Game Notes: Canucks vs. Penguins

October 26, 2024

CANUCKS VS PENGUINS

TV: CBC, Sportsnet, CITY, SportsNet Pittsburgh

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Penguins this season: Oct. 26 (home) and Nov. 27 (road). Vancouver is 44-66-11-5 all-time against Pittsburgh, including a 28-27-4-4 record at home. The Canucks are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games against the Penguins (2-2-1 in their last 5). J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Pittsburgh with 22 points (10-12-22) in 27 games. In 11 career games against the Penguins, Brock Boeser has 15 points (11-4-15). Jake DeBrusk has 14 points (7-7-14) in 20 career games against Pittsburgh. Kevin Lankinen has one career appearance against the Penguins, holding a 1.24 goals against average and a .938 save percentage. Artūrs Šilovs has yet to face Pittsburgh in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS

Brock Boeser has six points (4-2-6) in six games this season and is currently on a four-game point streak (2-2-4). Kiefer Sherwood is currently on a three-game point streak (1-3-4), tied for the longest of his career. Teddy Blueger is currently on a three-game point streak (1-2-3). Conor Garland has six points (3-3-6) in six games this season. Quinn Hughes has four points (1-5-6) in six games this season.

LAST MEETING – FEB. 27/24: VAN 4 vs PIT 5 (OT)

Nils Höglander opened scoring for the game with his 18th of the season at 10:23 in the first period…Tyler Myers and Ilya Mikheyev were credited with the assists…Brock Boeser scored a goal on the power play at 17:43 in the first period…J.T. Miller and Filip Hronek assisted the goal…The Penguins scored two goals to tie the game…Miller scored his 30th goal of the season, short-handed, at 10:05 in the second period…Elias Pettersson and Thatcher Demko were awarded the assists…Pittsburgh scored two goals, including the winner in OT…Miller (6-5-11) and Boeser (4-3-7) extended their point streaks to five games…Nils Höglander appeared in his 200th career NHL game…Boeser led the team in shots (6)…Miller led the team in hits (4)…Demko made 36 saves and recorded his first point of the season.

2024.25 TEAM RANKS

*Rankings accurate as of 7:00am PT on October 26, 2024

LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 22/24: VAN 6 at CHI 3

Danton Heinen opened the scoring 21 seconds into the first period…Teddy Blueger and Kiefer Sherwood picked up the assists…J.T. Miller scored his third of the season just past the six-minute mark of the first on the power play…Quinn Hughes and Conor Garland registered the assists…Ryan Donato answered for Chicago just before ethe nine-and-a-half minute mark…Heinen scored his second of the contest at 10:46 of the first…Filip Hronek and Sherwood were awarded the helpers…Taylor Hall answered back for Chicago…Garland scored his third of the campaign just past the 15 minute mark of the first…Elias Pettersson and Miller had the assists…Brock Boeser extended the lead to three at 10:29 of the third period…Miller and Hughes had the assists…Pius Suter put home his first of the season 29 seconds later…Erik Brännström and Nils Åman had the assists…Tyler Bertuzzi cut the lead to three with just under six minutes remaining…Hughes led the team in shots with five…Sherwood had a team-high 12 hits…Garland, Hronek, Brännström, Myers and Desharnais had two blocked shots each…Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves.

LAST 5 – vs PITTSBURGH

Feb. 27/24: VAN 3 vs PIT 4 (OT) Jan. 11/24: VAN 4 at PIT 3 (OT) Jan. 10/23: VAN 4 at PIT 5 Oct. 28/22: VAN 5 vs PIT 1 Dec. 4/21: VAN 1 vs PIT 4

QUINN-TASTIC

Recording two assists on Oct. 22/24 at CHI, Quinn Hughes now has 148 career assists on the road, passing Alex Edler for the seventh-most in franchise history (H. Sedin leads with 406). With an assist on the overtime winner on Oct. 17/24, Quinn Hughes now has 18 career overtime points, the third-most in franchise history, behind only Daniel Sedin (31) and Henrik Sedin (29). Registering nine shots on goal on Oct. 17 at FLA, Quinn Hughes set a new career-high for most shots in a single game. With two assists on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, Quinn Hughes passed Dennis Kearns for the most points by a Canucks defenceman in season opening games (10, 1-9-10).

