Day: November 6, 2024

Canucks Overcome Early Goal, Dominate Ducks For 5th Road Win

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By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

November 06, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 at Honda Center on November 5, 2024 to make it two consecutive wins on their 3-game California road trip.

Highlights

  • Quinn Hughes was the star of the night, recording three assists to reach 300 career NHL assists.
    • The career milestone makes Hughes the fastest player in Canucks history to reach this number and the third-fastest defenseman in NHL history behind Bobby Orr and Brian Leetch
  • Kevin Lankinen had a strong performance in net for the Canucks, stopping 21 of 22 shots for a .955 SV%.
    • He has 6 wins in his 8 games started, with points in all eight games, with a 2.09 GAA (4th in NHL) and 923 SV%. (6th in NHL).
  • The Canucks’ offense was running on all cylinders, with goals from multiple players and lines.
    • Elias Pettersson: 1 goal, 6 shots
    • Quinn Hughes: 3 assists, 3 shots
    • Danton Heinen: 1 goal, 1 assist
    • Kiefer Sherwood: 1 goal, 1 assist
    • Brock Boeser: 1 goal, 1 assist
    • Jake DeBrusk: 1 goal
    • Conor Garland, Teddy Blueger, J.T. Miller, Erik Brannstrom: 1 assist each
    • Daniel Sprong: 5 shots
    • Aatu Räty: 5 hits
    • Nils Höglander: 4 hits
  • The Ducks struggled to generate offense after the first period and couldn’t overcome the Canucks’ lead.

Game Recap:

1st Period:

  • The Ducks opened the scoring with a power-play goal by Olen Zellweger. He fired a shot from the point through traffic and past Lankinen.
  • The Canucks responded quickly with goals in 57 seconds. Brock Boeser tied the game, and then Kiefer Sherwood gave Vancouver the lead.

2nd Period:

  • Elias Pettersson (though initially credited to Quinn Hughes) scored early in the period, extending the Canucks’ lead to 3-1.
  • The Canucks controlled the game, limiting the Ducks’ chances.
  • Jake DeBrusk added to the Canucks lead with a goal midway through the period.

3rd Period:

  • Danton Heinen capped off the scoring for the Canucks with a goal in the third period.
  • The Canucks’ defense grounded the Ducks for the remainder of the game, securing a 5-1 victory.

Game Stats

Source: nhl.com

Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet speaks:

Next up for the Canucks on their 3-game California road trip are the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, November 7.

Source: nhl.com