Canucks C Filip Chytil (face) out indefinitely after practice injury

Vancouver Canucks center Filip Chytil will miss an indefinite amount of time because of a facial fracture that he sustained during a practice drill, head coach Adam Foote said Friday.

A shot hit Chytil in the face on Wednesday as the Canucks prepared to return from the NHL's ongoing Winter Olympics' break.

"I think it went off one of our defenseman's skates and skipped up. Really some bad luck for him," Foote told reporters, adding specialists are evaluating whether Chytil needs surgery.