GAME DAY - v1 - CDC -_APR.09

CANUCKS AT KINGS

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, FanDuel Sports Network West

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks the third of four meetings between the Canucks and Kings this season: Nov. 29 (road, 2-1 OTL), Mar. 26 (home, 4-0 L), Apr. 9 (road), and Apr. 14 (home).
  • Vancouver is 121-108-32-12 all-time against Los Angeles, including a 51-65-16-6 record on the road.
  • The Canucks are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games against the Kings (2-2-1 in their last five).
  • Evander Kane leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Los Angeles with 27 points (13-14-27) in 38 career games.
  • In 25 career games against the Kings, Brock Boeser has 23 points (17-6-23).
  • Elias Pettersson has 21 points (9-12-21) in 23 career games against Los Angeles.
  • In 14 career games against the Kings, Jake DeBrusk has eight points (5-3-8).
  • Kevin Lankinen is 3-1-1 with a 1.89 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage in six career games against Los Angeles.
  • Nikita Tolopilo has yet to appear in a game against the Kings in his career.  
  • Jiri Patera has yet to appear in a game against Los Angeles in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • Brock Boeser has seven points (4-3-7) in his last six games.
  • In his last two games, Linus Karlsson has three points (2-1-3).  

LAST MEETING – MAR. 26/26: VAN 0 vs LAK 4

Scott Laughton opened the scoring on the power play with 2:26 left in the first…Trevor Moore doubled the lead 1:21 into the second…Artemi Panarin made it 3-0 with 39 seconds remaining in the middle frame…Quinton Byfield added an empty-netter with 2:24 left in regulation…Teddy Blueger and Jake DeBrusk each had three shots…Aatu Räty had three hits…Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson, and Evander Kane each blocked two shots…Kevin Lankinen made 34 saves. 

2025.26 TEAM RANKS

 

VAN

LAK

Goals For/Game

2.56 (31st)

2.68 (28th)

Goals Against/Game

3.83 (32nd)

2.95 (t-8th)

Power Play %

20.5 (16th)

17.1 (29th)

Penalty Kill %

71.7 (32nd)

74.8 (30th)

Penalty Min./Game

8:32 (16th)

8:21 (t-13th)

*Rankings are accurate as of 12:00am PT on April 9, 2026

LAST GAME PLAYED – APR. 7/26: VAN 1 vs VGK 2

Max Sasson opened the scoring 12:50 into the second period…Teddy Blueger and Linus Karlsson had the assists…Brayden McNabb tied the game with 4:14 left in the second…Cole Smith gave Vegas the lead with 7:47 left in the third…Filip Hronek and Marco Rossi each had two shots…Hronek had six hits…Tom Willander, Marcus Pettersson, and Jake DeBrusk each blocked three shots…Nikita Tolopilo made 26 saves.

LAST 5 – vs LOS ANGELES

  • Mar. 26/26: VAN 0 vs LAK 4
  • Nov. 29/25: VAN 1 at LAK 2 (OT)
  • Feb. 26/25: VAN 3 at LAK 2 (OT)
  • Jan. 16/25: VAN 1 vs LAK 5
  • Nov. 7/24: VAN 4 at LAK 2

ON THIS DATE

  • The Canucks have played 18 times on April 9 in the franchise’s history, holding a record of 11-7-0-0.
    • This includes a 4-5-0-0 record on the road.  
    • Vancouver has won five of its last six games on April 9 dating back to 2009.

TOLO TOPS THE CHARTS

  • Appearing in the 21st game of his career on Apr. 7/26 vs VGK, Nikita Tolopilo tied Alexei Kolosov for the most appearances in the NHL by a Belarusian goaltender in NHL history.
    • Tolopilo’s 19 appearances this season are a single-season record for a Belarisuan netminder.

JAKE AND BAKE

  • Putting home his 16th power play goal of the season on Apr. 4/26 vs UTA, Jake DeBrusk now has 30 power play goals over the last two seasons with Vancouver. He is the fifth player in Canucks history with at least 30 power play goals over a two-season span (Pavel Bure, Todd Bertuzzi, Markus Naslund, Tony Tanti).

CAN’T STOP KARLY

  • Scoring two goals on Apr. 4/26 vs UTA, Linus Karlsson is up to 13 even strength goals and 30 even strength points on the season, good for t-6th and t-6th amongst rookies this season (now 31 EVP and 6th, as of Apr. 9/26).