J…T…MILLERRRRR

Recording one goal and two assists on Oct. 22/24 at CHI, J.T. Miller now has 17 games with at least a goal and two assists with Vancouver, tied with Cliff Ronning and Pavel Bure for the seventh-most such games in franchise history (D. Sedin leads with 30). Scoring the overtime winner on Oct. 17/24 at FLA, J.T. Miller now has 10 overtime goals with the Canucks, breaking a tie with Brendan Morrison for the second-most in franchise history. With his 26th career game-winning goal as a member of the Canucks coming on Oct. 17/24 vs FLA, J.T. Miller is now tied with Thomas Gradin for the 10th most game-winning goals in franchise history. Skating in his 800th career game on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, J.T. Miller recorded a first period assist and the game-tying goal with 1:37 remaining.

KEVIN BLANKINEN

Making 26 stops for his first shutout as a Canuck Oct. 19/24 at PHI, Kevin Lankinen became the seventh goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout within his first three starts as a Canuck, and the first since Anders Nilsson.

TYLER MYERS FOR 1000

Skating in his 1000th career game on Oct. 19/24 at PHI, Tyler Myers became the eighth player in Canucks history to play his 1000th career game with the club, and only the second to record a point in Game #1000, joining Markus Naslund.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

Making his second start as a Canuck, Kevin Lankinen recorded his first win with the team in a 4-3 victory on Oct. 17/24 at FLA. Skating in his fourth game with the Canucks, Kiefer Sherwood registered his first point as a Canuck with an assist on Oct. 17/24 at FLA. Skating in his second game as a Canuck on Oct. 11/24 vs PHI, Derek Forbort recorded his first point in a Canucks uniform, assisting on Teddy Blueger’s second period goal. Making their Canucks debuts on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, Danton Heinen (0-1-1), Jake DeBrusk (0-1-1), and Daniel Sprong (1-0-1) each got on the scoresheet.

“THEY SEE ME ROLLIN’”

Scoring a power play goal on Oct. 15/24 at TBL, Conor Garland has points in three straight games to open the season. This is the second time in his career he has started a season with points in at least three straight games, joining 2021.22 (six games).

HÖG START

Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 11/24 vs PHI, Nils Höglander has points in two straight games to begin the 2024.25 season. This is the second-consecutive season that Höglander has opened the season with points in the opening two games.

TWICE AS NICE

Brock Boeser scored two goals in the team’s home opener on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY. He now has eight goals in six career season-opening games, tied with Markus Naslund for the most in franchise history.

FIRED UP FOR A NEW SEASON

The Vancouver Canucks open their 55th season by hosting the Calgary Flames. This is the 10th time the Canucks have hosted the Flames in franchise history in their regular season opener, and the first time since 2018.19.

NEW FACES

Entering the 2024.25 season, the Canucks have seven new additions that will be suiting up for the first time in a Canucks uniform: Jake DeBrusk agreed to terms on a seven-year contract on July 1 after posting 40 points (19-21-40) in 80 games with the Boston Bruins in 2023.24. Danton Heinen agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after scoring 36 points (17-19-36) in 74 games with the Boston Bruins in 2023.24. Kiefer Sherwood agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after potting 27 points (10-17-27) in 68 games with the Nashville Predators in 2023.24. Daniel Sprong agreed to terms on a one-year contract on July 20 after scoring 43 points (18-25-43) in 76 games with the Detroit Red Wings in 2023.24. Vincent Desharnais agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after recording 11 points (1-10-11) in 78 games with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023.24. Derek Forbort agreed to terms on a one-year contract on July 1 after posting four points (0-4-4) in 35 games for the Boston Bruins in 2023.24. Kevin Lankinen agreed to terms on a one-year contract on September 21 after posting a record of 11-6-0 with a 2.82 goals against average and a .908 save percentage in 24 games with the Nashville Predators in 2023.24.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 25 Erik Brännström recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 25 Arshdeep Bains reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 24 Erik Brännström reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 24 Erik Brännström recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 17 Aaty Räty assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 16 Ty Young re-assigned to Kalamazoo, Oct. 14 Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 10 Mark Friedman assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 9 Mark Friedman placed on waivers, Oct. 8 Arshdeep Bains assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 7 Dakota Joshua placed on season-opening injured non-roster, Oct. 7 Thatcher Demko placed on season-opening injured non-roster, Oct. 7 Jiri Patera claimed on waivers from Boston, Oct. 7 Nils Höglander signed to a three-year contract extension, Oct. 6 Erik Brännström acquired from Colorado in exchange for Tucker Poolman and a 2025 fourth-round pick. Akito Hirose assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 5

