Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Canucks and Golden Knights this season: Nov. 30 (home, 4-1 L), Mar. 7 (road), Apr. 2 (road), and Apr. 8 (home).
Vancouver is 5-11-2 all-time against Vegas, including a 3-5-0 record on the road.
The Canucks are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games against the Golden Knights (2-3-0 in their last 5).
Elias Pettresson leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Vegas with 15 points (7-8-15) in 13 career games.
J.T. Miller has 14 points (6-8-14) in 14 career games against the Golden Knights.
Conor Garland has 13 points (4-9-13) in 20 career games against Vegas.
In nine career games against the Golden Knights, Quinn Hughes has 10 points (1-9-10).
Thatcher Demko is 2-4-1 with a 3.75 GAA and a .894 save percentage in eight career games against Vegas.
In three career games (1-2-0), Casey DeSmith has a 4.42 GAA and a .873 save percentage versus the Golden Knights.
QUICK NUMBERS
Quinn Hughes has 73 points overall this season (12-61-73). He currently ranks 1st in the league for points amongst defencemen.
J.T. Miller (7-7-14) is currently on an eight-game point streak.
Quinn Hughes (+33) currently ranks 2nd in the league in +/-.
Thatcher Demko leads the league lead in wins (32). Demko ranks 6th in the league (min. 30 starts) with a .915 save percentage.
The Vancouver Canucks currently rank t-2nd in the league. The Canucks currently have the most wins (32) when leading after two periods, have opened the scoring 41 times this season (leading the NHL), and have the most wins when scoring first (29).
2023.24 TEAM RANKS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Guillaume Brisebois activated from LTIR and assigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 6
Vasily Podkolzin reassigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 6
Carson Soucy activated from LTIR, Mar. 5
Guillaume Brisebois placed on waivers, Mar. 5
Matt Irwin reassigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 4
Vasily Podkolzin recalled from Abbotsford, Mar. 2
Matt Irwin recalled from Abbotsford, Mar. 2
Elias Pettersson agreed to terms on an eight-year contract, Mar. 2