He may be just over 50 games into his NHL career, but young defenceman Elias Pettersson has already shown enough to get fans excited about his future in this league. The 21-year-old has already shown growth from his rookie season,

Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson's wife Katelyn Byrd shared an emotional personal news on Instagram on Wednesday.

Pettersson (upper body) will miss Sunday's game against New Jersey, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic. Pettersson hasn't been in the lineup since Dec. 5. He has eight goals and 22 points in 28 outings in 2025-26. David Kampf is projected to serve in a top-six role Sunday, but Kampf might shift to the third line once Pettersson is ready to return.

A couple of roster moves will put one of the newest members of the Vancouver Canucks in action. General manager Patrik Allvin announced that forward Elias Pettersson has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury,

Pettersson has missed two games with the injury, the nature of which has not be revealed. Canucks head coach Adam Foote said this of Pettersson in Tuesday: “I talked to him this morning and he felt better. It’s good news. It’s a big step and he should be practising tomorrow (Wednesday).”