Canucks' Hughes week-to-week with lower-body injury

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes is week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday.

Hughes was unable to suit up for the Canucks' home-opening 5-1 loss against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Head coach Bruce Boudreau initially told reporters after the game that the blue-liner was day-to-day while indicating the issue wasn't a long-term problem, according to The Athletic's Thomas Drance.

The 23-year-old's absence is yet another heavy blow for the winless Canucks. Hughes put up five assists in five games to start the campaign while averaging 27:14 of ice time per contest - the second highest in the league behind only Drew Doughty.

Vancouver's injury woes don't stop there, though: The team announced that rearguard Travis Dermott is also week-to-week, while defenseman Riley Stillman and forward Brock Boeser are both day-to-day.

Dermott has yet to make his season debut due to a concussion, while Stillman exited Thursday's contest against the Minnesota Wild with an undisclosed issue.

Boeser, meanwhile, is also out with an undisclosed ailment. He underwent hand surgery in late September, and the team initially expected him to miss the start of the season, but Boeser suited up for Vancouver's first six games of the campaign while chipping in with four assists.

Vancouver also placed blue-liner Tucker Poolman on injured reserve and recalled defenseman Guillaume Brisebois from the AHL. Poolman has missed the team's last two contests with an undisclosed issue.

The shorthanded Canucks will attempt to pick up their first win of the season against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday at 10:30 p.m. ET.

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