Canucks Game Day | Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks – December 17, 2023

🆚 Chicago Blackhawks
⏰ 12:00 PM. PST
📍 United Center
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Blackhawks this season: Dec. 17 (road), Jan. 22 (home) and Feb. 13 (road).
Vancouver is 89-83-22-7 all-time against Chicago, including a 34-52-7-6 record on the road.
The Canucks are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games against the Blackhawks (4-1-0 in their last 5).
J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Chicago with 16 points (3-13-16) in 20 career games.
Brock Boeser has recorded 13 points (4-9-13) in 13 career games against the Blackhawks.
Thatcher Demko is 3-1-0 with a 1.01 GAA and a .966 SV% in four career games against the Blackhawks.
In three career games (1-2-0), Casey DeSmith has a 3.72 GAA and a .876 SV% all-time against Chicago.

QUICK NUMBERS

Quinn Hughes has registered 13 points (3-10-13) in his last 15 games, totaling 39 points overall (9-30-39). He is 1st in the league for points amongst defencemen and ranks t-1st in the league for assists amongst all skaters.
J.T. Miller has 43 points overall this season (15-28-43) and has 17 points (5-12-17) in his last 15 games. He ranks 2nd in the league for points.
Brock Boeser has scored 22 goals this season, ranking 2nd in the league. His 36 points (22-14-36) this season places him 5th in the league among primary right wingers.
Elias Pettersson has 10 points (3-7-10) in his last 10 games. • Thatcher Demko has recorded three shutouts this season, tied for the most in the league.
The Vancouver Canucks are currently 2nd in the Western Conference and t-2nd in the league. They also have the highest goal differential (+41) in the league.
The Canucks currently have the most wins (17) when leading after two periods and have scored the first goal of the game 20 times, 1st in the NHL. They also have the most wins (16) when scoring first.

2023.24 TEAM RANKS

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Nick Cicek and a sixth-round pick (2024) acquired from San Jose in exchange for Jack Studnicka, Dec. 15.
Pius Suter activated off IR, Dec 14
Linus Karlsson reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec 9
Matt Irwin reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 2

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