Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua is injured and won't be back for some time, per head coach Rick Tocchet.

The Canucks will be without forward Dakota Joshua for at least another ... The Canucks didn’t have an extra forward on hand with Elias Pettersson still on injured reserve, so Lekkerimaki ...

Monday, 4:30 p.m., Bell Centre TV: Amazon Prime Video. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz: It’s never just another game in the hockey mecca and this is not just another game for the Canucks. The storied Canadiens franchise has always commanded a frenetic and faithful fan following,

Even when he’s not scoring, Pettersson is among the best defensive centres in the league and consistently drives play. While Miller often gets to play with Brock Boeser, a strong two-way winger, Pettersson has carried a variety of middling players throughout the years and still managed to put up strong results.

The Vancouver Canucks announced they have recalled forward Jonathan Lekkerimäki from the Abbotsford Canucks on an emergency basis and placed Dakota Joshua on injured reserve. Lekkerimäki has 12 goals and 17 points in 21 games with Abbotsford and one goal in five games with Vancouver, the first of his NHL career.

Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

As Elias Pettersson prepares to make his return to the lineup, the Vancouver Canucks forward addressed the ongoing tension around his struggles.