UBC netminder to back up Markstrom vs. Blues

Ryan Miller will be unavailable for Tuesday's contest against the St. Louis Blues.

The Vancouver Canucks netminder showed up to the rink suffering from tightness, but after skating alone after practice to stretch things out, it was announced that University of British Columbia netminder Matt Hewitt will serve as Jacob Markstrom's backup.

Miller has dressed in just one game this season, but was perfect in a 2-1 shootout win over the Calgary Flames, with the lone goal coming when Loui Eriksson put a puck into his own net during a Flames delayed penalty.

Meanwhile, Markstrom has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and a .864 save percentage.