Canucks defenceman Alex Edler to return Monday vs. Oilers

Alex-Edler-Vancouver-Canucks

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler (Mark Humphrey/AP)

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alex Edler will be back in the lineup on Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers after missing the last three weeks with an upper-body injury.

The Swedish veteran was injured on Nov. 30, also against the Oilers, and missed 10 games. The Canucks went 5-5 over that stretch.

“Very excited, of course,” said Edler of his return earlier on Monday during a media scrum. “It’s never fun to be injured, to see the team play from the outside, so you always want to be out there with the boys and try to help out.”

Edler has registered four goals and 11 assists in 27 games this season.

[relatedlinks]

When submitting content, please abide by our submission guidelines, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.