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PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Ducks

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Armed Forces Appreciation Night

by Canucks Communication @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks

CANUCKS VS DUCKS PREVIEW

TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
  • Tonight marks the first of foiur meetings between the Canucks and Ducks this season: Nov. 9 (home), Nov. 14 (road), Dec. 23 (home), Dec. 29 (road).
  • Vancouver is 2-7-1 in their last 10 games vs Anaheim (1-3-1 in their last 5).
  • The Canucks have a 50-47-9-6 all-time record in 112 games against the Ducks. Vancouver owns a 27-26-2-2 record at home against Anaheim.
  • Among active Canucks skaters Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in career points vs Anaheim with 23 points (5-18-23) in 52 games.
  • Jason Dickinson leads all Canucks in points per game (min. 5 GP) versus Anaheim with five points (2-3-5) in six games (0.83).
  • Jaroslav Halak has faced the Ducks 19 times in his career (11-6-1) and has a .911 SV% and 2.49 GAA.
  • Thatcher Demko has faced the Ducks once in his career (0-1-0), owning a .821 SV% and 5.01 GAA.
QUICK NUMBERS
  • Conor Garland has 10 points (3-7-10) in his last 11 games.
  • J.T. Miller has 13 points (5-8-13) in his last 11 games.
  • Bo Horvat has 10 points (5-5-10) in his last 10games.
  • Quinn Hughes has 10 points (1-9-10) in his last 11 games.
  • Elias Pettersson has eight points (2-6-8) in his last 11 games.
  • Thatcher Demko has a .922 SV% and 2.32 GAA in his last seven games (4-3-0).
LAST MEETING – FEB. 16/20: VAN 1 vs ANA 5

Elias Pettersson scored a power play goal at 11:00 in the second period…Quinn Hughes and Brandon Sutter recorded assists on the play…The Canucks outshot the Ducks 38-28…Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (26:56) and was named the third star…Bo Horvat won 19 face-offs (79%).

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3

J.T. Miller tied the game with a power play goal at 2:19 in the second period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser…Elias Pettersson notched his second goal of the season, on the power play, at 6:37 in the second period to give Vancouver the lead…Quinn Hughes and Bo Horvat recorded the assists…Bo Horvat extended Vancouver’s lead to two at 8:10 in the second period, assisted by Tanner Pearson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson…Vasily Podkolzin tallied his second goal in as many games at 15:45 in the second period…Conor Garland and Bo Horvat drew the assists…J.T. Miller potted the Canucks’ third power play goal of the game at 13:44 in the third period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson, who each recorded three points on the night…Brock Boeser added an empty netter…Bo Horvat registered a team-high in shots (6)…J.T. Miller led all Canucks in hits (5)…Thatcher Demko made 25 saves.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
  • Justin Dowling activated from injured reserve, Nov. 7
  • Nic Petan loaned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 7
  • Travis Hamonic recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
  • Jack Rathbone loaned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
ARMED FORCES APPRECIATION NIGHT

The Canucks host their annual Armed Forces Appreciation night this evening to honour the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces for their dedication and professionalism while serving our country. This year, the Canucks and their Season Ticket Members have donated over 700 tickets to the Canadian Armed Forces.

ON THE COUNT OF THREE

Quinn Hughes collected his first three-point outing of the season (0-3-3) and seventh career three-assist game on Nov. 7 vs DAL, with all assists coming on the power play. At just 22 years old, Hughes ranks t-7th all time among NHL defencemen for most games (7) with three or more assists before the age of 23, and t-1st among NHL defencemen for most games with three or more assists in their first 140 career games.

POWERING THROUGH

After failing to score a power play goal in their previous four contests (0-for-17), the Canucks combined for three power play goals (Miller x2, Pettersson) on six opportunities on Nov. 7 vs DAL, marking Vancouver’s first game with three or more power play goals since Jan. 20/21 vs MTL.

GETTING THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW

The Canucks will look to win back-to-back games on home ice for the first time this season when they take on the Anaheim Ducks. Vancouver’s only set of back-to-back wins this season came on the road in Chicago (Oct. 21) and Seattle (Oct. 23).

