🆚 Chicago Blackhawks
⏰ 7:00 PM. PST
📍 Rogers Arena
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
- Today marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Blackhawks this season: Dec. 17 (road, 4-3 W), Jan. 22 (home) and Feb. 13 (road).
- Vancouver is 90-83-22-7 all-time against Chicago, including a 55-31-15-1 record on home ice.
- The Canucks are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games against the Blackhawks (5-0-0 in their last 5).
- J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Chicago with 18 points (3-15-18) in 21 career games.
- Brock Boeser has 14 points (5-9-14) in 14 career games against the Blackhawks.
- Elias Pettersson recorded 13 points (5-8-13) in 13 career games against Chicago.
- Thatcher Demko is 4-1-0 with a 1.41 GAA and a .952 save percentage in five career games against the Blackhawks.
- In three career games (1-2-0), Casey DeSmith has a 3.72 GAA and a .876 save percentage all-time against Chicago.
QUICK NUMBERS
- Elias Pettersson has 16 points (10-6-16) in his last eight games.
- Quinn Hughes has registered 17 points (2-15-17) in his last 15 games, totaling 56 points overall (11-45-56). He ranks 1st in the league for points amongst defencemen.
- J.T. Miller has 63 points overall this season (21-42-63) and has 20 points (6-14-20) in his last 15 games. Miller leads the league in primary assists with 30.
- J.T. Miller (2-3-5), Elias Pettersson (3-1-4), Quinn Hughes (0-5-5), Teddy Blueger (0-4-4), and Dakota Joshua (1-2-3) are all on three-game point streaks.
- Quinn Hughes (+34) leads the league, and Filip Hronek (+33) is second in +/-.
- Thatcher Demko recorded his fourth shutout of the season on January 13 and is currently 2nd in the league for wins.
- The Vancouver Canucks currently rank 1st in the league and have the highest goal differential (+59) in the league.
- The Canucks currently have the most wins (28) when leading after two periods, have opened the scoring 32 times this season (first in the league) and have the most wins when scoring first (25).
2023.24 TEAM RANKS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Linus Karlsson reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 21
- Linus Karlsson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 19
- Linus Karlsson reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 16
- Mark Friedman assigned to Abbotsford on a Conditioning Loan, Jan. 16
VANCOUVER’S 2023.24 RECORD WHEN…
- Score 4+ Goals: 24-1-0
- Score 3 Goals or Less: 7-10-4
- Allow 4+ Goals: 3-9-2
- Allow 3 Goals or Less: 28-2-2
- Scoring First: 25-5-2
- Allowing First Goal: 6-6-2
- On 0 Days Rest: 3-2-1
- On 1 Day Rest: 17-6-3
- On 2 Days Rest: 9-2-0
- On 3+ Days Rest: 2-1-0
- Score a PPG: 17-4-2
- Give up a PPG: 13-6-2
- 25 or More Shots on Goal: 21-8-3
- Less than 25 shots: 10-3-1
Source: nhl.com
