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Hoglander successfully underwent lower-body surgery and is expected to be out for 8-10 weeks.

Hoglander's sixth season in Vancouver will get off to a rocky start after the Canucks announced Monday that the forward successfully underwent lower-body surgery and is expected to be out for 8-10 weeks. The 24-year-old was expecting to play his usual bottom-six role this season after an eight-goal, 25-point campaign across 72 games played in 2024-25.

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Hoglander (undisclosed) is out on Monday in New Jersey and has flown back to Vancouver for further evaluation.

Hoglander was limited to only 7:03 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers with an undisclosed injury. The 24-year-old Hoglander is averaging 11:52 time-on-ice and has 21 points (6G / 15A) in 66 games this season. He is expected to miss the remainder of Vancouver's road trip.

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The Canucks signed Nils Höglander to a three-year contract extension worth $9.0 million ($3.0M AAV).

Höglander is coming off his first full season with the Canucks and has been rewarded with a three-year contract extension after scoring 36 points (24G / 12A) in 80 games. In addition, Höglander was tied for second amongst all Canucks' forward with a +23 plus/minus. The 23-year-old Swede is projected to play alongside Aatu Raty and Conor Garland on the third line.

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Hoglander is expected to draw back into Vancouver's morning skate for Game 5 on Thursday.

Hoglander has been a healthy scratch for Vancouver's previous two games but is expected to draw back into the lineup for Ilya Mikheyev on Thursday for Game 5. The 23-year-old has vastly underperformed in the playoffs after scoring 24 goals in the regular season, with one assist, four SOG, two PIMs and a -2 plus/minus in eight games played.

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Hoglander is expected to be a healthy scratch on Sunday in Edmonton.

Hoglander has struggled so far in his first career playoff action and is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 3 on Sunday in Edmonton. The 23-year-old scored 24 goals during the regular season but has only one assist, four SOG, two PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through eight playoff games so far.

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Nils Hoglander will draw back into the Canucks' lineup Tuesday vs. Nashville.

Hoglander will return to the lineup for his fifth game of the season as Jack Studnicka will be a healthy scratch for the Canucks. In four games, Hoglander has three points (1G / 2A) and two shots while averaging 10:20 time-on-ice per night. He will likely play on the fourth line with Anthony Beauvillier and Sam Lafferty.

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