Carson Soucy finds himself on the sidelines yet again.

The Vancouver Canucks defenseman is expected to miss five-to-six weeks with a hand injury, head coach Rick Tocchet announced Monday, according to Postmedia's Ben Kuzma.

Vancouver recalled defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Linus Karlsson from the AHL.

Soucy missed the third period of Saturday's 6-4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs after blocking a shot.

The injury marks his second lengthy absence of the campaign. Soucy previously missed 23 games due to a lower-body ailment, returning to the lineup on Jan. 6 against the New Jersey Devils. He suited up for just eight contests before suffering his latest injury.

The 29-year-old is in his first season as a Canuck. He signed a three-year, $9.75-million deal with Vancouver as an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and has been key to the team's much-improved penalty kill.

Soucy has chipped in with two goals and six points in 21 games so far this campaign while averaging 17:25 minutes of ice time per contest. When healthy, he's spent the bulk of his time on a pair with Tyler Myers.

The Canucks have just three games remaining before the All-Star break, starting with a clash against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.

Vancouver currently leads the league with a 31-11-4 record.

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