Canucks Game Day | Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks – December 12, 2023

🆚 Tampa Bay Lightning
⏰ 7:00 PM. PST
📍 Rogers Arena
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

Tonight marks the last meeting between the Canucks and Lightning this season: Oct. 19 (4-3 L, road), Dec. 12 (home).
Vancouver is 20-18-2-2 all-time against Tampa Bay, including a 10-6-2-2 record on home ice.
The Canucks are 1-9-0 in their last 10 games against the Lightning.
J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Tampa Bay with 13 points (5-8-13) in 17 career games.
Thatcher Demko is 0-3-0 with a 3.66 GAA and a .883 SV% in four career games against the Lightning.
In two career games (1-1-0), Casey DeSmith has a 4.05 GAA and a .873 SV% all-time against Tampa Bay.

QUICK NUMBERS

Quinn Hughes has registered 15 points (4-11-15) in his last 15 games, totaling 36 points overall (9-27-36). He is t-2nd in the league for assists (27) and is also 1st for points amongst blueliners.
J.T. Miller has 40 points overall this season (15-25-40) and has 20 points (7-13-20) in his last 15 games. He ranks 2nd in the league for points.
Elias Pettersson has seven points (2-5-7) in his last five games. He has 37 points (11-26-37) this season ranking him t-5th in the league.
Brock Boeser has scored 18 goals this season, ranking t-2nd in the league. His 30 points (18-12-30) this season places him t- 3rd in the league among primary right wingers. Boeser is currently on a seven-game point streak (5-5-10).
Filip Hronek has eight points (1-7-8) in his last ten games. Hronek ranks 5th for points and 3rd for assists amongst defensemen.
Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek have the most points by a defencemen pairing this season (62).
The Vancouver Canucks are currently 2nd in the Western Conference and 4th in the league. They also have the highest goal differential (+34) in the league.
The Canucks currently have the most wins (15) when leading after the second period and have scored the first goal of the game 19 times, the most times in the NHL. They also have the most wins (15) when scoring first.

2023.24 TEAM RANKS

GAME-WINNING PETEY

After recording the GWG on Dec. 9/23 vs CAR, Elias Pettersson recorded his 26th GWG of his career. He became t-9th for most in Canucks franchise history, matching Thomas Gradin.
By recording 3 points (1-2-3) on Dec. 9/23 vs CAR, Pettersson (29 games) ranks fourth for most 3+ point performances by a Canucks player in their first 6 seasons. Pavel Bure (37), Thomas Gradin (35) and Patrick Sundstrom (30) all pace the list.

MILLER THE MAGNIFICENT

J.T. Miller matched the Canucks franchise record for fewest number of games needed to record 40 points (15-25-40, 28 GP), after scoring a goal on Dec. 9/23 vs CAR, joining Tony Tanti in 1983.84. Miller and Tanti are the only players in Canucks history to post 40 points in less than 30 games.
After assisting on two goals on Nov. 28/23 vs ANA, Miller had 35 points this season in just 23 games. He ranks t-2nd for fewest games needed to reach that mark in a season in franchise history. Only Tony Tanti (21 GP) accomplished this feat faster.

TIK TOC

With his victory on Dec. 9/23 vs CAR, Rick Tocchet recorded his 216th career coaching victory, ranking him 77th on the all-time coaching wins list.
On Dec. 5/23 vs NJD, Rick Tocchet coached his 500th game. He became the 7th person in NHL history to play in 1000 career NHL games and serve as the head coach in 500 career NHL games.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Linus Karlsson reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec 9
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

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