One player who needs to get going for Vancouver is Jake DeBrusk. He has one goal in his last five games and only eight shots over that span. An offensive leader on this team, DeBrusk needs to find a way to create some chances when the puck is on his stick.

Jordan Staal (4g, 2a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 2a) have points in three straight games. Brent Burns (2a) has points in back-to-back games.

For Friday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Canucks will welcome forward Elias Pettersson and goaltender Thatcher Demko back to the lineup.

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Welcome to the NHL Buzz. Each day during the regular season, NHL.com has you covered with all the latest news. Dylan Guenther will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The forward played 16:47 and had two shots on goal in a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.

The Canucks have activated star forward Elias Pettersson from injured reserve as he continues to be involved in trade rumors.

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson has been activated from the injured reserve and will return to the lineup Friday versus the Carolina Hurricanes following a six-game absence due to an undisclosed ailment.

The Vancouver Canucks activated forward Elias Pettersson from injured reserve before their road game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

It looks like Elias Pettersson will return to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup tonight, as the club announced Friday afternoon that they had activated Pettersson from injured reserve (IR).

The Vancouver Canucks are expected to receive a massive boost to their lineup as Elias Pettersson has been activated from IR. Pettersson has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but is expected to return to the ice against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Vancouver Canucks continue to be the talk of the rumor mill. It is hard to imagine the Canucks moving on Elias Pettersson this quickly since they just signed him to an eight-year contract extension that carries an $11.6 million salary cap hit. However, this is not the first time his name has come up in trade rumors.