Canucks GM confirms Ryan Miller to miss 4-6 weeks with knee sprain

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller will miss at least a month with the knee injury he suffered in Sunday's 4-0 win over the New York Islanders.

Canucks general manager Jim Benning confirmed the nature of the injury and the timetable to Jeff Paterson of TSN 1040 in Vancouver as well as ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

Miller was expected to miss at least the next four weeks, as the Vancouver Province's Jason Botchford reported on Monday.

The veteran netminder is 28-15-1 with a 2.47 goals-against average, a save percentage of .913 and six shutouts in 44 games.