Kyle Wellwood News

Back in Canada and in the NHL spotlight again, Raycroft was asked why his name alone draws such a visceral reaction from Leaf Nation.

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Tuesday at St.

The injury-ravaged Vancouver Canucks appear ready to put defenceman Kevin Bieksa, shown battling in a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers Tuesday, on the top forwards' line in Minnesota.

Scary scene: Canucks' Ryan Johnson was added to the growing NHL injury list after losing his balance and crashing head first into the boards on Tuesday.

Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik Sedin walked into the Vancouver International Airport departure area Wednesday morning without a limp.

THE BUZZ: An eventful third period Tuesday that saw more misconducts than goals resulted in a 4-1 win for the Canucks over the New York Rangers.

Matt Pettinger played 20 regular season games for Vancouver in 2007-08, but failed to make the Canucks the following training camp.

Andrew Raycroft gets the start for Vancouver against his old chums tonight. Kyle Wellwood also will return for the Canucks.

THE BUZZ: It's too bad the Canucks can't play at GM Place all season long, after they improved their home record to a league best 6-2-0 with a 3-0 win Sunday over the Colorado Avalanche.

Canucks centre Kyle Wellwood is to return after missing four games with a broken toe to face the Colorado Avalanche.

Last night saw the Canucks win 2-1 in a shootout over the Los Angeles Kings but lose another player, as Alex Bolduc left the game with a shoulder injury.

Detroit's loss of Johan Franzen and the offseason departures of Marian Hossa and Jiri Hudler has left Detroit in the middle of the pack at 17th overall in the goal scoring department where they have been perennial top of league giants.

Vancouver Canucks Ryan Johnson is carried off the ice in the second period against the Detroit Wings , after colliding into the boards.

Roberto Luongo missed 24 games last season with a groin injury. Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo will miss at least the next two games after suffering a hairline fracture in one of his ribs.

THE SETUP: This is Olympic coach Mike Babcock's only visit to GM Place before the Games in February, but his focus is more on his struggling club a ' 3-4-2 out of the chute.

The surprising Colorado Avalanche will shoot for a third straight win when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division battle at Rexall Place.

Vancouver Canuck players keep succumbing to injury, but it seems the more bodies lost, the better the results.

After winning division titles last season, the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings got off to slow starts and struggling defenses were partly to blame.

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Tuesday vs.

Edmonton Oilers' Shawn Horcoff reaches for the puck as Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo reacts during the first period.