Canucks Game Review – Page 2

2022.23

Joe Pavelski #16 of the Dallas Stars plays the puck in front of Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks during the first period. (Photo by Sam Hodde/NHLI via Getty Images)

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff CanucksBanter

March 25, 2023

Vancouver Canucks (33-34-5), 6th in the Pacific Division) defeated the Dallas Stars (38-20-14), 2nd in the Central Division) 3-1 Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the American Airlines Center.

Vancouver Extends Win Streaks

It was the Canucks third straight road win improving their road record to 16-16-4. It was also their second consecutive win, putting them 9-2-0 in their last 11-games.

For Dallas, it was just their tenth home loss of the season, snapping a 2-game home win streak.

The win was only Vancouver’s seventh win of the season, scoring 3-goals or less, improving to 7-28-4.

On The Road Again

Vancouver continues the road trip against Chicago tomorrow, March 26; and concludes in St. Louis, Tuesday, March 28.

Game Highlights

Dakota Joshua #81 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates a goal against the Dallas Stars. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

Dakota Joshua with a shorthanded goal; Brock Boeser with the winning goal; and Jack Rathbone, called up fron Abbotsford for the game on an emergency basis, each had a goal.

Single assists went to Nils Aman, J.T. Miller, Filip Hronek, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Elias Pettersson.

Elias Pettersson #40 of the Vancouver Canucks controls the puck during the second period against the Dallas Stars. (Photo by Sam Hodde/NHLI via Getty Images).

Ryan Suter scored for the Stars; and San Jose goalie Matt Murray made 21 saves for Dallas, who are now 18-10-9 at home this season. They have also now lost 4 of their last 6-games.

Canucks starting goalie Thatcher Demko made 25 saves for the Canucks for a .962 SV% (Save Percentage), and is 8-3-0 in Vancouver’s last 13 games, since returning from injury on February 27, 2023.

Ice Chips

Canucks are 16-16-4, with a 3-game win streak on the road and 5-road games left in the season.
Pettersson has a career-high 11-game point streak (5 goals, 10 assists).
Canucks are 17-18-1 at home, with 5 games left on the season.
Dallas Stars lost ground in the Central Division race, falling a point behind the Minnesota Wild for 1rst place following Minnesota’s 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
Vancouver power play continues to struggle as it was 0 for 3 against Dallas.
Canucks penalty-kill is above 70 percent success rate for the first time this season as they were 4 for 4 tonight against the Stars.
The Stars’ Miro Heiskanen 12-game scoring streak (4+16=20 pts) came to an end against Vancouver, as he was held without a point Saturday. The last team to hold him without points were also the Canucks, on Feb. 27.

Source: nhl.com

2022.23

Thatcher Demko #35 and Kyle Burroughs #44 of the Vancouver Canucks defend against Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period. (Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images)

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff CanucksBanter

March 4, 2023

Canucks Elias Pettersson broke a 1-1 tie in the 3rd period against the Toronto Maple Leafs with his 4th shorthanded goal of the season at 6:49, which was the eventual winner in a 4-1 win.

Vancouver entered the final period even with the Maple Leafs at 1-1, with Canuck Andrei Kuzmenko’s 29th goal late in the opening period at 17:51 (assists to Quinn Hughes (53) and Brock Boeser (28)); and Maple Leafs John Tavares’s early 2nd-period goal at 1:32, the only shots to beat Leaf’s goalie Matt Murray and Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko respectively.

J.T. Miller made the score 3-1 Vancouver, 44 seconds after Pettersson’s 2-1 goal at 7:33, with his own shorthanded goal, his 2nd of the season, and the Canucks were dominating the game.

Miller (35) and Tyler Myers (10) assisted on the Pettersson goal, while Pettersson (49) and Quinn Hughes (54) assisted on the Miller goal.

TWO SHORTYS IN 44 SECONDS IN THE SAME PENALTY KILL 😤 pic.twitter.com/l67kOHQoZP
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) March 5, 2023

Source: Vancouver Canucks Twitter

Nils Aman would put an exclamation on the game for the Canucks outstanding final period, snapping a shot past Murray with his 3rd goal of the season, assisted by Boeser (29) and Phillip Di Giuseppe (2) at 12:34.

Nils Aman #88 of the Vancouver Canucks scores a goal on Matt Murray #30 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period. (Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images)

Brock Boeser (0-2=2), Quinn Hughes (0-2=2), Elias Pettersson (1-1=2), and J.T. Miller (1-1=2), all picked up two points each.

Kuzmenko (1-0=1), Di Giuseppe (0-1=1), Myers (0-1=1), and Aman (1-0=1) also put their stamp on the game.

Demko slammed the door, bolting it shut and stopping 36 of 37 shots, including being 28 for 28 in the first and last periods combined, to allow Vancouver to get the opening goal of the game as well as insurance goals to put the game away in the 3rd period.

Canucks Scuttlebutt

With two assists tonight, Quinn Hughes became the fastest defenceman in NHL history to reach 200 career assists in 263 games played, beating Brian Leetch who reached the milestone in 264 games played.
Source: Vancouver Canucks Twitter

Canucks have the worst team save percentage in NHL at 87.2%. But in 3 games since he returned from injury, Thatcher Demko has stopped 104/111 shots (93.7%) and led Canucks to wins over Toronto and Dallas. So that’s what elite goaltending looks like.
Source: Iain MacIntyre Twitter

Canucks SHG from Elias Pettersson & J.T. Miller vs Leafs, 44 seconds apart is a new club record.

It breaks previous club record set by Canucks Alumni Petri Skriko who had 2 SHG 1:11 apart on Flames Mike Vernon @ Pacific Coliseum Nov.18/86.
Source: Joey Kenward Twitter