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Canucks’ Tom Willander available, Filip Chytil activated from injured reserve

Vancouver gets Chytil back on the active roster after a five-game absence and puts Guillaume Brisebois on injured reserve.

File photo: Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tom Willander skates with the puck against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.
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What's newVancouver activated Filip Chytil from injured reserve and placed Guillaume Brisebois on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 9.

Tom Willander is available for the Vancouver Canucks’ home game against the New York Rangers on Friday. Coach Manny Malhotra confirmed the defenceman could play after a lower-body injury kept him out of four games, The Canadian Press reported.

Vancouver also activated Filip Chytil from injured reserve on Friday. The centre missed five games with a shoulder injury. The Canucks placed defenceman Guillaume Brisebois on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 9.

The game at Rogers Arena is the final regular-season meeting between Vancouver and New York.

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