Quinn Hughes missed practice Sunday and is day to day with a new injury he sustained in a 6-3 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
The Canucks captain only played five shifts in the third period and sat out the final 9:05. It was the third game back for the reigning Norris Trophy winner as the League's top defenseman after being out for more than three weeks (missed six games).
"He tweaked something else, and it was a more of a kind of cautionary, so kind of a maintenance day," coach Rick Tocchet said. "We'll see how he is tomorrow and go from there."
Vancouver is off Monday but is scheduled to practice Tuesday before hosting the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+). Hughes has 60 points (14 goals, 46 assists) in 50 games, which leads Vancouver and is third among NHL defensemen.
"We'll see if he gets on the ice Tuesday," Tocchet said.
Tocchet also confirmed No. 1 goalie Thatcher Demko has resumed skating after leaving midway through the first period of a 2-1 win at Toronto on Feb. 8 with a lower-body injury. He was considered week to week at the time.
"Demko just started skating a few days ago, so I think he's been on the ice, I don't know if it's two or three times to skate," Tocchet said. "They'll ramp it up. I don't know exactly when, but you know at least he's skating."
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