Kraken defenseman Josh Mahura lay down a booming, clean hit on Kings forward Warren Foegele at the Kraken blue line. While officials tried to keep two annoyed Kings players off Mahura, Schwartz and Beniers sneaked off on a 2-on-1. Schwartz scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season.

Selected by Pittsburgh in the second round (No. 46) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Sprong has 164 points (87 goals, 77 assists) in 363 regular-season games for the Kraken, Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks and Penguins.

It looks like Elias Pettersson will return to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup tonight, as the club announced Friday afternoon that they had activated Pettersson from injured reserve (IR).

Canucks GM Patrik Allvin addressed the ongoing struggles of Elias Pettersson during a press conference on Monday, striking a balance between critique and support for the star forward.

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, speculation continues to swirl around the Toronto Maple Leafs’ pursuit of a center to bolster their offense corps. NHL insider Darren Dreger addressed the situation on TSN's "Insider Trading" on Wednesday,

For Friday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Canucks will welcome forward Elias Pettersson and goaltender Thatcher Demko back to the lineup.

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on the Nashville Predators, and if they would consider trading forward Ryan O’Reilly, who doesn’t have any trade protection. Ron Mclean: “Saturday headlines in our second intermission. Elliotte, let’s start in Nashville.”