PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Jets November 19, 2021

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by Canucks Communication @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks November 18, 2021

CANUCKS VS JETS PREVIEW

TV: SNP
Radio: SN650

MATCH-UP INFO
  • Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Jets this season: Nov. 19 (home), Dec. 10 (home), Jan. 27 (road).
  • Vancouver is 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs Winnipeg (1-4-0 in their last 5).
  • The Canucks have a 16-22-1-2 all-time record in 41 games against the Jets/Thrashers franchise. Among those games, Vancouver holds a 8-9-1-1 record at home.
  • Among active Canucks skaters Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in career points vs Winnipeg with 19 points (8-11-19) in 23 games.
  • Thatcher Demko has faced the Jets seven times in his career (3-4-0), and has a .936 SV% and a 2.02 GAA.
  • Jaroslav Halak has faced the Jets 13 times in his career (8-4-1), owning a .898 SV% and a 3.12 GAA.
QUICK NUMBERS
  • Brock Boeser has six points (3-3-6) in his last nine games.
  • Conor Garland has 10 points (3-7-10) in his last 14 games.
  • Nils Höglander has six points (5-1-6) in his last seven games.
  • J.T. Miller has 10 points (6-4-10) in his last nine games.
  • Bo Horvat has five points (1-4-5) in his last nine games.
  • Quinn Hughes has 12 points (1-11-12) in his last 13 games.
  • Elias Pettersson has five points (2-3-5) in his last eight games.
LAST MEETING – MAY 11/21: VAN 0 at WPG 5

Quinn Hughes logged a team-high in time on ice (21:53)…Bo Horvat led all skaters and matched a personal season-high for shots on goal (6)…Tyler Graovac led the team in hits (4)…Tyler Myers and Jack Rathbone paced all Canucks in blocked shots (3)…Braden Holtby faced 36 shots.

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 17/21: VAN 2 vs COL 4

Conor Garland evened the score with his fourth goal of the season at 8:52 in the second period…Jason Dickinson and Tucker Poolman registered the assists…Tucker Poolman notched his first goal as a Canuck at 1:30 in the third period for his second career multi-point game (1-1-2)…Tyler Motte and Juho Lammikko each recorded their first points of the season with assists on the play…Conor Garland led all Canucks in shots (5)…Travis Hamonic led the team in blocked shots (5) and tied Jason Dickinson for most hits (3)…Bo Horvat won 17 of 26 face-offs…Thatcher Demko made 26 saves.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
  • Justin Bailey designated for assignment to Abbotsford, Nov. 18
  • Guillaume Brisebois designated for assignment to Abbotsford, Nov. 16
  • Travis Hamonic recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 15
  • Madison Bowey loaned to Abbotsford, Nov. 15
  • Tyler Motte activated from injured reserve, Nov. 14
  • Jack Rathbone loaned to Abbotsford, Nov. 14
  • Madison Bowey recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 12
CANUCKS FOR KIDS FUND 50/50 FOR BC FLOOD RELIEF

The Canucks for Kids Fund announced Wednesday that proceeds from this homestand’s 50/50 raffles would be dedicated to flood relief efforts in Abbotsford, Fraser Valley, and throughout British Columbia to support families impacted by recent extreme weather and flooding in the province. Tickets for this evening’s estimated $500,000 50/50 raffle are on sale now until the end of tonight’s 2nd intermission, and can be purchased both in-arena or online at Canucks.com/online5050.

MILLER’S POINT STREAK

Collecting an assist on Nils Höglander’s goal on Nov. 14 at ANA, J.T. Miller matched a career-best eight-game point streak (6-4-10), initially set during the 2019.20 season (5-6-11 from Nov. 21-Dec. 7/19).

ELEVEN ON THE DOT

Going 11-for-11 in the face-off circle on Nov. 13 at VGK, J.T. Miller became the third player in Canucks history to win 100 percent of face-offs in a game with a minimum of 10 face-offs taken, joining Brandon Sutter (10/10, Feb. 4/16) and Byron Ritchie (10/10, Feb. 19/06).

CROSSING THE FINNISH LINE

Juho Lammikko appeared in his 100th career NHL game on Nov. 14/21 at ANA, making him the fifth Finnish player in franchise history to play his 100th career game in a Canucks uniform (Jyrki Lumme, Petri Skriko, Jarkko Ruutu, Markus Granlund).

PETEY’S PRODUCTION

Potting his first career shorthanded goal to force overtime on Nov. 9 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson (22 years, 362 days) tied Patrik Sundstrom for second most goals (68) by a primary centre in Canucks history before the age of 23, trailing only teammate Bo Horvat (71).

AT FACE VALUE

Bo Horvat leads all NHL skaters in face-offs taken (414) and face-off wins (239) so far this season. Among centremen with at least 200 face-offs taken, Horvat’s face-off percentage (57.7%) ranks ninth League-wide.

THE ICEMAN QUINN-ETH

Despite missing one game this season, Quinn Hughes has led the Canucks in time on ice (TOI) in 12 games so far this season, including nine of the last 11. Averaging 25:14 in TOI so far this season, Hughes currently ranks 12th in the NHL for TOI/GP.

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 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.

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.

RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES

  • Juho Lammikko appeared in his 100th career game, Nov. 14 @ ANA
  • Luke Schenn appeared in his 800th career game, Oct. 30 vs EDM
  • Brock Boeser recorded his 100th career goal, Oct. 30 vs EDM
  • Quinn Hughes recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 21 @ CHI
  • Conor Garland recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 19 @ BUF

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