After neither player was seen at practice yesterday, Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet confirmed that both Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes would not be playing today. Concerns rose in Monday’s game against the San Jose Sharks when Pettersson left the game three minutes into the third period.

The Vancouver Canucks (17-10-7) return from the holiday break by welcoming the Seattle Kraken (15-19-2) to Rogers Arena. This will be the first of four meetings in 2024-25 between these two Pacific Division rivals,

The game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., begins at 1 p.m. PT. That game will be on KING 5 and KONG. KONG is available for streaming through Fubo, in addition to antenna, cable and satellite. The game will also be broadcast across the Kraken Hockey Network. Pregame coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet told reporters on Saturday that captain Quinn Hughes and forward Elias Pettersson are both out for Saturday's game against the Seattle Kraken.

The Vancouver Canucks returned to practice on Friday after their holiday break without two key players. Both Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson were not on the ice and are projected to miss Saturday's matchup with the Seattle Kraken.

The Vancouver Canucks are still waiting for a few things on their Christmas list, as forward Elias Pettersson and defenceman Quinn Hughes was absent from Friday’s practice.