Canucks G Demko out 'week-to-week' with lower-body injury

The All-Star goaltender was hurt in the second period of Saturday’s 5-0 drubbing of thefinished the game for the Canucks .

Head coach Rick Tocchet said following Tuesday's practice Demko will be sidelined"week-to-week." He would not divulge further injury details. , summoned under emergency conditions from Vancouver's American Hockey League affiliate in Abbotsford, B.C., joined the Canucks for Tuesday's on-ice session., out since Feb. 13 with a hand injury, has been retroactively placed on long-term injured reserve.

Demko boasts a 34-13-2 record, .917 save percentage and 2.47 goals-against average to go along with five shutouts in 2023-24 — a stat line that's helped push Vancouver atop the Western Conference standings. The 28-year-old earned his league-leading 34th win of the season Saturday and was named one of the NHL's three stars of the week.

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