A forward of <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Vancouver Canucks</a> has been dealing with an undisclosed injury and an update has been provided on his upcoming status. Kiefer Sherwood of the Vancouver Canucks <a href='https://www.rotowire.com/hockey/headlines/kiefer-sherwood-injury-unavailable-saturday-549791' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>remains sidelined following his absence</a> in Saturday's and Monday's games against the <a href='https://www.nhl.com/capitals/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Washington Capitals</a> and <a href='https://www.nhl.com/blues/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>St. Louis Blues</a>due to an undisclosed injury. Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told Jeff Paterson of 'Canucks Army' on Monday that Sherwood will not be with the team at the start of its three-game trip. <h3>Sherwood could return as early as tomorrow, or Friday</h3> Although he did miss Monday's game against the St. Louis Blues, Tocchet didn't completely shut down the possibility of Sherwood returning to the lineup for tomorrow's game against <a href='https://www.nhl.com/predators/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Nashville Predators</a> or possibly Friday's with the <a href='https://www.nhl.com/stars/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Dallas Stars</a>. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1884028004755726735'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/kiefer-sherwood-8480748' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Sherwood</a>, in his first year with the Canucks, has played 47 games, scoring 13 goals, eight assists, and 21 points to go along with 22 minutes of penalty time. Best of all, he leads the NHL in hits with 273, a staggering 93 higher than second-place Garnet Hathaway of the Flyers. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SasquatchNHL/status/1873143661460062328'> </a></blockquote></div> Sherwood's career-best 27 points came in 2023-24 with the Predators, 10 goals and 17 assists in 68 contests, and his 234 hits were ranked 15th in the NHL. The <a href='https://puckpedia.com/player/kiefer-sherwood#:~:text=Kiefer%20Sherwood%20is%20signed%20to,will%20be%2031%20years%20old.' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Canucks signed Sherwood to a two-year, $1.5 million-per-season</a> contract in July. In over 234 NHL games with the Ducks, Avalanche, Predators, and Canucks, the Miami University alumnus has 37 goals and 42 assists for 79 points. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/standings/2025-01-28/wildcard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Canucks are 22-17-10</a> and only one point out of the Western Conference's final wildcard position. Their only other game against the Blues this season was a 4-3 overtime Canucks loss, and Sherwood recorded a season-high eight hits during that contest. Luckily for Canucks fans, their team beat the Blues yesterday 5-2.