CALL IT A COMEBACK

Netting two third-period goals to force overtime on Nov. 2 vs NYR, the Canucks erased a third period two-goal deficit to win in overtime for the first time since Mar. 6/19 vs TOR (3-2 OTW).

KEEPING PACE

Registering two assists during Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 2 vs NYR, Conor Garland became the first player to record at least 10 points (3-7- 10) in 10 games to start his Canucks tenure since Tyler Toffoli (6-4-10) and J.T. Miller (4-7-11) in 2019.20.

OT MILLER

Tallying the overtime winner on Nov. 2 vs NYR, J.T. Miller moved into a tie for third-most overtime goals (4) in the NHL since the start of the 2019.20 season. Since joining the Canucks in 2019.20, Miller has netted four of Vancouver’s nine overtime tallies.

DEMMER’S DENIAL

Making 23 saves during Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 2 vs NYR, Thatcher Demko earned his 38th win in his 80th career game, trailing only Cory Schneider (44) and Alex Auld (39) for most wins by a Canucks goaltender through 80 games to start their NHL career with Vancouver.

CENTURY GOAL MARK

Tallying Vancouver’s lone goal late in his team’s contest on Oct. 30 vs EDM, Brock Boeser reached 100 career NHL goals, becoming the third-fastest player (259 GP) in Canucks history to reach that milestone after making his NHL debut with the club, trailing only Pavel Bure (154 GP) and Petri Skriko (253 GP).

RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES
  • Luke Schenn appeared in his 800th career game, Oct. 30 vs Edmonton
  • Brock Boeser recorded his 100th career goal, Oct. 30 vs Edmonton
  • Quinn Hughes recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 21 at Chicago
  • Conor Garland recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 19 at Buffalo

PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Rangers

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by Canucks Communication @Canucks / Vancouver Canucks November 2, 2021

CANUCKS VS RANGERS PREVIEW

TV: Sportsnet One
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and the Rangers this season: Nov. 2 (home), Feb. 27 (road).
  • Vancouver is 5-2-3 in their last 10 games vs New York (3-1-1 in their last 5).
  • The Canucks have a 36-78-8-3 all-time record in 125 games against the Rangers. Vancouver owns a 20-37-3-1 record at home against New York.
  • Among active Canucks skaters Travis Hamonic leads the team in career points vs New York with 14 points (1-13-14) in 31 games.
  • Thatcher Demko has yet to face the Rangers in his career.
  • Jaroslav Halak has faced the Rangers 35 times (most against any team) in his career (24-9-1) and has a .927 SV% and a 2.33 GAA.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his hast nine games.
  • J.T. Miller has nine points (1-7-8) in his last nine games.
  • Bo Horvat has six points (4-2-6) in his last seven games.
  • Quinn Hughes has six points (1-5-6) in his last eight games.
  • Thatcher Demko has a .936 SV% and 2.05 GAA in his last four games.

LAST MEETING – JAN. 4/20: VAN 2 vs NYR 1

Antoine Roussel opened the scoring at 1:46 in the first period, assisted by Loui Eriksson and Bo Horvat…Tyler Myers notched the game-winning goal at 18:31 in the third period…Bo Horvat and Quinn Hughes recorded the assists as Horvat posted a multi-point game (0-2-2)…Tyler Motte led the team in hits (5)…Quinn Hughes paced all Canucks skaters in shots (4)…Bo Horvat won 20 of 29 face-offs…Jacob Markstrom made 36 saves.

LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 30/21: VAN 1 vs EDM 2

Brock Boeser spoiled Edmonton’s shutout bid with his 100th career NHL goal at 19:53 in the third period…J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat registered the assists on the play, as Miller overtook Conor Garland for the team lead in scoring (1-8-9)…Conor Garland tied a Canucks season-high with in shots (6)…Tucker Poolman led the team in blocked shots (3)…Luke Schenn and J.T. Miller each had four hits…Bo Horvat won 16 of 23 face-offs…Thatcher Demko made 28 saves.

