Vancouver Canucks fans were hit with yet another injury issue on Saturday after center Elias Pettersson departed from warmups and missed their game against the Minnesota Wild due to injury. While Pettersson's status for tonight was unknown after morning skate,

The Red Wings had a rather inauspicious start to their six-game road trip last week, blowing a late lead to the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, the team managed to turn things around as they headed out to the Pacific Northwest.

Saturday's win over the Wild in Vancouver was overshadowed by an ominous report about Quinn Hughes' future and a key injury.

Aatu Raty had two goals and an assist for his first three-point game in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-2 win against the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

While the Canucks are willing to deal Sherwood, they have recently increased their asking price for the forward. According to The Athletic, Vancouver execs now want a solid NHL-ready player and a first-round draft pick in order to part ways with Sherwood.

If there was any opponent that could have provided Minnesota a get-well game it was Vancouver, which entered having lost seven of its last eight (1-6-1), including Friday night at home to Utah. The Canucks were playing without their top forward in Elias Pettersson, who was sidelined due to an upper body injury.

Aatu Raty had two goals and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 to snap a four-game skid.

The Vancouver Canucks face the Detroit Red Wings for the first time this season on a Monday night matchup at Rogers Arena. Following a commanding 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night,

Nothing is imminent on the trade front, and with the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers also showing interest in Hughes, it’s prudent for the Canucks to weigh competing offers if Hughes doesn’t sign a contract extension. He could be dealt after the Winter Olympics and before the March 8 trade deadline, or even sooner.