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CANUCKS AT BLUES

TV: Amazon Prime, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Blues this season: Dec. 10 (home, 4-3 OTL), Jan. 27 (road), and Mar. 20 (road).
  • Vancouver is 79-100-18-8 all-time against St. Louis, including a 33-55-9-3 record on the road.
  • The Canucks are 2-5-3 in their last 10 regular season games against the Blues (1-1-3 in their last 5).
  • Elias Pettersson leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Louis with 21 points (6-15-21) in 15 career games.
  • In 19 career games against the Blues, J.T. Miller has 17 points (6-11-17).
  • Brock Boeser has 14 points (6-8-14) in 18 career games against St. Louis.
  • In 21 career games against the Blues, Conor Garland has 14 points (6-8-14).
  • Thatcher Demko is 3-2-3 with a 2.73 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in eight career starts against Louis.
  • Kevin Lankinen holds a record of 2-0-0 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in two career appearances against the Blues.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • Quinn Hughes has 12 points (6-6-12) in his last 10 games. Hughes leads all defencemen in assists (40) and points per game (1.23) and is t-2nd in points (54).
  • Brock Boeser has eight points (1-7-8) in his last five games against St. Louis
  • J.T. Miller has eight points (2-6-8) in his last five games against St. Louis.
  • Elias Pettersson has multipoint games in five of his last seven outings vs the Blues (4-7-11).

LAST MEETING – DEC. 10/24: VAN 3 vs STL 4 (OT)

Dakota Joshua opened the scoring just past the eight-minute-mark of the first period…Conor Garland and Tyler Myers had the assists…Zack Bolduc, Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou scored to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead…Elias Pettersson scored on the power play with 1:28 remaining in the second to cut the lead to one…Brock Boeser and Garland had the assists…Jake DeBrusk evened the game with just under two minutes remaining in regulation…Pettersson and Boeser had the helpers…Dylan Holloway scored the overtime winner 1:40 into the extra frame…Pettersson had five shots on goal…Kiefer Sherwood had eight hits…Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, and Mark Friedman each blocked two shots…Thatcher Demko stopped 21 shots.

2024.25 TEAM RANKS

 

VAN

STL

Goals For/Game

2.79 (23rd)

2.76 (24th)

Goals Against/Game

3.17 (24th)

2.98 (t-16th)

Power Play %

21.4 (16th)

18.8 (t-24th)

Penalty Kill %

80.0 (13th)

73.0 (28th)

Penalty Min./Game

10:06 (29th)

7:21 (10th)

*Rankings are accurate as of 12:00am PT on January 27, 2025

LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 25/25: VAN 2 vs WSH 1

Quinn Hughes opened the scoring just past the 12-minute mark of the first period…Nils Höglander and Filip Hronek had the assists…Hughes got his second of the night 1:24 into the second…Brock Boeser and Hronek were credited with the assists…Pierre-Luc Dubois got Washington on the board with 7:29 remaining in the third…J.T. Miller had four shots…Höglander had five hits…Miller and Derek Forbort each blocked three shots…Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves.

LAST 5 – vs ST. LOUIS

  • Dec. 10/24: VAN 3 vs STL 4 (OT)
  • Jan. 24/24: VAN 3 vs STL 4 (OT)
  • Jan. 4/24: VAN 1 at STL 2
  • Oct. 27/23: VAN 5 vs STL 0
  • Mar. 28/23: VAN 5 at STL 6 (OT)

QUINN-TASTIC

  • With his opening goal on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Quinn Hughes registered his fifth opening goal this season, surpassing Jake Middleton for the most amongst defenceman this season.
  • Scoring the game-winning goal on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Quinn Hughes tied eight other defenceman for the league lead.
  • With two goals on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Quinn Hughes tied Ed Jovanovski for the sixth-most goals by a Canucks defenceman.
  • Recording his 40th assist of the season on Jan. 23/25 at EDM, Quinn Hughes passed Dennis Kearns for the most consecutive 40-assist campaigns by a defenceman in franchise history.
  • Reaching the 50-point mark in less than 50 games for the third consecutive season on Jan. 18/25 vs EDM, Quinn Hughes became the first American defenceman in NHL history to accomplish the feat.
  • Registering two goals on Jan. 18/25 vs EDM, Quinn Hughes notched the fifth multi-goal game of his career, passing Alex Edler, Jyrki Lumme, and Rick Lanz for the second most such games by a defenceman in franchise history.
  • Scoring the team’s second goal of the game on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Quinn Hughes passed Kevin McCarthy for the ninth most goals by a defenceman in Canucks history (52).
  • Playing in his 200th career road game on Jan. 10/25 at CAR, Quinn Hughes has 188 points (22-166-188) in those 200 games, the fourth-most by a defenceman in NHL history, behind Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey, and Ray Bourque.
  • Credited with an assist on Conor Garland’s second period goal on Jan. 8/25 at WSH, Quinn Hughes passed Alex Edler for the most road points by a defenceman in franchise history (22-166-188 in 199 GP).
  • With two assists on Jan. 6/25 vat MTL, Quinn Hughes now has 326 career assists in his first 400 regular season games. The only defencemen with more assists in their first 400 career regular season games are Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey.
  • Recording two assists on Dec. 23/24 vs SJS, Quinn Hughes now has 75 career multi-assist games (now 76), the fifth most in franchise history.
  • Scoring a goal and adding two assists on Dec. 21/24 vs OTT, Quinn Hughes tied the franchise record (set by himself in 2023.24) for the fewest games to 40 points in a season by a defenceman (33 games). He also became the seventh defenceman in NHL history to accomplish this feat multiple times, joining Paul Coffey, Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, Brian Leetch, Randy Carlyle, and Steve Duchesne.

