J.T. Miller is questionable to play against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday (8:15 p.m. ET; CHSN, SNP) after the center was injured during a 3-0 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Miller went to the locker room immediately after taking the game-opening face-off. He returned a few minutes later but took one more face-off the remainder of the game. Miller leads the Canucks with 90 face-offs and his 61.1 percent face-off winning percentage is fifth in the NHL (minimum 50 face-offs).
Miller had one shot on goal in 17:01 of ice time, well below his average of 19:31 in five games.
"He's dealing with some stuff," coach Rick Tocchet said. "We'll figure it out over the next couple days, but we didn't want him to take draws. Still played well for us even if he didn't take draws."
Tocchet said he was hopeful Miller would be able to play Tuesday.
"I expect that, but you never know," he said. "He'll get at a couple days off to rest it and see where it goes."
Dakota Joshua took part in the Canucks' morning skate Saturday, the first time the forward has practiced since having offseason surgery as part of his treatment for testicular cancer.
Joshua took part in drills wearing a noncontact jersey and then stayed on the ice for extra work in battle drills with the coaching staff.
"He's gone through a lot," defenseman Tyler Myers said. "Glad everything's taken care of and it looks like he's getting pretty close. Nice to have him skate with the guys for pregame skate. He's a big part of our group. He's a unique player that provides us a lot of momentum out there with his physicality and the way he plays."
In a statement released Sept. 17 explaining his health issue, Joshua was confident he would play at some point this season. He did not play Saturday.
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