Armed Forces Appreciation Night

by Canucks Communication @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks

CANUCKS VS DUCKS PREVIEW

TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of foiur meetings between the Canucks and Ducks this season: Nov. 9 (home), Nov. 14 (road), Dec. 23 (home), Dec. 29 (road).
• Vancouver is 2-7-1 in their last 10 games vs Anaheim (1-3-1 in their last 5).
• The Canucks have a 50-47-9-6 all-time record in 112 games against the Ducks. Vancouver owns a 27-26-2-2 record at home against Anaheim.
• Among active Canucks skaters Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in career points vs Anaheim with 23 points (5-18-23) in 52 games.
• Jason Dickinson leads all Canucks in points per game (min. 5 GP) versus Anaheim with five points (2-3-5) in six games (0.83).
• Jaroslav Halak has faced the Ducks 19 times in his career (11-6-1) and has a .911 SV% and 2.49 GAA.
• Thatcher Demko has faced the Ducks once in his career (0-1-0), owning a .821 SV% and 5.01 GAA.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Conor Garland has 10 points (3-7-10) in his last 11 games.
• J.T. Miller has 13 points (5-8-13) in his last 11 games.
• Bo Horvat has 10 points (5-5-10) in his last 10games.
• Quinn Hughes has 10 points (1-9-10) in his last 11 games.
• Elias Pettersson has eight points (2-6-8) in his last 11 games.
• Thatcher Demko has a .922 SV% and 2.32 GAA in his last seven games (4-3-0).

LAST MEETING – FEB. 16/20: VAN 1 vs ANA 5

Elias Pettersson scored a power play goal at 11:00 in the second period…Quinn Hughes and Brandon Sutter recorded assists on the play…The Canucks outshot the Ducks 38-28…Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (26:56) and was named the third star…Bo Horvat won 19 face-offs (79%).

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3

J.T. Miller tied the game with a power play goal at 2:19 in the second period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser…Elias Pettersson notched his second goal of the season, on the power play, at 6:37 in the second period to give Vancouver the lead…Quinn Hughes and Bo Horvat recorded the assists…Bo Horvat extended Vancouver’s lead to two at 8:10 in the second period, assisted by Tanner Pearson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson…Vasily Podkolzin tallied his second goal in as many games at 15:45 in the second period…Conor Garland and Bo Horvat drew the assists…J.T. Miller potted the Canucks’ third power play goal of the game at 13:44 in the third period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson, who each recorded three points on the night…Brock Boeser added an empty netter…Bo Horvat registered a team-high in shots (6)…J.T. Miller led all Canucks in hits (5)…Thatcher Demko made 25 saves.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Justin Dowling activated from injured reserve, Nov. 7
• Nic Petan loaned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 7
• Travis Hamonic recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
• Jack Rathbone loaned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1

ARMED FORCES APPRECIATION NIGHT

The Canucks host their annual Armed Forces Appreciation night this evening to honour the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces for their dedication and professionalism while serving our country. This year, the Canucks and their Season Ticket Members have donated over 700 tickets to the Canadian Armed Forces.

ON THE COUNT OF THREE

Quinn Hughes collected his first three-point outing of the season (0-3-3) and seventh career three-assist game on Nov. 7 vs DAL, with all assists coming on the power play. At just 22 years old, Hughes ranks t-7th all time among NHL defencemen for most games (7) with three or more assists before the age of 23, and t-1st among NHL defencemen for most games with three or more assists in their first 140 career games.

POWERING THROUGH

After failing to score a power play goal in their previous four contests (0-for-17), the Canucks combined for three power play goals (Miller x2, Pettersson) on six opportunities on Nov. 7 vs DAL, marking Vancouver’s first game with three or more power play goals since Jan. 20/21 vs MTL.

GETTING THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW

The Canucks will look to win back-to-back games on home ice for the first time this season when they take on the Anaheim Ducks. Vancouver’s only set of back-to-back wins this season came on the road in Chicago (Oct. 21) and Seattle (Oct. 23).

CALL IT A COMEBACK

Netting two third-period goals to force overtime on Nov. 2 vs NYR, the Canucks erased a third period two-goal deficit to win in overtime for the first time since Mar. 6/19 vs TOR (3-2 OTW).

KEEPING PACE

Registering two assists during Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 2 vs NYR, Conor Garland became the first player to record at least 10 points (3-7- 10) in 10 games to start his Canucks tenure since Tyler Toffoli (6-4-10) and J.T. Miller (4-7-11) in 2019.20.

OT MILLER

Tallying the overtime winner on Nov. 2 vs NYR, J.T. Miller moved into a tie for third-most overtime goals (4) in the NHL since the start of the 2019.20 season. Since joining the Canucks in 2019.20, Miller has netted four of Vancouver’s nine overtime tallies.

DEMMER’S DENIAL

Making 23 saves during Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 2 vs NYR, Thatcher Demko earned his 38th win in his 80th career game, trailing only Cory Schneider (44) and Alex Auld (39) for most wins by a Canucks goaltender through 80 games to start their NHL career with Vancouver.

CENTURY GOAL MARK

Tallying Vancouver’s lone goal late in his team’s contest on Oct. 30 vs EDM, Brock Boeser reached 100 career NHL goals, becoming the third-fastest player (259 GP) in Canucks history to reach that milestone after making his NHL debut with the club, trailing only Pavel Bure (154 GP) and Petri Skriko (253 GP).

RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES

• Luke Schenn appeared in his 800th career game, Oct. 30 vs Edmonton
• Brock Boeser recorded his 100th career goal, Oct. 30 vs Edmonton
• Quinn Hughes recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 21 at Chicago
• Conor Garland recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 19 at Buffalo