EP2

  • Rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson made his NHL debut on Jan. 25/25, vs WSH, marking the second time in NHL history that two players with the same name played in the same game for the same team (also Greg Adams and Greg Adams, nine games (two regular season, seven playoff) in 1988.89, also for Vancouver).

KEVIN BLANKINEN

  • Recording his 17th victory of the season on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Kevin Lankinen tied his career-high for most wins in a season (also 2020.21).
  • Shutting out the Maple Leafs on Jan. 11/25, Kevin Lankinen recorded the seventh shutout of his career, tying Ville Husso, Ukko-Pekka Luukonen, and Jussi Markkanen for the 10th most shutouts by a Finnish goaltender in NHL history.
  • Entering in relief on Jan. 2/25 vs SEA, Kevin Lankinen secured his 11th road win of the season, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history with as many wins in his first 14 road appearances of a season.

BOES-T IN CLASS

  • Scoring the Canucks’ first goal on Jan. 23/25 at EDM, Brock Boeser notched the 17th goal of his career against the Oilers, tied with the Los Angeles Kings for the most goals against a single franchise in his career.
  • Getting on the board just 31 seconds into the first period on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Brock Boeser tallied his fifth career opening-minute goal, tying Trevor Linden, Henrik Sedin, and Tony Tanti for the third most in franchise history.
  • Scoring his 15th goal of the season on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Brock Boeser broke a tie with Alex Burrows for the 10th most goals in franchise history (194).
  • With his power play goal on Dec. 31/24 at CGY, Brock Boeser tied Pavel Bure for seventh on the franchise’s all-time power play goals list (69) and tied Alex Burrows for the 10th-most goals in franchise history (193).
  • Scoring two goals on Dec. 28/24 vs SEA, Brock Boeser recorded the 31st multi-goal game of his career, good for sixth in franchise history.
  • Opening the scoring on Dec. 28.24 vs SEA, Brock Boeser passed Bo Horvat for the eighth-most power play goals in franchise history (68).
  • With his two-goal performance on Dec. 21/24 vs OTT, Brock Boeser became the seventh player in Canucks history to have 30 or more multi-goal games.
  • By scoring the game-tying goal with 4:50 remaining in regulation on Dec. 21/24 vs OTT, Brock Boeser tied Daniel Sedin for the third-most game-tying goals in the final five minutes of regulation (7). Elias Pettersson and Markus Naslund lead the list (8).

IT’S MILLER TIME

  • Having skated in his 400th game as a Canuck on Jan. 21/25 vs BUF, J.T. Miller has recorded 434 points (151-283-434), the second-most points in a players first 400 games with the franchise, trailing only Pavel Bure (446 points).
  • Recording four points on Jan. 6/25 at MTL, J.T. Miller broke a tie with Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin, Cliff Ronning, and Markus Naslund for the seventh-most four-point games in franchise history (9).
  • Credited with an assist on Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s second period goal on Jan. 6/25 at MTL, J.T. Miller tied Todd Bertuzzi for the 10th-most three-point games in franchise history (33).
  • With his first goal on Jan. 6/25 at MTL, J.T. Miller reaching the 150-goal mark in his Canucks career, becoming the eighth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat in fewer than 400 games, and the first since Elias Pettersson.

“KIE-FER SHER-WOOD”

  • Recording five hits on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Kiefer Sherwood has 249 on the season (now 273), passing Maxim Lapierre (244 in 2011.12) for the most hits in a single season by a Canucks forward.
  • In recording his first career hat-trick on Dec. 16/24 vs COL, Kiefer Sherwood also became the 13th player in franchise history to record a natural hat-trick and first since Brock Boeser on Dec. 12/23 vs TBL.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • Mark Friedman reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 26
  • Linus Karlsson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 22
  • D Elias Pettersson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 22
  • Noah Juulsen placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 14, Jan. 22
  • Artūrs Šilovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 22
  • Artūrs Šilovs recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Jan. 21
  • Mark Friedman recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 20
  • Guillaume Brisebois reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 19
  • Jonathan Lekkerimäki reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 19
  • Max Sasson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 16
  • Jonathan Lekkerimäki recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 16
  • Guillaume Brisebois recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 16
  • Max Sasson reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 15
  • Jonathan Lekkerimäki reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 15
  • Guillaume Brisebois reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 15
  • Filip Hronek activated from Injured Reserve, Jan. 14
  • Erik Brännström reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 13
  • Filip Hronek recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 13
  • Erik Brännström placed on waivers, Jan. 12
  • Elias Pettersson activated from Injured Reserve, Jan. 10
  • Artūrs Šilovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 9
  • Filip Hronek assigned to Abbotsford on a conditioning loan, Jan. 8
  • Jonathan Lekkerimäki recalled from Abbotsford on emergency basis, Jan. 6
  • Dakota Joshua placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to January 3, Jan. 6
  • Artūrs Šilovs recalled from Abbotsford on emergency basis, Jan. 3
  • Elias Pettersson placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to December 23, Jan. 3

