The Vancouver Canucks say Thatcher Demko will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.

The all-star goaltender was hurt in the second period of Saturday鈥檚 5-0 drubbing of the Winnipeg Jets and went directly down the tunnel during a television timeout.

Backup netminder Casey DeSmith finished the game for the Canucks (42-17-7).

Head coach Rick Tocchet said following Tuesday鈥檚 practice Demko will be sidelined 鈥渨eek-to-week.鈥� He would not divulge further injury details.

Arturs Silovs, summoned under emergency conditions from Vancouver鈥檚 American Hockey League affiliate in Abbotsford, B.C., joined the Canucks for Tuesday鈥檚 on-ice session.

In a corresponding move to clear salary cap space, the team announced forward Dakota Joshua, out since Feb. 13 with a hand injury, has been retroactively placed on long-term injured reserve.

Demko boasts a 34-13-2 record, .917 save percentage and 2.47 goals-against average to go along with five shutouts in 2023-24 鈥� a stat line that鈥檚 helped push Vancouver atop the Western Conference standings.

The 28-year-old earned his league-leading 34th win of the season Saturday and was named one of the NHL鈥檚 three stars of the week.

The Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.

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