Canucks Game Day | Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars – December 21, 2023

🆚 Dallas Stars
⏰ 5:00 PM. PST
📍 American Airlines Center
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Stars this season: Nov. 4 (home, 2-0 W), Dec. 21 (road), Mar. 28 (home).
Vancouver is 82-87-22-9 all-time against Dallas, including a 35-48-12-5 record on the road.
The Canucks are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games against the Stars (5-0-0 in their last 5).
Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Dallas with 15 points (6-9-15) in 32 career games.
Elias Pettersson has 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 career games against the Stars.
In 13 career games, Brock Boeser has 13 points (3-10-13) against Dallas.
Thatcher Demko is 7-0-0 with a 1.86 GAA and a .939 save percentage in seven career games against the Stars.
In three career games (2-1-0), Casey DeSmith has a 1.68 GAA and a .929 save percentage all-time against Dallas.

QUICK NUMBERS

Quinn Hughes has registered 5 points (0-5-5) in his last 5 games, totaling 41 points overall (9-32-41). He ranks 1st in the league for points amongst defencemen and ranks t-2nd in the league for assists amongst all skaters.
J.T. Miller has 45 points overall this season (15-30-45) and has 17 points (4-13-17) in his last 15 games. He ranks 3rd in the league for points.
Brock Boeser has scored 23 goals this season, ranking 2nd in the league.
Elias Pettersson has 11 points (4-7-11) in his last 10 games.
Dakota Joshua (3-1-4) and Teddy Blueger (2-2-4) each have 4 points in their 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 (+45) in the league.
The Canucks currently have the most wins (19) when leading after two periods and have scored the first goal of the game 21 times, 1st in the NHL. They also have the most wins (17) 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

VANCOUVER’S 2023.24 RECORD WHEN…