Canucks Week In Review | December 01, 2024

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

December 01, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks’ (13-7-3, P%-.630, t-3rd Pacific Division) started their week continuing with a 6-game road trip beginning with games against the Boston Bruins on November 26th, Pittsburgh Penguins on November 27th, Buffalo Sabres on November 29th, and Detroit Red Wings on December 1st. .

Games of The Week

November 26th at Boston Bruins (2-0 Win):
- Jake DeBrusk scores winning goal against former team: It was DeBrusk’s first game in Boston since signing with the Canucks as a free agent in the offseason.
- Canucks shut out Bruins: Vancouver goalie Kevin Lankinen earned the shutout, stopping all 33 shots he faced for his 8th consecutive road win, and 2nd shutout of the season.
- Strong defensive performance: The Canucks played a strong defensive game, limiting the Bruins’ scoring opportunities. Vancouver blocked 26 shots to Boston’s 11.
November 27th at Pittsburgh Penguins (5-4 Loss):
- Vancouver strikes early: The Canucks tied the game at 1-1 after the Penguins opened the scoring in the first period, but the Penguins stormed back with four unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead.
- Rust and Karlsson lead the way: Penguins forward Bryan Rust scored two goals and added an assist, while defenseman Erik Karlsson had three assists.
- Canucks mount late comeback: The Canucks scored three consecutive goals in the final two periods to make it a close game, but they couldn’t complete the comeback.
November 29th at Buffalo Sabres (4-3 OT Win):
- Garland scores the game-winner: Conor Garland scored the game-winning goal with 1:01 left in overtime, giving the Canucks their third win in 4 games on their 6-game road trip.
- Canucks overcome early deficit: The Canucks trailed 1-0 after the first period but battled back to secore three consecutive goals going into the last seven minutes of the game.
- Sabres force overtime: Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch scored in 109 seconds, and both teams were unable to decide the winner in regulation.
- Strong penalty kill: The Canucks penalty kill unit was perfect, killing off all five Sabres power plays.
December 1st at Detroit RedWings (5-4 OT Win):
- Kevin Lankinen became the first goalie in NHL history to win the first 10 road appearances to start a season.
- Jake DeBrusk had his second career hat trick, including the game-winner in overtime, and chipped in with an assist on the goal to send the game into overtime.
- Quinn Hughes had three assists and became the Canucks’ all-time assists leader among defensemen (313) overtaking former Canuck Alex Edler.
- Elias Pettersson had 3 primary assists; Brock Boeser, one helper.