Canucks' Tanner Pearson out at least four weeks with lower-body injury

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetMarch 19, 2021 - 12:34pm

Vancouver Canucks' Tanner Pearson (70) and Brock Boeser (6) vie for the puck against Montreal Canadiens' Ben Chiarot (8) in front of goalie Carey Price (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson will be out at least four weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Travis Green told reporters on Friday.

Travis Green says Tanner Pearson will be out at least four weeks with a lower body injury. #Canucks @Sportsnet650

— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) March 19, 2021

The 28-year-old winger left late in the Canucks’ 3-2 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators and did not return.

Pearson has 11 points in 33 games with the Canucks, his third season in Vancouver.

Earlier this month, Canucks general manager Jim Benning expressed the desire to re-sign the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent.

Jim Benning: Pearson leads by example. He plays the right way. He's strong on the walls. He gets to the net. The way he handles himself on a daily basis, he helps with our culture and with our group. We're going to try to re-sign him. #Canucks @Sportsnet650

— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) March 5, 2021

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