Canucks Game Day | Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators – December 19, 2023

🆚 Nashville Predators
⏰ 5:00 PM. PST
📍 Bridgestone Arena
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

Tonight marks the third and final of three meetings between the Canucks and Predators this season: Oct. 24 (3-2 W, road), Oct. 31 (5-2 W, home) and Dec. 19 (road).
Vancouver is 48-28-2-7 all-time against Nashville, including a 23-15-1-4 record on the road.
The Canucks are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games against Nashville (3-0-2 in their last 5).
Quinn Hughes leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Nashville with 18 points (0-18-18) in 12 career games.
Elias Pettersson has recorded 16 points (9-7-16) in 14 career games against the Predators.
Thatcher Demko is 4-2-1 with a 2.58 GAA and a .911 save percentage in six career games against the Predators.
In two career games (1-1-0), Casey DeSmith has a 2.46 GAA and a .915 save percentage all-time against Nashville.

QUICK NUMBERS

Quinn Hughes has registered 12 points (3-9-12) 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-3rd in the league for assists amongst all skaters.
J.T. Miller has 45 points overall this season (15-30-45) and has 18 points (5-13-18) in his last 15 games. He ranks 3rd in the league for points.
Brock Boeser has scored 23 goals this season, ranking t-1st in the league.
Elias Pettersson has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last 10 games.
Dakota Joshua has 4 points (3-1-4) in his last 5 games.
Thatcher Demko leads the NHL in wins (16).
The Vancouver Canucks are currently 2nd in the Western Conference and 2nd in the league. They also have the highest goal differential (+42) in the league.
The Canucks currently have the most wins (18) 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.

DIALED IN DEMKO

On Dec. 18/23, Thatcher Demko was named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week. Demko went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals against average, a .957 save percentage and one shutout.
As of Dec. 18/23, Demko ranks t-5th in the league for GAA (2.34) and 7th in the league for save percentage (.921%). He also ranks t-1st for most shutouts in the league (3).
Demko stopped 36 shots for his third shutout of the season and sixth of his career on Dec. 14/23 vs FLA.
Demko is currently t7th for most shutouts in Canucks franchise history with Richard Brodeur, Garth Snow and Eddie Lack.
Demko became the first goaltender to record 15 wins in the NHL this season. Demko (22 GP) is the third goaltender in Canucks franchise history to complete this feat in 22 or fewer games. Ryan Miller (18 GP, 2014.15) and Cory Schneider (22 GP, 2010.11) are the only other goalies in franchise history to complete this feat.

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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