GAME DAY | Canucks vs. Panthers
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Panthers this season: Jan. 11 (5-2 L), Jan. 21 (home).
• Vancouver is 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs Florida (3-2-0 in their last 5).
• The Canucks have an 18-11-6-3 all-time record in 38 games against the Panthers. Vancouver holds a 10-3-5-1 record at home against Florida.
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller (6-11-17 in 21 GP) and Tyler Myers (2-15-17 in 29 GP) lead the team in scoring vs Florida with 17 points.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Brock Boeser has nine points (6-3-9) in his last 11 games.
• Bo Horvat has seven points (6-1-7) in his last nine games.
• J.T. Miller has 11 points (5-8-11) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has nine points (0-9-9) in his last 10 games.
• Elias Pettersson has seven points (5-2-7) in his last 11 games.
• Tanner Pearson has six points (2-4-6) in his last nine games.
• Thatcher Demko has posted a .932 SV% and 2.06 GAA in his last 12 games (9-3-0).
LAST MEETING - JAN. 11/22: VAN 2 at FLA 5
Jason Dickinson got the Canucks on the board at 11:31 in the first period...Conor Garland and Brad Hunt recorded the assists...Juho Lammikko notched his second goal of the season at 4:34 in the third period...Tyler Motte and Brad Hunt assisted on the play...J.T. Miller and Tanner Pearson each registered five shots...Luke Schenn and Jason Dickinson each had four hits...Elias Pettersson led all Canucks in blocked shots (5)...Thatcher Demko faced 26 shots.
LAST GAME PLAYED - JAN. 18/22: VAN 3 at NSH 1
Elias Pettersson notched his third goal in two games to even the score at 7:23 in the second period...Vasily Podkolzin and Nils Höglander assisted on the play...Brock Boeser scored the eventual GWG on the power play at 3:41 in the third period, assisted by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes...Juho Lammikko added an insurance marker at 12:19 in the third period, assisted by Tyler Motte...Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (26:39)...Brock Boeser registered a team-high in shots (5)...Kyle Burroughs matched a Canucks season-high in hits (7)...Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.
LAST 5 vs FLORIDA
• Jan. 11/22: VAN 2 at FLA 5
• Jan. 9/20: VAN 2 at FLA 5
• Oct. 28/19: VAN 7 vs FLA 2
• Jan. 13/19: VAN 5 vs FLA 1
• Oct. 13/18: VAN 3 at FLA 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• J.T. Miller and Thatcher Demko placed into COVID-19 protocol, Jan. 20
• Michael DiPietro and Justin Bailey recalled to Taxi Squad, Jan. 20
• Sheldon Dries recalled to Taxi Squad, Jan. 19
• Michael DiPietro and Sheldon Rempal assigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 19
• Bo Horvat placed into COVID-19 protocol, Jan. 18
• Justin Dowling removed from COVID non-roster status, Jan. 16
• Conor Garland placed into COVID-19 protocol, Jan. 16
• Michael DiPietro recalled to Taxi Squad, Jan. 16
• Jaroslav Halak placed into COVID-19 protocol, Jan. 15
ROAD WARRIORS
Returning home on Friday night vs FLA, the Canucks are coming off their second-longest road stretch in team history, having played nine consecutive games on the road (5-3-1) for the first time since the 2009.10 season when the team played 14 consecutive road games while Rogers Arena was occupied for the 2010 Olympic Games.
CLOSING IN ON 1,000
Entering Friday's contest vs Florida, Bruce Boudreau is just two games shy of 1,000 games coached (577-305-116), having coached 998 career regular season games with Vancouver (14), Minnesota (303), Anaheim (352), and Washington (329). He is poised to become the 29th coach in NHL history and sixth active Head Coach (Trotz, Ruff, D. Sutter, Laviolette, Tippett) to reach the milestone.
On Jan. 1 at SEA, Boudreau (8-0-1) became the third coach in NHL history to begin his tenure with a new team on a nine-game point streak. In December, Boudreau also tied the NHL coaching record for most consecutive wins (7) to start a tenure with a new team.
GOOD COMPANY
Making 31 saves during a 4-2 win on Jan. 16 at WSH, Thatcher Demko (103 GP) required the fourth-fewest games to reach 50 career wins with the Canucks, behind only Roberto Luongo (81 GP), Corey Schneider (88 GP) and Dan Cloutier (102 GP).
DEMKO'S DECEMBER
Making 22 saves in the 2-1 OT win at ANA on Dec. 29, Demko extended his career-best winning streak to six games (later seven games). During the month of December, Demko posted a record of 7-1-0 to go along with a .946 SV% and 1.72 GAA, ranking first in the NHL in saves (243), shots faced (257), and t-1st in wins (7). On Dec. 13, he was named the NHL's First Star of the Week and on Jan. 1, he was named the NHL's Third Star of the Month.
HERO HUGHES
On Jan. 16 at WSH, Quinn Hughes collected two assists to record his 30th point of the season (2-28-30 37GP). Only two defencemen in Canucks history required fewer games in a season then Quinn Hughes (37) to reach the 30-point mark: Paul Reinhart (28 GP in 1989-90 &30 in 1988-89) and Jeff Brown (31 GP in 1994-95).
Hughes also collected his 22nd multi-assist game on Jan. 16, which is the most among all Vancouver players since he entered the NHL in 2018-19.
MAGNIFICENT MILLER
Collecting an assist on Jan. 1 at SEA, J.T. Miller set a career-high nine-game point streak (3-10-13), besting his previous eight-game mark (twice). Miller also ranks t-3rd with Mike Walton for highest points-per-game (0.98) by a player with the Canucks franchise (min. 20 GP), trailing only Pavel Bure (1.12) and Alexander Mogilny (0.99).