THE LAST TIME…

  • The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Jan. 25/25 vs WSH
  • The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Dec. 19/24 at VGK
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Dec. 28/24 vs SEA
  • The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Jan. 25/25 vs WSH
  • The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Jan. 21/25 vs BUF
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 6/25 at MTL
  • The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Dec. 6/24 vs CBJ
  • The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Jan. 23/25 at EDM
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH
  • The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Feb. 24/24 vs BOS
  • The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Jan. 23/25 at EDM
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Dec. 21/24 vs OTT
  • The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Jan. 2/25 at SEA
  • The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Jan. 3/25 vs NSH
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Jan. 6/25 at MTL
  • The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Dec. 6/24 vs CBJ
  • The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Dec. 19/24 at VGK
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH

2024.25 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

  • Most Goals Scored, Game: 6, Oct. 22/24 at CHI
  • Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 3x, Latest Oct. 26/24 vs PIT, 2nd period
  • Most Goals Allowed, Game: 7, Nov. 9/24 vs EDM
  • Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, 2x, Latest Nov. 27/24 at PIT, 1st period
  • Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, 3x Latest Jan. 10/25 at CAR
  • Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, 4x, Latest Jan. 11/25 at TOR
  • Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 4x, Latest Jan. 18/25 vs EDM
  • Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 5x, Latest Jan. 23/25 at EDM
  • Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, Dec. 16/24 vs COL
  • Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, 4x, Latest Dec. 21/24 vs OTT
  • Most Shots, Game: 37, Nov. 5/24 at ANA
  • Most Shots, Period: 21, Jan. 8/25 at WSH, 2nd period
  • Most Shots, OT: 3, 3x, Latest Dec. 18/24 at UTA
  • Fewest Shots, Game: 15, Nov. 26/24 at BOS
  • Fewest Shots, Period: 2, 2x, Latest Dec. 19/24 at VGK, 2nd period
  • Fewest Shots, OT: 0, 4x, Latest Jan. 6/25 at MTL
  • Most Shots Allowed, Game: 34, 3x, Latest Jan. 23/25 at EDM
  • Most Shots Allowed, Period: 20, Jan. 14/25 at WPG, 2nd period
  • Most Shots Allowed, OT: 5, Jan. 8/25 at WSH
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 18, Jan. 8/25 at WSH
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 2, 2x, Latest Jan. 8/25 at WSH, 3rd period
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
  • Most Hits, Game: 51, Jan. 3/25 vs NSH
  • Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most Blocked Shots, Game: 26, Nov. 26/24 at BOS
  • Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 7, Nov. 5/24 at ANA
  • Largest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, 2x, Latest Dec. 12/24 vs FLA
  • Largest Margin of Defeat: 6 goals, Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
  • Longest Win Streak: 4 games, Oct. 17-26/24
  • Longest Point Streak: 5 games, Oct. 17-28/24 (4-0-1)
  • Longest Winless Streak: 4 games, Jan. 3-10/25 (0-2-2)
  • Longest Pointless Streak: 2 games, 3x, Latest Jan. 21-23/25

VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…

  • Score 4+ Goals: 12-1-4
  • Score 3 Goals or Less: 9-16-6
  • Allow 4+ Goals: 1-12-6
  • Allow 3 Goals or Less: 20-5-4
  • Scoring First: 10-4-6
  • Allowing First Goal: 11-13-4
  • On 0 Days Rest: 1-4-0
  • On 1 Day Rest: 12-9-7
  • On 2 Days Rest: 6-3-1
  • On 3+ Days Rest: 2-1-2
  • Score a PPG: 12-4-7
  • Give up a PPG: 7-10-5
  • 25 or More Shots on Goal: 12-8-7
  • Less than 25 shots: 9-9-3

THREE STARS – JANUARY

  • Miller – 15 pts
  • Lankinen – 15 pts
  • Hughes – 15 pts
  • Pettersson – 5 pts
  • Myers – 5 pts

DECEMBER WINNER – Hughes (20 pts)

NOVEMBER WINNER – DeBrusk (20 pts)

OCTOBER WINNER – Lankinen (25 pts)

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection