Game Notes: Canucks vs Flames (5/10)

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LAST MEETING - FEB. 13/21: VAN 3 vs CGY 1

Quinn Hughes opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at 9:27 in the second period...Tyler Myers restored Vancouver's one-goal lead with another unassisted tally at 14:49 in the third period...Brandon Sutter added an empty-net goal at 18:37 in the third period to secure the Canucks' victory...Loui Eriksson drew the assist on the play for this first point of the season...Brock Boeser tied a Canucks season-high with 7 shots on goal...Nils Hoglander and Jake Virtanen paced all Vancouver skaters in hits (3), while Jordie Benn led the team in blocked shots (3)...Thatcher Demko made 18 saves.

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HELP FROM THE BACKEND

With goals from Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers (GWG) on Feb. 13/21 vs Calgary, the Canucks now lead the NHL in scoring by defencemen with 39 points (6-33-39) from the blueline. Vancouver's 33 assists from the backend also account for an NHL-best 41.8% of team assists so far this season. Of the 9 defencemen to dress for the Canucks this season, 8 have registered at least one point.

SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS

Totalling a season-high 46 shots on goal on Feb. 13/21 vs Calgary, the Canucks recorded the second-highest shot differential (27) in the NHL this season. It marked the first time the Canucks have outshot the Flames by 27 in a game since Jan. 16/80 (then the Atlanta Flames). Vancouver also matched its season-high for shots in a single period with 20 shots in the first period.

QUINN-PRESSIVE

Adding to his NHL defecemen-leading point total with a goal on Feb. 13/21 vs Calgary, Hughes' 18 points (2-16-18) in 18 games played this season tie him for fourth-most points by an NHL defenceman in the first 18 team games of a season since 1985.86. He also joined Paul Reinhart (21 in 1989.90), Jiri Bubla (20 in 1983.84), and Jeff Brown (19 in 1987.88) as the only defencemen to average at least a point per team game through 18 games in Canucks history.