Canucks forward Brock Boeser is out indefinitely after he absorbed a hit to the head from Tanner Jeannot of the Kings on Thursday.

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser will be out indefinitely after suffering a headshot from Los Angeles Kings’ Tanner Jeannot on Thursday. Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet provided an update and confirmed Boeser’s undetermined status, noting uncertainty around his timeline for return, via Kevin Woodley of NHL.com.

Brutal setback for the Canucks, who have lost their leading goal scorer Brock Boeser for an indefinite period of time.

Canucks' Boeser was hurt last week in a hit from Tanner Jeannot, which resulted in a three-game suspension for the Kings forward.

Jeannot was suspended three games for the hit and it was suspected that Boeser suffered a concussion on the play. Now, just a couple days after Boeser's injury announcement, head coach Rick Tocchet has updated Boeser's status to 'day to day'.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet announced that forward Brock Boeser will be out day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Boeser was on the receiving end of an illegal hit to the head from Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot last week.

If Brock Boeser is forced to miss time with an injury, the Vancouver Canucks should call up top prospect Jonathan Lekkerimaki to fill in.

Vancouver leading scorer Brock Boeser sustained a head injury after an illegal hit from Kings forward Tanner Jeannot during the Kings' 4-2 loss.

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser is out indefinitely after he absorbed a hit to the head from Tanner Jeannot of the Los Angeles Kings. Coach Rick Tocchet said he wasn't sure how long Boeser -- Vancouver's leading scorer -- would be out.

VANCOUVER -- Brock Boeser is out indefinitely for the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury after he hit by Tanner Jeannot midway through the first period of a 4-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.