The Vancouver Canucks will be getting Elias Pettersson back at the perfect time, as they try to pick up more valuable points and keep pace in the heated race for the final two playoff spots in the Western Conference.
On Saturday afternoon, the team’s official Twitter page said that Pettersson is hopeful about returning for today’s afternoon game against the Detroit Red Wings. Pettersson hasn’t played since Jan. 3, when fellow rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi got tangled up with the slick Swede and took him down to the ice.
Thankfully, Pettersson avoided serious injuries, and the Canucks won enough games to stay close in the race for the wild card spots.