Top defenseman Quinn Hughes and No.1 center Elias Pettersson are unlikely to play for the Canucks against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday (4 p.m. ET; SNP, KONG, KING 5, KHN). Neither player took part in practice Friday.

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,