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MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Penguins this season: Jan. 11 (road) and Feb. 27 (home)
• Vancouver is 43-66-11-4 all-time against Pittsburgh, including a 15-39-7-1 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games against the Penguins (2-3-0 in their last 5).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Pittsburgh with 17 points (9-8-17) in 25 career games.
• Brock Boeser has 12 points (8-4-12) in 9 career games against the Penguins.
• In 29 career games against the Penguins, Tyler Myers has 8 points (0-8-8).
• Thatcher Demko is 0-3-0 with a 4.78 GAA and a .882 save percentage against Pittsburgh in his career.
• Before being traded to the Canucks, Casey DeSmith played parts of five seasons with the Penguins (134 GP, 58-44-15) and
  has not yet played a game against them.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Quinn Hughes has registered 12 points (2-10-12) in his last 10 games, totaling 51 points overall (11-40-51). 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 55 points overall this season (19-36-55) and has 12 points (4-8-12) in his last 10 games. He ranks t-6th in the league for points.
• Brock Boeser has scored 25 goals this season, ranking t-5th in the league.
• Filip Hronek has 5 points (1-4-5) in his last 5 games, he is currently 5th in the league for assists by a defenseman.
• Conor Garland has posted 8 points (3-5-8) in his last 8 games.
• Thatcher Demko is t-3rd in the league for wins (20).
• The Vancouver Canucks currently rank 2nd in the league and have the highest goal differential (+54) in the league.
• The Canucks currently have the most wins (24) when leading after two periods (24-0-0) and have the most wins when scoring first (21).

2023.24 TEAM RANKS

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Carson Soucy activated off LTIR, Jan. 6
• Phillip Di Giuseppe placed on LTIR, Jan. 6
• Josh Bloom reassigned to Saginaw, Jan. 5

VANCOUVER’S 2023.24 RECORD WHEN…

• Score 4+ Goals: 22-1-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 5-10-3
• Allow 4+ Goals: 2-9-2
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 25-2-1
• Scoring First: 21-5-1
• Allowing First Goal: 6-6-2
• On 0 Days Rest: 3-2-1
• On 1 Day Rest: 14-6-2
• On 2 Days Rest: 8-2-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 2-1-0
• Score a PPG: 14-4-1
• Give up a PPG: 13-6-1
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 19-8-2
• Less than 25 shots: 8-3-1

Source: nhl.com