Canucks Game Day | Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks – February 17, 2024

🆚 Winnipeg Jets
⏰ 7:00 PM. PST
📍 Rogers Arena
📺 Sportsnet
📻 Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Jets this season: Feb. 17 (home), Mar. 9 (home) and Apr. 18 (road).
Vancouver is 19-25-1-2 all-time against Winnipeg, including a 10-10-1-1 record on home ice.
The Canucks are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Jets (2-3-0 in their last 5).
Elias Lindholm leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Winnipeg with 26 points (10-16-26) in 30 career games.
Thatcher Demko is 5-4-0 with a 2.11 GAA and a .936 save percentage in nine career games against the Jets.
In two career games (1-0-0), Casey DeSmith has a 3.53 GAA and a .857 save percentage all-time against Winnipeg.

QUICK NUMBERS

Elias Pettersson has 7 points (1-6-7) in his last 5 games.
Quinn Hughes has registered 13 points (1-12-13) in his last 10 games, totaling 66 points overall this season (12-54-66). He currently ranks 1st in the league for points amongst defencemen.
J.T. Miller ranks t-3rd in the league in primary assists with 33.
Filip Hronek (+38) currently leads the league in +/-.
Brock Boeser has eight points (3-5-8) in his last eight games.
Nils Höglander is on a four-game point streak (3-1-4).
Thatcher Demko currently leads the league in wins (30). Demko is also on a 10-game home winning streak, ranking 2nd in franchise history for longest home winning streak. In this span he has averaged a 2.09 GAA, .932 save percentage and has had two shutouts.
The Vancouver Canucks currently rank 1st in the league and have the highest goal differential (+63) this season.
The Canucks currently have the most wins (31) when leading after two periods, have opened the scoring 35 times this season (leading the NHL), and have the most wins when scoring first (28).

JOSHUA, BLUEGER, GARLAND: THE LIFE LINE

Through a 30-game stretch lasting from Dec. 2/23 – Feb. 13/24, the Life Line (Dakota Joshua – Teddy Blueger – Conor Garland) put up 60 points (23-47-60).
In this stretch, Dakota Joshua had 20 points (10-10-20), Teddy Blueger had 20 points (4-16-20), and Conor Garland had 20 points (9-11-20).
The Canucks had a record of 21-4-5 over this stretch.

DEMKO OOOHH DEMKO

Thatcher Demko (40 GP) owns the franchise record for fewest games needed to reach 30 wins in a season. The previous record was set by Roberto Luongo who had 30 wins in 48 games in 2008.09.
Demko (40 GP) ranks t-9th for fewest games needed to reach 30 wins in a season in NHL history. He is the 5th active goaltender to complete this feat.
Thatcher Demko recorded his 110th career win on Feb.13/24 at CHI, he holds sole possession of 4th place for most wins by a goaltender in Canucks franchise history. Roberto Luongo (252), Kirk McLean (211) and Richard Brodeur (126) all pace the list.
Thatcher Demko owns the franchise record for most wins in a non-overlapping 20 game stretch. Demko recorded 17 wins in his last 20 games lasting from Dec. 9/24 – Feb. 13/24, the previous record was 16, held by Dan Cloutier, Roberto Luongo, and Ryan Miller.
Thatcher Demko recorded a career-high nine-game winning streak lasting from Jan. 6/24 at NJD – Feb. 6/24 at CAR. He tied Dan Cloutier for the longest win streak in Canucks franchise history.
After recording a win on Feb. 6/24 at CAR, Thatcher Demko (45, now 47) currently ranks 4th for most wins by a Canucks goalie on the road. Dan Cloutier (50), Kirk McLean (86) and Roberto Luongo (105) all pace the list.
By recording his fifth shutout of the season on Jan. 22/24 vs CHI, Thatcher Demko became the fastest goalie in Canucks history to record 25 wins. Demko did so in 34 games, five games faster than the previous record set by Ryan Miller (39 GP) in 2014.15.
Demko ranks t-5th for most shutouts at home in a season by a Canucks goalie. He currently has earned four shutouts at home this season. Roberto Luongo owns the record with six shutouts at home in 2007.08 and 2008.09.
After recording his 104th career win in his 200th career game on Jan. 18/24 vs ARI, Thatcher Demko ranks t-2nd for most wins by a goalie within their first 200 games with the Canucks franchise. He is tied with Dan Cloutier and Roberto Luongo paces the list (112).
Demko (60) also ranks 4th for most career home wins by a Canucks goaltender. Richard Brodeur (82 GP), Kirk McLean (125) and Roberto Luongo (147) best the list.

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