CANUCKS GAME PREVIEW | Canucks vs Arizona Coyotes

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CANUCKS VS COYOTES PREVIEW

TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: SN650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks the third and final meeting between Vancouver and Arizona this season: Feb. 8 (5-1 W), Apr. 7 (5-1 W), Apr. 14 (home).
  • The Canucks have a 103-71-20-9 all-time record against the Coyotes, including a 63-28-10-3 record at home.
  • The Canucks are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games vs Arizona (3-2-0 in their last 5).
  • Among active Canucks skaters, Bo Horvat leads the team in career scoring vs Arizona with 15 points (8-7-15) in 25 games.
  • Jaroslav Halak has faced the Coyotes 16 times in his career (11-3-2), posting a .938 SV% and a 1.81 GAA.
  • Thatcher Demko has faced Arizona three times in his career (1-2-0), owning a .909 SV% and a 3.03 GAA.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • J.T. Miller has 13 points (5-8-13) in his last 11 games.
  • Bo Horvat has 12 points (9-3-12) in his last 11 games.
  • Elias Pettersson has 17 points (8-9-17) in his last 12 games.
  • Alex Chiasson has eight points (4-4-8) in his last six games.
  • Conor Garland has seven points (1-6-7) in his last six games.

LAST MEETING – APR. 7/22: VAN 5 at ARI 1

Alex Chiasson (2-1-3) opened up scoring with a power play goal at 3:12 in the first period…Chiasson also scored the Canucks 5th goal of the evening on the PP, tying career highs for goals (2) and points (3) in a game and setting a new career high for most PPG in a game (2)…Bo Horvat (2-1-3) collected the GWG and recorded his first career 30-goal campaign…Horvat also won 17/17 face-offs (100%)…Elias Pettersson (1-2-3) also notched a three-point game…In their first game back in Arizona, Oliver Ekman-Larsson (0-1-1) and Conor Garland (0-2-2) both found the score sheet…Vasily Podkolzin (0-2-2) recorded a multi-point game…J.T. Miller collected an assist to extend his point streak to four games (1-4-5)…Will Lockwood led the game in hits (7)…Travis Dermott led the team in TOI (22:09)…Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves.

LAST GAME PLAYED – APR. 12/22: VAN 5 vs VGK 4 (OT)

Bo Horvat opened the scoring at 1:04 in the first period the power play…Alex Chiasson extended his point streak to five games with an assist, while J.T. Miller also assisted on the play…Vasily Podkolzin added a power play goal at 1:27 in the second period, assisted by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes…Pettersson collected three points (1-2-3) on the night with a goal of his own and two assists…Brad Richardson notched his fourth of the season at 13:03 in the second period…Quinn Hughes (1-1-2) scored the overtime winner just 51 seconds into the extra frame, with assists from Garland (0-2-2) and Horvat (1-1-2) who each had multi-point efforts…Pettersson led the team in shots (5)…Horvat and Lockwood co-led in hits (4)…Thatcher Demko faced 45 shots.

LAST 5 vs ARIZONA

  • Apr. 7/22: VAN 5 at ARI 1
  • Feb. 8/22: VAN 5 vs ARI 1
  • Mar. 4/20: VAN 2 vs ARI 4
  • Jan. 16/20: VAN 3 vs ARI 1
  • Feb. 28/19: VAN 2 at ARI 5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • Jack Rathbone reassigned to Abbotsford and Sheldon Dries recalled under emergency conditions, Apr. 7
  • Kyle Burroughs activated from injured reserve, Apr. 6

SCALDING SPECIAL TEAMS

Capitalizing on 2 of 3 power plays on Apr. 12 vs VGK and killing off all three penalties against, the Canucks’ power play improved to 32.8% (19/58) since Feb. 24 (22 GP), which ranks first in the entire NHL. The team is also 30-for-33 (90.9%) on the kill since Mar. 20 (11 GP), ranking first in the League during that stretch.

WINNING WAYS

Stopping 41 of 45 shots faced in an overtime victory on Apr. 12 vs VGK, Thatcher Demko passed Ryan Miller for seventh-most wins (65) by a Canucks goaltender in 19 fewer games played. On Apr. 9 vs SJS, Demko also became the first Canucks goaltender since Roberto Luongo (31 W) in 2011-12 and sixth ever to win 30 games in a season.

POINT CHASER

Recording a power play assist on Apr. 12 vs VGK, Alex Chiasson extended his point streak to four games, one game shy of his career-high. Collecting two points (1-1-2) on Apr. 9 vs SJS, Alex Chiasson registered his consecutive multi-point games (2-1-3 on Apr. 7 at ARI) for the first time in his career.

J.T. GOING ON 30

With a career-high 29 goals so far this season, J.T. Miller looks to join Bo Horvat (31) as the second Canuck to reach 30 goals. The last time multiple Canucks recorded 30+ goals in a single season was 2010-11 when Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler each scored 41.

RED HOT HORVAT

Bo Horvat scored twice (2-1-3) on Apr. 7 at ARI to record his first career 30-goal campaign and became the first Canucks player to reach the mark in a season since Radim Vrbata in 2014-15 (31). Horvat now has 14 goals in his last 17 games, which is t-2nd in the NHL since Mar. 9.

QUICK ON THE DRAW

Winning all 17 face-offs he took on Apr. 7 at ARI, Bo Horvat ranks t-3rd in the NHL for most face-off wins in a single game with a 100% success rate since 1997-98.

EXCEPTIONAL ELIAS

Collecting a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win on Apr. 7 at ARI, Elias Pettersson registered his 51st career multi-point game. Since his NHL debut in 2018-19, Pettersson trails only J.T. Miller for most multi-point games (55) by a Canuck.

PHYSICAL FORCE

Led by Kyle Burrough’s nine hits, the Canucks recorded a season-high 45 hits on Apr. 6 at VGK, which is tied for the most hits in a game by Vancouver (also Nov. 27/19 at PIT) since the NHL began regularly tracking hits in 2005-06.

LAMP LIGHTER

On Apr. 6 at VGK, Pettersson (2-2-4) recorded his 14th career multi-goal game (fourth this season). Since his League debut in 2018-19, the only Canucks skater with more multi-goal efforts is Bo Horvat (15).

MILLER TIME

Netting his team-leading 29th goal of the season on Apr. 3 vs VGK, J.T. Miller became the third-fastest player in franchise history to record 200 points, joining Pavel Bure (174 GP) and Alexander Mogilny (179 GP) as the only other players to reach the milestone in under 200 games.

RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES

  • Elias Pettersson – 200 Points, Mar. 26 at DAL

CURRENT INJURIES

Total man games lost (due to injuries or illness): 398 games

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