Hughes, who remains day to day, sustained his latest injury in a 6-3 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, when he sat out the final 9:05 before also missing practice on Sunday. The loss to Seattle was just the third game back for the reigning Norris Trophy winner after being out for more than three weeks (six games missed).

Drew Doughty is day to day because of a lower-body injury that kept the defenseman out of the Kings' game against the Canucks, who welcomed back Quinn Hughes.

Quinn Hughes will be a game-time decision for the Canucks against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN). The defenseman has missed six games because of an undisclosed injury, which also caused him to miss the 4 Nations Face-Off after he was selected to play for the United States.

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes wanted to join Team USA for the 4 Nations Face-Off final against Canada, but he won't be in Boston for tonight's showdown. According to The Athletic's Michael Russo and Chris Johnston, it was the Vancouver Canucks who ultimately prevented Hughes from flying to Boston and joining the USA on a reserve basis.

The saga around injury replacements and extra players for teams at the 4 Nations Face-Off has a new layer as Team USA was informed the Vancouver Canucks captain

The Vancouver Canucks are in a tricky situation right now, as captain Quinn Hughes' injury situation grows more and more uncertain. He took to the ice during Tuesday’s practice, but did not stay out for the entire duration of it.

The Vancouver Canucks may be without their captain Wednesday when they host the Anaheim Ducks. Quinn Hughes took part in practice with his teammates Tuesday, but left after about 15 minutes in what head coach Rick Tocchet says was a planned departure.