Vancouver’s injury luck takes another hit as yet another Canucks forward goes down

Jan 28, 2026 (4:17 PM)

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Nils Hoglander is being evaluated for a lower-body injury, and the Vancouver Canucks can’t afford another punch to the lineup right now.

Head coach Adam Foote said the winger got hurt late in Tuesday’s game.

That came in a rough 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks at Rogers Arena.

The Canucks are 17-31-5, and the vibes around the room are already fragile.

Hoglander isn’t a headline star, but he’s the kind of motor you miss when you’re chasing games.

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This season, he has 0-2-2 with 18 shots and 28 hits in 18 games, so the production hasn’t popped, but the forecheck work still matters.

He’s 25, drafted in 2019, second round, by Vancouver, and he’s usually a plug-and-play top-nine winger when the lines get messy.

Honestly, this fanbase is exhausted, it feels like every decent night comes with an injury bill attached.

If Hoglander can’t go Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver is looking at another shuffle in the bottom-six.

The obvious fear is losing speed on the walls and losing one more guy who can win a puck race without help.

When you’re already bleeding odd-man looks, you need forwards who can kill plays early, not just finish them.

That’s why a "depth" injury turns into a real problem fast.

Foote is evaluating him, so this could still be minor, but lower-body stuff for a winger can linger.

The next update matters, because the Canucks need something stable before this stretch gets away again.

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