Canucks Game Preview – Page 2

2022.23

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff CanucksBanter

March 26, 2023

Vancouver Canucks (33-34-5), 6th in the Pacific Division) visit the Chicago Blackhawks (24-42-6), 8th in the Central Division) in a Western Conference contest.

Chicago, Illinois; today at 3 p.m. PDT.

On The Road Some More

Vancouver plays the second game of its 3-game road trip today, concluding in St. Louis, Tuesday, March 28.

The Canucks enter the game riding a 2-game win streak, having defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday at American Airlines Center.

The Blackhawks host the Canucks in the midst of 4-game losing streak. On Saturday night, Minnesota Wild defeated Chicago 3-1 at Xcel Energy Center.

The Canucks can reach .500 on the season with a win over Chicago today.

Teams Having Different Seasons

Chicago has a 14-18-3 record on its home ice. The Blackhawks have gone 20-8-3 when scoring at least three goals.

Vancouver has a 16-16-4 record in road games. They have gone 26-6-2 when scoring 4+ goals in a game.

The matchup Sunday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Canucks won 5-2 in the previous matchup.

Team Highlights

Vancouver has a 23-14-3 record in Western Conference play; 9-8-3 against the Central Division. The Canucks have given up 263 goals while scoring 241 for a -22 scoring differential.

Chicago is 14-26-3 in Western Conference play; 8-10-2 against the Pacific Division. Blackhawks have given up 256 goals and scored 175 for a -81 scoring differential.

Players To Watch

Taylor Raddysh has 20 goals and 13 assists for the Blackhawks. Joey Anderson has scored 3 goals with 2 assists over the last 10 games.

Elias Pettersson has 33 goals and 58 assists for the Canucks. Pettersson is on a career-high 11-game points streak. J .T. Miller has scored 8 goals and added 8 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES:

Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.6 assists, 2.9 penalties, and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.0 goals per game.

Canucks: 8-2-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.0 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.0 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Canucks – Blackhawks NHL Rankings

Streaking Canucks

Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 11 game point-streak and has 15 points (5+10=15 pts) in those games.
J.T. Miller has 18 points (9+9=18 pts) in his last 11 games.
Quinn Hughes has 14 points (0+14=14 pts) in his last 13 games.
Rick Tocchet is 15-9-2 since taking over as Head Coach on January 22.
Andrei Kuzmenko (1+2=3 pts / 2 Games)
Dakota Joshua (2+1=3 pts/ 2 Games)
J.T. Miller (4+6=10 pts/ 5 Games)
Nils Aman (0+2=2 pts/ 2 Games)

Thatcher Demko Playing Like An All-Star

Since his return from injury, Demko has 8 wins in 11 games, a .922 SV% (save percentage), and a GAA (goals against average) of 2.28.

LAST 5 vs CHICAGO

Jan. 24/23: VAN 5 vs CHI 2
Jan. 31/22: VAN 3 at CHI 1
Nov. 21/21: VAN 0 vs CHI 1
Oct. 21/21: VAN 4 at CHI 1
Feb. 12/20: VAN 3 vs CHI 0

INJURIES:

Blackhawks: Colin Blackwell: out for season (groin), Jonathan Toews: out (illness), Anders Bjork: out (undisclosed), Andreas Englund: out (hamstring), Cole Guttman: out for season (shoulder), Petr Mrazek: day to day (head).

Canucks: Oliver Ekman-Larsson: out (lower body), Noah Juulsen: day to day (lower body), Ilya Mikheyev: out for season (knee), Tanner Pearson: out for season (hand), Travis Dermott: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (undisclosed).

Sources: nhl.com, Associated Press

2022.23

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff CanucksBanter

March 25, 2023

Vancouver Canucks (32-34-5), 6th in the Pacific Division) vs. Dallas Stars (38-19-14), 1rst in the Central Division)

Dallas, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. PDT

OnThe Road Again

Vancouver begins a 3-game road trip against the Stars; visiting Chicago tomorrow, March 26; and finally, St. Louis, March 28.

The Canucks can reach .500 on the road this season with a win over Dallas today.

Teams Looking To Extend Win Streaks

The Vancouver Canucks face the top-ranked team in the Central Division, the Dallas Stars.

Dallas are 18-9-9 at home, with a regulation win last game; Canucks are 15-16-4 on the road, with a 2-game win streak.

The Canucks have a 6-28-4 record in games they score three or less goals; a 26-6-2 record in games they score 4-plus goals.

Team Highlights

Vancouver has a 22-14-3 record in Western Conference play; 8-8-3 against the Central Division. The Canucks have allowed 262 goals while scoring 238 for a -24 scoring differential.

Dallas is 24-12-6 in Western Conference play; 11-9-2 against the Pacific Division. The Stars have a +49 scoring differential, with 247 total goals scored and 198 conceded.

Saturday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Canucks won 5-4 in overtime in the last meeting.

Players To Watch

Jason Robertson has 41 goals and 48 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has scored seven goals with one assist over the past 10 games.

J.T. Miller has 28 goals and 41 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has 11 assists over the last 10 games. Elias Pettersson has 33 goals and 57 assists over his 69 games this season.

LAST 10 GAMES:

Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 4.6 goals, 8.2 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Canucks: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Canucks – Stars NHL Rankings

Streaking Canucks

Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 10-game point-streak and has 14 points (5-9-14) in those games.
J.T. Miller has 17 points (9-8-17) in his last 10 games. 9 points (4+5=9) in the last 4 games
Quinn Hughes has 14 points (0-14-14) in his last 12 games. 7 points (0+7=7) the last 4 games.
Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (7-2-9) in his last 10 games.
Conor Garland has six points (1-5-6) in his last 7 games.
Phillip Di Giuseppe has three points (2+1=3 in his last 2 games

Thatcher Demko Playing Like An All-Star

Since his return from injury, Demko has 7 wins in 10 games, a .918 SV% (save percentage), and a GAA (goals against average) of 2.40.

LAST 5 vs DALLAS

Mar. 14/23: VAN 5 vs DAL 2
Feb. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
Apr. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
Mar. 26/22: VAN 4 at DAL 1
Nov. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3

INJURIES:

Stars: Tyler Seguin: out (lower body), Mason Marchment: out (lower body), Scott Wedgewood: day to day (undisclosed).

Canucks: Filip Hronek: out (upper-body), Oliver Ekman-Larsson: out (lower body), Noah Juulsen: day to day (lower body), Ilya Mikheyev: out for season (knee), Tanner Pearson: out for season (hand), Travis Dermott: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (undisclosed).