THE LAST TIME…

The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct. 22/24 at CHI The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Mar. 16/24 vs WSH The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct. 9/24 vs CGY The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Oct. 22/24 at CHI The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Feb. 19/24 at MIN The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Oct. 11/24 vs PHI The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Mar. 5/24 at LAK The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 15/24 at TBL The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Feb. 10/24 at DET The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Feb. 24/24 vs BOS The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 15/24 at TBL The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Apr. 10/24 vs ARI The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Oct. 17/24 at FLA The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 18/24 at WPG The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Oct. 11/24 vs PHI The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Oct. 17/24 at FLA The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 18/24 at WPG The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Dec. 21/23 at DAL

2024.25 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

Most Goals Scored, Game: 6, Oct. 22/24 at CHI Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 2x, Latest Oct. 22/24 at CHI, 1st period Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY Most Goals Allowed, Period: 3, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 3rd period Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 15/24 at TBL Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, Oct. 19/24 at PHI Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 22/24 at CHI Most PPG Allowed, Game: 1, 4x, Latest Oct. 22/24 at CHI Most SHG Scored, Game: 0 Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY Most Shots, Game: 33, Oct. 17/24 at FLA Most Shots, Period: 15, 2x, Latest Oct. 19/24 at PHI, 1st period Most Shots, OT: 3, Oct. 17/24 at FLA Fewest Shots, Game: 24, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY Fewest Shots, Period: 3, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 2nd period Fewest Shots, OT: 0, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY Most Shots Allowed, Game: 34, Oct. 22/24 at CHI Most Shots Allowed, Period: 15, Oct. 17/24 at FLA, 2nd period Most Shots Allowed, OT: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/24 vs PHI Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 26, 2x, Latest Oct. 19/24 at PHI Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 17/24 at FLA, 1st period Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Oct. 17/24 at FLA Most Hits, Game: 41, Oct. 17/24 at FLA Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY Most Blocked Shots, Game: 18, Oct. 17/24 at FLA Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 10, Oct. 19/24 at PHI Largest Margin of Victory: 3 goals, 2x, Latest Oct. 22/24 at CHI Largest Margin of Defeat: 3 goals, Oct. 15/24 at TBL Longest Win Streak: 3 games, Oct. 17-22/24 Longest Point Streak: 3 games, Latest Oct. 17-22/24 Longest Winless Streak: 2 games, Oct. 9-11/24 Longest Pointless Streak: N/A

VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…

Score 4+ Goals: 1-0-1 Score 3 Goals or Less: 2-1-1 Allow 4+ Goals: 0-1-1 Allow 3 Goals or Less: 3-0-1 Scoring First: 3-0-2 Allowing First Goal: 0-1-0 On 0 Days Rest: 0-0-0 On 1 Day Rest: 2-0-1 On 2 Days Rest: 1-0-0 On 3+ Days Rest: 0-1-1 Score a PPG: 1-1-1 Give up a PPG: 1-0-2 25 or More Shots on Goal: 3-1-1 Less than 25 shots: 0-0-1

THREE STARS – OCTOBER

Lankinen – 15 pts Miller – 10 pts Boeser – 5 pts Heinen – 5 pts Garland - pts Myers – 5 pts

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection