Canucks' Pearson out at least 4 weeks with lower-body injury

Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson will be out for a minimum of four weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Friday.

The winger suffered the injury during Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators.

Vancouver also announced Antoine Roussel will return to the lineup Friday against the Montreal Canadiens, while Jimmy Vesey will make his Canucks debut after the team claimed him off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this week. Roussel, 31, missed Vancouver's last three games with an injury.

Pearson, 28, has recorded six goals and five assists over 33 games this season.