The Vancouver Canucks will be without star winger Brock Boeser for MondayB次元官网网址檚 decisive Game 7 against the Edmonton Oilers.
The 27-year-old right-winger is being evaluated and wonB次元官网网址檛 be available for the final game of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series, head coach Rick Tocchet said Monday morning.
Tocchet declined to speak about the nature of BoeserB次元官网网址檚 injury, but reports emerged Sunday that he would miss the game due to a non-life-threatening blood clotting issue.
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Boeser has seven goals and five assists in 12 playoff appearances this year, and recorded career highs in goals (40) and points (73) during the regular-season campaign.
Boeser logged 18 minutes 40 seconds in ice time during VancouverB次元官网网址檚 5-1 loss to Edmonton in Game 6 on Saturday, and did not appear to be dealing with any injuries when he spoke with reporters after the game. He did not practice with the team on Sunday.
A native of Burnsville, Minn., Boeser was picked 23rd overall by Vancouver in the 2015 draft. HeB次元官网网址檚 logged 479 regular-season games for the Canucks, putting up 179 goals and 205 points.
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Tocchet said depth forward Vasily Podkolzin will also come out of the lineup Monday after appearing in Games 5 and 6.
Sam Lafferty and Ilya Mikheyev are expected to slot back in for Vancouver.
The winner of MondayB次元官网网址檚 game will face the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference final starting Thursday.
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press
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