🆚 Minnesota Wild
⏰ 7:00 PM. PST
📍 Rogers Arena
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
- Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Wild this season: Dec. 7 (home), Dec. 16 (road), Feb. 19 (road).
- Vancouver is 47-37-5-11all-time against Minnesota, including a 25-14-3-7 record on home ice.
- The Canucks are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games against the Wild (0-3-2 in their last five).
- J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against the Wild with 14 points (7-7-14) in 19 career games.
- Thatcher Demko is 0-3-2 with a 3.40 GAA and a .900 SV% in five career games against the Wild.
- In four career games (4-0-0), Casey DeSmith has a 2.22 GAA and a .931 SV% all-time against Minnesota.
QUICK NUMBERS
- Quinn Hughes has registered 20 points (5-15-20) in his last 15 games, totaling 36 points overall (9-27-36). He ranks t-4th amongst all skaters in points and he is t-1st in the league for assists (27). Hughes is also 1st for points amongst blueliners.
- J.T. Miller has 39 points overall this season (14-25-39) and has 23 points (8-15-23) in his last 15 games. He ranks 2nd in the league for points.
- Brock Boeser has scored 18 goals this season, ranking 1st in the league.
- Filip Hronek has eight points (1-7-8) in his last ten games. Hronek ranks t-3rd for points amongst defensemen.
- Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek have the most points by a defencemen pairing this season (61).
- The Vancouver Canucks are currently t-3rd in the Western Conference and t-5th in the league. They also have the second highest goal differential (+31) in the league.
2023.24 TEAM RANKS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Matt Irwin reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 2
- Nikita Zadorov acquired from Calgary in exchange for a fifth-round pick (2024) and a third-round pick (2026), Nov. 30
- Cole McWard reassigned to Abbotsford, Nov. 29
- Linus Karlsson recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 29
- Matt Irwin recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 29
- Akito Hirose reassigned to Abbotsford, Nov. 29
VANCOUVER’S 2023.24 RECORD WHEN…
- Score 4+ Goals: 12-1-0
- Score 3 Goals or Less: 4-8-1
- Allow 4+ Goals: 0-8-1
- Allow 3 Goals or Less: 16-1-0
- Scoring First: 13-4-0
- Allowing First Goal: 3-5-1
- On 0 Days Rest: 1-2-1
- On 1 Day Rest: 7-5-0
- On 2 Days Rest: 7-2-0
- On 3+ Days Rest: 1-0-0
- Score a PPG: 9-4-1
- Give up a PPG: 9-5-1
- 25 or More Shots on Goal: 12-6-1
- Less than 25 shots: 4-3-0
Source: nhl.com