LAST 5 vs NY RANGERS

  • Jan. 4, 2020: VAN 2 vs NYR 1
  • Oct. 20, 2019: VAN 4 at NYR 2
  • Mar. 13, 2019: VAN 4 vs NYR 1
  • Nov. 12, 2018: VAN 1 at NYR 2
  • Feb. 28, 2018: VAN 5 vs NYR 6 (OT)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • Travis Hamonic recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
  • Jack Rathbone loaned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
  • Nic Petan recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Oct. 29
  • Matthew Highmore placed on injured reserve, Oct. 29
  • Justin Bailey recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Oct. 26
  • Justin Dowling placed on injured reserve, Oct. 26

GOING ‘FOUR’ IT

Having won their last three contests against the Rangers (Mar. 13/19 – Jan. 4/20), the Canucks are looking to win four consecutive games vs New York for the first time since Nov. 3/09 as part of a four-game streak that began on Dec. 13/05.

CENTURY GOAL MARK

Tallying Vancouver’s lone goal late in his team’s contest on Oct. 30 vs EDM, Brock Boeser reached 100 career NHL goals, becoming the third-fastest player (259 GP) in Canucks history to reach that milestone after making his NHL debut with the club, trailing only Pavel Bure (154 GP) and Petri Skriko (253 GP).

HIT PARADE

Despite falling 2-1 in regulation on Oct. 28 vs PHI, Vancouver registered a season-high 41 hits, which is the team’s highest single-game total since Nov. 27/19 at PIT (45). According to NHL Stats, Vancouver’s +28 hit differential (41-13=28) on Oct. 28 vs PHI is also the third-largest differential in team history (since being tracked), trailing only a +32 differential (53-21=32) on Dec. 29/99 vs PHI and a +29 differential (45-16=29) on Mar. 20/98 at OTT.

SEASONED VETERAN

Luke Schenn appeared in his 800th career regular season game on Oct. 30 vs EDM, becoming the 46th Saskatchewan-born player (45th skater, 18th defenceman) in NHL history to play 800 career games (21 with Vancouver).

DISHING IT OUT

Collecting the primary assist on Alex Chiasson‘s power play marker on Oct. 26 vs MIN, Elias Pettersson passed Patrik Sundstrom for the most career assists (91) by a primary centre under the age of 23 in Canucks history. Ranking ninth among all Canucks skaters in assists before the age of 23, Pettersson has seven games and 15 days to close the gap between himself and Dale Tallon (93), Dennis Ververgaert (97), Stan Smyl (98), Tony Tanti (102), Rick Blight (109), Rick Lanz (110), Pavel Bure (122), and Trevor Linden (176).

RECORD SETTING STREAKS

Posting 1G-1A in his team’s 4-2 win at Seattle’s inaugural home opener on Oct. 23, Conor Garland became the first player in Canucks history to record a season-opening, six-game point streak to start his tenure with the franchise. Garland joined Mike Walton (1977-78), Tony Tanti (’83-84), Barry Pederson (’88-89), Trevor Linden (’95-96), Henrik Sedin (’10-11) &Daniel Sedin (’10-11) as the only Canucks to start a season with a 6+ game point streak.

QUINN-TESSENTIAL CANUCK

Registering an assist on Tanner Pearson‘s game-winning goal on Oct. 21 at CHI, Quinn Hughes became the fastest defenceman in Canucks history to reach 100 points (12-88-100), accomplishing the feat in just 133 games. No active NHL defenceman has reached the 100 point milestone in fewer games, and Hughes is the fastest NHL defenceman since Vladimir Malakhov (125 GP, 1993.94) to reach the mark. Hughes also reached 90 career assists in fewer games (134) than all but 4 defencemen in NHL history: Mark Howe (116), Sergei Zubov (118), Stefan Persson (120) and Larry Murphy (129).

NOSE FOR THE NET

Opening the scoring with his first goal of the season on Oct. 19 at BUF, Bo Horvat notched his 140th career goal, surpassing Dennis Ververgaert and Alexander Mogilny for sole possession of 15th place in goals in franchise history.

RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES

  • Luke Schenn appeared in his 800th career game, Oct. 30 vs Edmonton
  • Brock Boeser recorded his 100th career goal, Oct. 30 vs Edmonton
  • Quinn Hughes recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 21 at Chicago
  • Conor Garland recorded his 100th career point (assist), Oct. 19 at Buffalo