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Vancouver Canucks
Quinn Hughes missed practice Sunday and is day to day with a new injury that the Canucks’ top defenseman sustained in a 6-3 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
Vancouver’s captain only played five shifts in the third period and sat out the final 9:05. It was the third game back for the reigning Norris Trophy winner, voted as the best defenseman in the NHL, after missing six games over more than three weeks.
“He tweaked something else, and it was a more of a kind of cautionary, so kind of a maintenance day,” coach Rick Tocchet said. “We’ll see how he is tomorrow and go from there.”
Vancouver is off Monday but scheduled to practice Tuesday before hosting the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+). The 25-year-old has 60 points (14 goals, 46 assists) in 50 games, which leads Vancouver and is third among NHL defensemen.
“We’ll see if he gets on the ice Tuesday,” Tocchet said.
Tocchet also confirmed No. 1 goalie Thatcher Demko has resumed skating after leaving midway through the first period of a 2-1 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 8 game with a lower-body injury. He was considered week to week.
“Demko just started skating a few days ago so I think he’s been on the ice, I don’t know if it’s two or three times to skate,” Tocchet said. “They’ll ramp it up. I don’t know exactly when, but you know at least he’s skating.” — Kevin Woodley