BROCKSTAR

  • Recording an assist on Apr. 4/26 vs UTA, Brock Boeser tied Pavel Bure for eighth on the Canucks all-time scoring list (478).
  • Scoring three goals on Apr. 1/26 at COL, Brock Boeser posted his seventh career hat trick, tying Stan Smyl for the fourth-most in Canucks history.
    • Boeser also registered his 20th goal of the season, posting 20 goals for the seventh time in his career, one of only six players to do so in Canucks history (D. Sedin (11), Markus Naslund (10), Stan Smyl (8), Thomas Gradin (7), and Trevor Linden (7).
  • Giving the Canucks a 2-1 lead with a power play goal on Mar. 30/26 at VGK, Brock Boeser tied Todd Bertuzzi for the fifth-most power play goals in franchise history (79).
  • Scoring his 17th goal of the season on Mar. 24/26 vs ANA, Brock Boeser passed Tony Tanti for the ninth-most points in franchise history (471).
  • With an assist on March 19/26 vs TBL, Brock Boeser reached the 250-assist milestone in his career, becoming the seventh player in Canucks history with 200+ goals and 250+ assists (Stan Smyl, Trevor Linden, Markus Naslund, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Elias Pettersson are the others).
    • Boeser also became the 10th forward from the 2015 Draft to hit the 250-assist mark, and the eighth player with at least 200 career goals and 250 career assists.
  • Recording two points (1-1-2) on Mar. 12/26 vs NSH, Brock Boeser recorded the 100th multipoint game of his career, becoming the 14th player in Canucks history to hit the century mark.

1KANE

  • Scoring the opening goal on Mar. 30/26 at VGK, Evander Kane became the second player in franchise history to score a goal in his 1000th career game (Markus Naslund on Jan. 17/08 at DET).
  • Kane also became just the third player from Vancouver proper to appear in 1000 career games, joining Milan Lucic and Glenn Anderson.

MULTI-POINT PETEY

  • With two helpers on Mar. 28/26 at CGY, Elias Pettersson tied Pavel Bure (131) for the seventh-most 2+ point performances by a Canucks player.

PETEY FOR 200, 300, AND 500

  • Recording two assists on Mar. 24/26 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson reached the 300-assist and 500-point milestones in his career.
    • Pettersson becomes the second-fastest player in Canucks history to record 500 career points (533 games), trailing on Thomas Gradin (529).
  • Scoring two goals on Mar. 17/26 vs FLA, Elias Pettersson reached the 200-goal milestone in his career. He became the fourth-fastest Canuck to reach the mark (530 games), only behind Pavel Bure (328), Tony Tanti (387) and Markus Naslund (509).
    • Pettersson also became the sixth-fastest Swedish player in NHL history to reach the 200-goal plateau, trailing only Kent Nilsson (363), Mats Sundin (458), Henrik Setterberg (487), Mats Naslund (493) and Filip Forsberg (529).
    • With his second goal, Pettersson tied Todd Bertuzzi for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play points list (163).

POWER PETEY ACTIVATED

  • Recording two power play assists on Mar. 24/26 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson passed J.T. Miller for the ninth-most power play points in franchise history (167).
  • With an assist on Filip Hronek’s power play goal on Mar. 21/26 vs STL. Elias Pettersson tied J.T. Miller for the ninth-most power play points in franchise history (165).
  • Recording two power play points on Mar. 17/26 vs FLA, Elias Pettersson passed Todd Bertuzzi for the 10th-most power play points by a Canucks player in franchise history (164).

“A THREE… GOOD FROM FELDKIRCH”

  • With three points (1-2-3) on Mar. 12/26 vs NSH, Marco Rossi notched his sixth career three-point game, the third-most amongst players from Austria. He only trails Thomas Vanek (47) and Michael Grabner (12).

NEVER SAY NEVER

  • Coming back to win 4-3 in a shootout on Mar. 12/26 vs NSH, the Canucks earned the franchise’s fifth-ever win when trailing by multiple goals in the final five minutes of regulation, and only the third time since the turn of the century.

TWICE AS NICE

  • Scoring two goals on Mar. 6/26 at CHI, Brock Boeser now has 35 career multi-goal efforts in his career, the fifth-most in Canucks history, trailing only Pavel Bure (53), Markus Naslund (49), Daniel Sedin (43), and Tony Tanti (42).

CHI-TOWN MAGIC

  • Defeating the Blackhawks 6-3 on Mar. 6/26 at the United Center, the Canucks have now won eight consecutive games on the road against Chicago, extending their record for their longest road win streak against a single opponent in franchise history.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • Riley Patterson assigned to Abbotsford from Niagara, Apr. 6
  • Jiri Patera recalled under emergency conditions, Apr. 4
  • Ty Mueller recalled from Abbotsford, Apr. 1
  • Pierre-Olivier Joseph activated from Injured Reserve, Mar. 21
  • Victor Mancini re-signed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 20
  • Jayden Grubbe acquired from Edmonton in exchange for Josh Bloom, Mar. 13

