Looks like there are some bodies on the way back for the Vancouver Canucks.

Head coach Adam Foote shared on Wednesday that there’s “a chance” that goaltender Kevin Lankinen will join the team from personal leave on this road trip, per Sportsnet’s Iain MacIntyre. Additionally, Thatcher Demko and Nils Höglander are expected to begin practicing in Los Angeles on Saturday. In the meantime, Nikita Tolopilo will be starting for the Canucks on Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks, the team’s fourth unique starter this season.

On Tuesday, General Manager Patrik Allvin announced that Lankinen would not travel with the team on their four-game road trip, recalling Jiri Patera from the Abbotsford Canucks under emergency conditions. There’s now at least a possibility the Finnish netminder will be back sometime in the next week, with the team’s travel running through next Tuesday.

Through Demko’s absence this month, Lankinen has been responsible for carrying the lion’s share of the Canucks starts in the crease. In eight games played this month, he has a 2-4-2 record with an .876 save percentage (SV%) and a 3.70 goals against average (GAA).

Demko has been out with a minor injury since exiting a November 11 contest against the Winnipeg Jets, unrelated to maintenance days he had off earlier in the month. It was previously confirmed that Demko would travel with the team this week, and it now appears he’ll begin practicing this weekend. So far this season, Demko has a 5-4-0 record with a .903 SV% and a 2.80 GAA.

Meanwhile, Höglander is yet to appear with the team this season after suffering an injury in the Canucks’ second preseason game. He has been out since undergoing lower-body surgery in late September. The 24-year-old had eight goals and 17 assists in 72 games played last season. He is currently on the first season of a three-year deal with an annual cap hit of $3 million.

Amidst the numerous absences, Tolopilo is gearing up for his third-ever NHL appearance on Wednesday night. The 25-year-old Belarusian goaltender was recalled from the Abbotsford Canucks on Monday, posting a .901 SV% in five starts in the AHL so far this season. Tolopilo’s two previous appearances with the Canucks came in April last season, highlighted by a 2-1 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks in his first NHL start. Tolopilo turned away 16 of 17 pucks in that contest.

Patera will serve as Tolopilo’s backup on Wednesday, having made one start of his own earlier this month in an 8-5 loss to the Florida Panthers.