The Canucks are set to welcome back their captain and star defenseman Quinn Hughes tonight as the team faces the Nashville Predators. Quinn Hughes, who <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/concerning-update-emerges-on-quinn-hughes-ahead-of-tuesday-game' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>was dealing with a lower-body injury</a>, will return to the lineup against Nashville on Monday, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/br_openice/status/1985409654285848840'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/canucks-quinn-hughes-ready-to-return/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Hughes will be back</a> on the team's top pairing and first power-play unit after missing the last four games with this injury. He has scored one goal and has six assists, with 18 shots on net and six blocked shots through nine contests this season. Hughes will most likely replace Pierre-Olivier Joseph in Monday's lineup versus the Predators, who was filling in for him. I feel good and I'm excited to play, Hughes said. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1985417237411361064'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>Despite Quinn Hughes' return to the lineup, the Canucks still have a long list of injuries</h3> The Canucks have been dealing with a ton of injuries all season and are still without Conor Garland, Victor Mancini, Derek Forbort, Teddy Blueger, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Filip Chytil, and Nils Hoglander, as the calendar now shows November. In Hughes' absence, the Canucks have gone 2-2-0, with both victories occurring in either overtime or a shootout, so his return will definitely be helpful for the Canucks to try and close out games in regulation. Thatcher Demko will get the start on Monday night for the Canucks, and they will need him to be on his A game if Vancouver wants to take down the Predators. The Canucks' last game against Nashville was only a little over a week ago, during which they lost 2-1. Puck drop for tonight's game is scheduled for 5:30 pm PT.