The Vancouver Canucks may be getting an offensive boost on its road trip this week as Daniel Sedin is inching closer to returning from injury.
Sedin, who has been recovering from a broken foot, skated on his own the last few days and is on his way to Dallas to join the team for practice on Sunday. His status for Tuesday’s game in St. Louis is uncertain.
The 29-year-old Swedish winger suffered the injury when he was hit by a puck during Vancouver’s 7-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 7.
In four games this year, Sedin has four assists. He was the Canucks’ leading scorer last season with 31 goals to go with his 51 assists.
The Canucks are two games into a five-game road trip. They split the first pair of games with a 5-2 victory in Minnesota on Thursday before falling 2-1 to Dallas on Friday night.
