"The San Jose Sharks return from the holiday break with a matchup that will hopefully get the team back on track, a revamped Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks are in the team's post-Quinn Hughes era after a blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Wild that sent the superstar defenseman to the Central Division and injected the Canucks with some high-end youth. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the #Canucks have acquired forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Öhgren, defenceman Zeev Buium and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defenceman Quinn Hughes.DETAILS |... pic.twitter.com/mSQG5QAjjl- Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) December 13, 2025"
"The Canucks traded the team's top scorer (Hughes) and it's second top scorer (Pettersson the center) is questionable, which means the top points guys in the lineup tonight is Kiefer Sherwood and Conor Garland who both have 20 points. Sherwood also leads the team with 16 goals. He's the only Vancouver player in double digits in goals. In the net, Thatcher Demko is the presumed starter with an 8-6-0 record and a .911 save percentage."
San Jose faces a revamped Vancouver team after Vancouver sent defenseman Quinn Hughes to Minnesota for Marco Rossi, Liam Öhgren, Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round pick. Vancouver has gone 4-1-0 since the trade, adding youth but also dealing with injuries. Elias Pettersson was expected out until about Dec. 30 but skated and is listed as back; Teddy Blueger and Filip Chytil are expected to miss, and Derek Forbort remains on long-term injured reserve. Kiefer Sherwood and Conor Garland lead the team with 20 points; Sherwood leads with 16 goals. Thatcher Demko is the presumed starter (8-6-0, .911), with Kevin Lankinen backing up (5-10-3, .880).
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