Vancouver Canucks fans will have to wait at least another couple of days to see Elias Pettersson back on the ice.

The star rookie skated with his teammates ahead of WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 contest with the Edmonton Oilers, but wonB次元官网网址檛 suit up for the game.

It will be the fourth game in a row heB次元官网网址檚 missed since suffering a knee injury in Montreal on Jan. 3.

Pettersson said he wasnB次元官网网址檛 feeling any pain during WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 skate and was working on his stick-handling and shooting.

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The 20-year-old Swedish centre said heB次元官网网址檚 watched video of the play that led to the injury, where he got tied up with Montreal Canadiens centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi and fell awkwardly.

There was no malice in the move, Pettersson said.

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Pettersson hopes to be back in the lineup on Friday, when the Canucks take on the visiting Buffalo Sabres.

But heB次元官网网址檚 still listed as day-to-day and there are no guarantees about when heB次元官网网址檒l return, said Canucks coach Travis Green.

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Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring with 42 points in 38 games.

The team has struggled offensively at times without him, but got three points from veteran left-winger Loui Eriksson in their 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday.

ItB次元官网网址檚 natural for other players to elevate their games when a teammate is injured, said Pettersson.

B次元官网网址淲hen I get back, IB次元官网网址檒l just try to do what I do best and help the team win. And when IB次元官网网址檓 not there, guys will step up and play good. So IB次元官网网址檓 not worried,B次元官网网址� he said.

This is the second time the 2017 first-round pick has been sidelined by injury in his first NHL season. Pettersson missed two weeks with a concussion in October after taking a controversial hit from Florida Panthers defenceman Mike Matheson.

B次元官网网址淓very injury is different B次元官网网址� But itB次元官网网址檚 part of the hockey career,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淟ike I say, it could have been a lot worse. But IB次元官网网址檓 just trying to get back to the ice now.B次元官网网址�

Despite being hurt, the leagueB次元官网网址檚 leading rookie scorer still plans to make it to all-star weekend in San Jose later this month.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e grown up watching a lot of those players. Now my name is on that list too. So IB次元官网网址檓 very happy with that,B次元官网网址� Pettersson said.

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press

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