THE LAST TIME…

  • The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 1/26 at COL
  • The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Apr. 2/26 at MIN
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG
  • The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Apr. 1/26 at COL
  • The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 25/25 vs MTL
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 31/26 vs TOR
  • The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Dec. 29/25 at SEA
  • The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Apr. 4/236 vs UTA
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 3/26 vs BOS
  • The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Mar. 12/26 vs NSH
  • The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Apr. 4/26 vs UTA
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Jan. 2/26 vs SEA
  • The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Mar. 12/26 vs NSH
  • The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 7/26 vs VGK
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Feb. 25/26 vs WPG
  • The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Mar. 6/26 at CHI
  • The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 7/26 vs VGK
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG

2025.26 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

  • Most Goals Scored, Game: 8, Apr. 1/26 at COL
  • Most Goals Scored, Period: 5, Nov. 16/25 at TBL, 3rd period
  • Most Goals Allowed, Game: 8, Nov. 17/25 at FLA
  • Most Goals Allowed, Period: 6, Jan. 17/26 vs EDM, 2nd period
  • Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, 6x, Latest Mar. 26/26 vs LAK
  • Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, 2x, Latest Jan. 29/26 vs ANA
  • Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 9x, Latest Apr. 4/26 vs UTA
  • Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 14x, Latest Mar. 28/26 at CGY
  • Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, 8x, Latest Apr. 1/26 at COL
  • Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, 5x, Latest Jan. 6/26 at BUF
  • Most Shots, Game: 45, Nov. 5/25 vs CHI
  • Most Shots, Period: 19, 2x, Latest Nov. 5/25 vs CHI, 2nd period
  • Most Shots, OT: 4, Jan. 31/26 vs TOR
  • Fewest Shots, Game: 11, Apr. 7/26 vs VGK
  • Fewest Shots, Period: 1, 2x, Latest Dec. 14/25 at NJD, 3rd period
  • Fewest Shots, OT: 0, 3x, Latest Dec. 29/25 at SEA
  • Most Shots Allowed, Game: 42, Dec. 20/25 at BOS
  • Most Shots Allowed, Period: 19, Dec. 30/25 vs PHI, 2nd period
  • Most Shots Allowed, OT: 6, Dec. 20/25 at BOS
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 18, 2x, Latest Dec. 5/25 vs UTA
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 2, Dec. 11/25 vs BUF, 3rd period
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Oct. 26/25 vs EDM
  • Most Hits, Game: 33, Dec. 22/25 at PHI
  • Fewest Hits, Game: 3, 4x, Latest Feb. 28/26 at SEA
  • Most Blocked Shots, Game: 29, Nov. 14/25 at CAR
  • Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 6, 2x, Latest Mar. 19/26 vs TBL
  • Largest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, 2x, Latest Nov. 16/25 at TBL
  • Largest Margin of Defeat: 6 goals, Jan. 17/26 vs EDM
  • Longest Win Streak: 4 games, Dec. 14-20/25 (4-0-0)
  • Longest Point Streak: 4 games, Dec. 14-20/25 (4-0-0)
  • Longest Winless Streak: 11 games, Dec. 30/25 - Jan. 19/26 (0-9-2)
  • Longest Pointless Streak: 8 games, Jan. 6-19/26 (0-8-0)

VANCOUVER 2025.26 RECORD WHEN…

  • Score 4+ Goals: 15-3-1
  • Score 3 Goals or Less: 7-44-7
  • Allow 4+ Goals: 3-36-2
  • Allow 3 Goals or Less: 19-11-6
  • Scoring First: 12-15-4
  • Allowing First Goal: 10-32-4
  • On 0 Days Rest: 4-4-4
  • On 1 Day Rest: 10-33-1
  • On 2 Days Rest: 7-9-2
  • On 3+ Days Rest: 1-1-1
  • Score a PPG: 14-18-4
  • Give up a PPG: 11-28-5
  • 25 or More Shots on Goal: 12-27-3
  • Less than 25 shots: 10-20-5

THREE STARS – APRIL

  • Boeser (5 pts)
  • Blueger (5 pts)
  • Karlsson (5 pts)
  • Tolopilo (5 pts)

MARCH WINNER – Hronek (15 pts)

FEBRUARY WINNER – Tolopilo (5 pts)

JANUARY WINNER – Lankinen, DeBrusk, Tolopilo (10 pts)

DECEMBER WINNER – Demko, Öhgren (15 pts)

NOVEMBER WINNER – Hughes (20 pts)

OCTOBER WINNER – Demko, Sherwood (20 pts)

\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

  • Saturday, April 11: Vancouver at San Jose, 7:00pm PT
  • Sunday, April 12: Vancouver at Anaheim, 5:00pm PT
  • Tuesday, April 14: Vancouver vs Los Angeles, 7:00pm PT
  • Thursday, April 16: Vancouver at Edmonton, 7:00pm PT