Vancouver Canucks sniper Brock Boeser will miss Saturday’s match against Edmonton Oilers due to an upper body injury.

The 27-year-old right winger was injured Thursday when he was hit in the head by the Los Angeles Kings forward. Tanner Jeannot in the neutral zone.

Jeannot was suspended three games for this hit.

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet said Boeser’s return timetable is “indefinite.”

The six-foot-one, 208-pound forward from Burnsville, Minn., has 11 points in 12 games with the Canucks (7-2-3) this season and leads the team in goals with six.

Boeser set career highs in goals (40) and points (73) last season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published November 9, 2024.