Matthew Highmore deflected a shot from the point past Jacob Markstrom to record his first goal as a Canuck at 1:02 in the first period...Travis Hamonic and Brock Boeser recorded the assists...Tyler Myers led all Canucks in time on ice (23:37), including a team-high 4:26 on the penalty kill...Myers also led the team in shots (4)...Alex Edler registered a team-high in hits (4), while Olli Juolevi paced all Canucks in blocked shots (3)...Bo Horvat went 16-for-20 (80.0%) in the face-off circle...Thatcher Demko faced 28 shots.
LAST GAME PLAYED - MAY 15/21: VAN 4 at EDM 1
Bo Horvat tied the game with a shorthanded marker at 1:27 in the second period, assisted by Tanner Pearson...Matthew Highmore scored his second goal in as many games to put Vancouver on top at 9:13 in the third period...J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes collected the assists...Travis Boyd scored just 16 seconds later to extend Vancouver's lead to two goals...Jimmy Vesey recorded the lone assist...Matthew Highmore tallied once more at 13:27 in the third period to register his first career multi-point and multi-goal game...Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller recorded the assists on the play...Quinn Hughes and Jack Rathbone registered a team-high in shots (5)...Zack MacEwen led all Canucks in hits (3)...Alex Edler logged a team-high in time on ice (26:41)...Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.
Highmore nets two in 3rd, Canucks defeat Oilers, 4-1
THE CAPTAIN'S 500TH GAME
Bo Horvat is set to play in his 500th NHL game tonight vs the Flames, becoming the 26th player in Canucks history to play at least 500 games with the team. He will also become the 21st player in franchise history to play each of his first 500 NHL games with Vancouver. The last Canuck to do so was current Flames defencemen Chris Tanev on Feb. 7/20 at Minnesota.
FRANTIC FINISH
Including their 4-1 win on May 15/21 at Edmonton, the Canucks will conclude their regular season with four games in five days for the first time in franchise history. Beginning tonight, it also marks the 11th time in club history that they'll play three games in four days to finish a season, and the first time that all three of their final games will be against the same opponent (Calgary).
KEEP IT SHORT
Tying the game on the penalty kill on May 15/21 at Edmonton, Bo Horvat scored Vancouver's fifth shorthanded goal of the season (t-10th) and first since Apr. 20/21 vs Toronto. The goal was Horvat's seventh career shorthanded tally, which is t-9th in Canucks history with former fellow centremen Henrik Sedin, Brendan Morrison, and Thomas Gradin.
HIGHMORE'S HIGHLIGHTS
Matthew Highmore buried two goals on May 15/21 at Edmonton, including his first career game-winning goal, setting new single-game career-highs in goals (2) and points (2). Logging the second-most ice time of his career (17:35), Highmore also matched a career-high in takeaways (2) and a seasonhigh in shots (4).
LEADING THE CHARGE
Collecting an assist on Vancouver's fourth goal on May 15/21 at Edmonton, Brock Boeser improved to 43 points (20-23-43) in 53 games this season, leaving him just two points shy of matching his point total from last season (45 points in 57 games). He currently leads all Canucks in goals (20), points (43), and shots (127).
PRODUCTION FROM THE POINT
With Quinn Hughes assisting on Matthew Highmore's game-winning goal on May 15/21 at Edmonton, Vancouver has now received 100 points (18-82-100) from their defencemen this season, which accounts for an NHL-high 28.7% of team points. Their 38.9% share of team assists from defencemen is also the highest in the league.
