Brock Boeser could miss the remainder of the regular season after injuring his back against the New York Islanders, the Vancouver Canucks said Tuesday.
Boeser left Rogers Arena on a stretcher and was sent to a hospital after a collision with 27 seconds left in the third period of the Canucks' 4-3 overtime win on Monday. The Canucks said his recovery is expected to take 4-6 weeks.
Boeser, a 21-year-old forward who leads all NHL rookies with 29 goals, had to be helped off the ice after he fell into an open gate at the players bench after trying to make a hit on Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck. Boeser appeared to hit his lower back on the edge of the gate just above his left hip; he was down on the ice for several minutes before being helped off. He was not putting any weight on his left leg.
The Canucks said he was diagnosed with a soft-tissue injury and a nonstructural, non-displaced fracture of the transverse process in his lower back. He was allowed to go home a few hours after the game.
Boeser leads the Canucks and is second among NHL rookies with 55 points (29 goals, 26 assists) in 62 games.
The Canucks were off Tuesday and play the Arizona Coyotes at Rogers Arena on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; SN1, SNP, FS-A, NHL.TV). Vancouver (25-32-9) is 18 points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
Vancouver ends its season April 7 against the Edmonton Oilers.
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