CANUCKS VS DEVILS PREVIEW
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: SN650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between Vancouver and New Jersey this season: Feb. 28 (7-2 L), Mar. 15 (home).
• The Canucks have a 57-40-17-3 all-time record against the Devils, including a 31-13-11-2 record at home against New Jersey.
• Among active Canucks skaters, Travis Hamonic leads the team in career scoring vs New Jersey with 10 points (3-7-10) in 34 games.
• Thatcher Demko has faced the Devils twice in his career (0-1-0), owning a .953 SV% and a 1.30 GAA.
• Jaroslav Halak has a record of 13-10-5 in 30 games vs New Jersey, posting a .920 SV% and a 2.42 GAA.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 15 points (5-10-15) in his last 11 games.
• J.T. Miller has 24 points (8-16-24) over the course of a 12-game point streak.
• Brock Boeser has six points (2-4-6) in his last eight games.
• Quinn Hughes has 14 points (3-11-14) in his last 11 games.
• Tanner Pearson has 10 points (5-5-10) in his last 10 games.
• Bo Horvat has 11 points (6-5-11) in his last 10 games.
LAST MEETING – FEB. 28/22: VAN 2 at NJD 7
Vasily Podkolzin scored to put Vancouver on the board at 1:36 in the second period…Bo Horvat and Travis Hamonic recorded the assists…Tanner Pearson extended his point streak to a career-high five games with his 11th goal of the season at 8:14 in the second period…Brad Hunt and J.T. Miller assisted on the play…Juho Lammikko and Tyler Motte tied for the team-lead in hits (4)…Bo Horvat won 12 of 18 face-offs…Thatcher Demko made 18 saves in relief.
LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 13/22: VAN 1 vs TBL 2
J.T. Miller extended his point streak to 12 games (8-16-24) with his 24th goal of the season at 5:54 in the third period…Conor Garland and Tanner Pearson registered the assists…J.T. Miller led all skaters in shots (8) and hits (6)…Bo Horvat won 16 of 24 face-offs…Thatcher Demko was named second star of the game with 30 saves.
LAST 5 vs NEW JERSEY
• Feb. 28/22: VAN 2 at NJD 7
• Nov. 10/19: VAN 1 vs NJD 2
• Oct. 19/19: VAN 0 at NJD 1
• Mar. 15/19: VAN 2 vs NJD 3 (SO)
• Dec. 31/18: VAN 0 at NJD 4
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Noah Juulsen recalled from Abbotsford, Mar. 13
• Madison Bowey reassigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 12
• Arshdeep Bains signed to an entry-level contract, Mar. 11
• Sheldon Rempal recalled from Abbotsford, Mar. 7
STREAK-KING
J.T. Miller notched his team-leading 24th goal of the season on Mar. 13 vs TBL to extend his point streak to a career-high 12 games (8-16-24), marking the longest Canucks point streak since Henrik Sedin’s 12-game streak in 2013-14. Miller will look to tie Stan Smyl, Pavel Bure, and Ryan Kesler on Tuesday vs NJD for the third-longest point streak (13 games) in club history.
Previously during this streak, Miller became the second player in 2021-22 to record multiple point streaks of at least nine games, joining Auston Matthews (10 GP &9 GP) and is also the only player in the NHL to record three separate point streaks of 8+ games this season.
• Feb. 6-Mar. 13, 8-16-24, 12 GP
• Dec. 6-Jan. 1, 3-10-13, 9 GP
• Oct. 30-Nov. 14, 6-4-10, 8 GP
SPEEDY SEVENTY
Extending his point-streak to a career-high 12 games (8-16-24) with a goal on Mar. 13 vs TBL, J.T. Miller reached 70 points (24-46-70) on the season, requiring the ninth-fewest games (58) in club history to reach the milestone, and the fewest since Daniel Sedin (55) in 2010-11.
BO KNOWS GOALS
Potting consecutive goals on Mar. 11 vs WSH, Bo Horvat recorded his fifth career 20-goal season and his fifth in the last six seasons, becoming just the 13th player in franchise history to do so. He now has sole possession of third-most 20-goal seasons among primary centres in Canucks history (Gradin [7], Kesler [6])
QUINNTASTIC
Quinn Hughes (1-2-3) recorded his 11th career three-point outing on Mar. 11 vs WSH, tying Dennis Kearns for the third-most in Canucks history by a defenseman, behind Jyrki Lumme (16) and Alexander Edler (12).
On Mar. 5 at TOR, Hughes also joined Pavel Bure as the only player to get two career 40+ assist seasons with the Canucks by age 23 or younger.
ICE, ICE BABY
Logging 27:56 in TOI on Mar. 13 vs TBL, Quinn Hughes has now led the Canucks in ice time in 11 straight games (39 total) and has led all skaters on both teams in seven straight contests. His 25:10 in TOI/GP this season is the highest by a Canuck since Mattias Ohlund logged 25:40 per game in 2005- 06.
POWER PLAY PETEY
Netting the GWG on the power play on Mar. 9 vs MTL, Elias Pettersson tied Dennis Ververgaert for fifth-most PPG (29) by a Canucks player before age 24 (Tanti [69], Linden [59], Bure [47], Blight [33]).
FOUR POINT FRENZY
Collecting four-points (1-3-4) on Mar. 9 vs MTL, J.T. Miller became the first Canucks player with three four-point games in a season since Markus Naslund in 2003-04.
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Since Bruce Boudreau was named Head Coach on Dec. 5/21, the Canucks have taken the second-fewest penalties in the NHL (111) and have the second-best penalty differential in the League (+22).
PEARSON-AL BEST
Collecting his 11th goal of the season and fourth in five games on Feb. 28 at NJD, Tanner Pearson established a career-high five-game point streak (4- 2-6). It also represented his 100th point as a Canuck (51-49-100) in his 190th game.
SCORING IN BUNCHES
The Canucks scored at least five goals for the third straight game during a 5-2 win at NYR on Feb. 27, accomplishing the feat for just the fifth time in the past 25 years. The other instances occurred from Oct. 22-30/19 (4 GP), Dec. 1-6/11 (3 GP), Oct. 14-18/05 (3 GP), and Feb. 6-25/98 (3 GP).
DIFFERENT FASHIONS
Trouncing the Flames 7-1 on home ice on Feb. 24, Vancouver scored four different types of goals for the first time in franchise history: Power play (Pettersson, Miller, Horvat), shorthanded (Pettersson), penalty shot (Miller), even strength (Horvat, Garland).