Canucks\u2019 Boeser will not return after exiting with injury vs. Blues<\/p>\n
The injury bug continues to hit the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>. Their latest victim: Brock Boeser.<\/p>\n The Canucks announced Boeser would not return to the game just a few minutes into the second period.<\/p>\n Forward Brock Boeser will not return to tonight’s game.<\/p>\n Boeser was injured on the opening shift of the game. Elias Pettersson (F) passes the puck to Elias Pettersson (D), who takes a quick snapshot from the point that hits Boeser directly in the mid-section.<\/p>\n Brock Boeser leaves the ice with an injury <\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5: @Sportsnet<\/a> <\/p>\n The Canucks assistant captain laid on the ice in obvious pain for some time before both Pettersson\u2019s helped him to the bench just 33 seconds into the game.<\/p>\n Injuries keep adding up for the Canucks. If Boeser is to miss time, he will join Quinn Hughes, Conor Garland, Filip Chytil, Nils H\u00f6glander, Teddy Blueger, Jonathan Lekkerim\u00e4ki, Derek Forbort and Victor Mancini on the Canucks injured list.<\/p>\n Through nine games this season, the 28-year-old has four goals and two assists for six points with a minus-two rating while averaging 19:53 minutes of average ice time. Boeser began tonight\u2019s game skating on the top line with Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson, taking Garland\u2019s spot who was injured<\/a> after taking a big open ice hit from Sam Carrick last game against the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n With Boeser being ruled out, Head Coach Adam Foote has put his lines in a blender, with Kiefer Sherwood seeing the most time in Boeser\u2019s spot on the top line. Sherwood has scored both of the Canucks\u2019 goals against the Blues in this matchup.<\/p>\n