, it looks like there’s some positive news to share regarding Elias Pettersson and his return to the Vancouver Canucks lineup, which could be sooner than most were expecting.
Vancouver Canucks receive positive injury update on star forward Elias Pettersson
In a post on social media on Tuesday evening, TSN’s Farhan Lalji shared that Elias Pettersson could be back in the Vancouver Canucks lineup as early as tomorrow night against the Buffalo Sabres, but both the player & team are targeting Sunday afternoon’s tilt with the New Jersey Devils as his return date.
“I’m hearing that EP40 could return to #Canucks lineup by the end of the week. Sunday is the likely target but Thursday is not out of the question. The MRI did not reveal any significant issues.” Lalji said.
This is great news for Adam Foote and his coaching staff as they’ve been forced to use Czech forward David Kampf, who the club only signed last month, as their first line centerman for the last couple games.
After a slow start to the 2025-26 season, which drew the attention of everyone in the hockey world, Elias Pettersson has picked it up in a big way since the beginning of November and in 28 games this year, the Sundsvall, Sweden native has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists), ten penalty minutes and is a minus-eight while averaging 20:37 of ice time per night.
The Canucks will look to get back into the win column tomorrow night, with or without Elias Pettersson, as they host Rasmus Dahlin and the Buffalo Sabres at Rogers Arena, with puck drop set for just after 7 p.m. PT on Sportsnet Pacific.
Previously on Vancouver Hockey Daily
