Game Notes: Canucks at Maple Leafs

CANUCKS AT MAPLE LEAFS

TV: CBC, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Maple Leafs this season: Jan. 11 (road) and Feb. 8 (home).
• Vancouver is 73-65-22-3 all-time against Toronto, including a 27-41-11-1 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs (3-2-0 in their last 5).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Toronto with 31 points (15-16-31) in 34 games.
• In 20 career games against the Maple Leafs, Brock Boeser has 18 points (5-13-18).
• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (1-15-16) in 16 career games against Toronto.
• In 17 career games against the Maple Leafs, Jake DeBrusk has 11 points (6-5-11).
• Thatcher Demko is 6-4-0 with a 3.33 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 10 career starts against Toronto.
• Kevin Lankinen has four career appearances against the Maple Leafs, holding a record of 0-3-1 with a 3.53 goals-against average and an .897 save percentage.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Quinn Hughes has 10 points (1-9-10) in his last seven games.
• J.T. Miller has 10 points (2-8-10) in his last nine games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (6-1-7) in his last nine games.
• Jake DeBrusk has six points (3-3-6) in his last nine games.

LAST MEETING – JAN. 20/24: VAN 6 vs TOR 4

Nils Höglander opened scoring for the game at 3:06 in the first period...Sam Lafferty and Quinn Hughes assisted the goal...Hughes extended his point streak to three-games...Höglander scored another goal at 6:00 in the first period to set a career high for goals in a season...Nils Åman and Conor Garland registered the assists...Garland posted a goal at 12:58 in the first period...Teddy Blueger and Dakota Joshua recorded the assists and extended their point streaks to three-games...Garland would score another goal with a minute left in the second period, Blueger was credited with an assist on the play...J.T. Miller would score the GWG on the power play at 7:11 in the third period...Hughes and Elias Pettersson were awarded the assists...Miller and Pettersson would extend their point streaks to three-games on the play...Pettersson extended the lead with a goal on the power play at 10:42 in the third period...Miller and Hughes assisted on the goal...Six Canucks recorded multi-point games, Garland (2-1-3), Hughes (0-3-3), Miller (1-1-2), Höglander (2-0-2), Pettersson (1-1-2) and Blueger (0-2-2), while three others got on the scoresheet...Pettersson led the team in shots (4)...Miller and Joshua led the team in hits (6)...The Canucks set a season-high in hits (34)...Tyler Myers led the team in blocked shots (5)...Thatcher Demko faced a season-high 46 shots and set a season-high in saves (42).

2024.25 TEAM RANKS

LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 10/25: VAN 0 at CAR 2

Jordan Staal opened the scoring for Carolina with 5:19 remaining in the first period…Andrei Svechnikov doubled the Hurricanes lead early in the second…J.T. Miller had three shots…Kiefer Sherwood had seven hits…Conor Garland, Derek Forbort, Tyler Myers, and Vincent Desharnais each blocked two shots…Thatcher Demko made 18 saves.

LAST 5 – vs TORONTO

• Jan. 20/24: VAN 6 vs TOR 4
• Nov. 11/23: VAN 2 at TOR 5
• Mar. 4/23: VAN 4 vs TOR 1
• Nov. 12/22: VAN 2 at TOR 3
• Mar. 5/22: VAN 6 vs TOR 4

QUINN-TASTIC

• 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.
• Recording two assists on Dec. 18/24 at UTA, Quinn Hughes reached the 70-assist mark in 2024, becoming the fifth defenceman in NHL history to record multiple calendar years with at least 70 assists, joining Paul Coffey, Bobby, Orr, Ray Bourque, and Brian Leetch.
• With an assist on Dec. 16/24 vs COL, Quinn Hughes now has 28 assists through 30 games this season, tied for the third-most assists through 30 games in a season in franchise history.
• Recording two assists on Dec. 12/24 vs FLA, Quinn Hughes now has 81 points since the start of 2024, and became the seventh defenceman in NHL history to record consecutive calendar years with at least 80 points.
• Scoring his seventh goal of the season on Dec. 8/24 vs TBL, Quinn Hughes now has 50 in his career, passing Adrian Aucoin for the 10th most in franchise history.
• Putting home the 50th goal of his career on Dec. 8/24 vs TBL, Quinn Hughes became both the second fastest defenceman to 50 goals with the franchise and second youngest to 50 goals with the Canucks, behind Rick Lanz in both instances.

IT’S MILLER TIME

• 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.

JAKE ‘N BAKE

• Thanks to a goal on Jan. 6/25 at MTL, Jake DeBrusk now has 17 goals since November 2, tied for the fourth-most in the NHL.
• Recording his second career hat-trick on Dec. 1/24 at DET, Jake DeBrusk became the eighth player in Canucks history to finish a regular-season hat-trick with an overtime goal.

KEVIN BLANKINEN

• 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.
• Recording a shutout on Dec. 12/24 vs FLA, Kevin Lankinen tied Connor Hellebuyck and Sam Montembeault for the most among goaltenders in 2024.25 (now tied for third) and set a new career-high for most shutouts in a season.

BOES-T IN CLASS

• 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).
• Scoring a goal in his 500th career game on Dec. 12/24 vs FLA, Brock Boeser became the 14th player in Canucks history to score a goal in his 500th career game.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

• Since entering the NHL as an expansion franchise in 1970.71, the Canucks have faced off against a new expansion franchise on 21 occasions, holding a record of 11-8-1-1 (including a 2-7-1-1 record on the road).

“KIE-FER SHER-WOOD”

• Scoring three goals on Dec. 16/24 vs COL, Kiefer Sherwood recorded his first career hat-trick, and set a new career-high in goals (11) with his third goal of the contest.
• 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.

PUSH IT TO THE MAX

• Scoring his first career NHL goal on Dec. 14 vs BOS, Max Sasson became the second Canuck to score their first NHL goal this season, following Jonathan Lekkerimäki on Nov. 14/24 vs NYI.
• Recording an assist in his second-career game on Nov. 27/24 at PIT, Max Sasson became the first Canucks player to begin their career with points in at least two straight games since Elias Pettersson.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• 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
• Guillaume Brisebois recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 27
• Max Sasson recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 27
• Phillip Di Giuseppe recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 27
• Max Sasson reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 23
• Phillip Di Giuseppe reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 23
• Linus Karlsson reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 23
• Phillip Di Giuseppe recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 17
• Linus Karlsson recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 17
• Artūrs Šilovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 17
• Mark Friedman reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 17

THE LAST TIME…

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Dec. 16/24 vs COL
• 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. 2/25 at SEA
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Feb. 19/24 at MIN
• 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. 10/25 at CAR
• 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. 10/25 at CAR
• 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, 3x, Latest Dec. 12/24 vs FLA
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 3x, Latest Dec. 1/24 at DET
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 4x, Latest Jan. 6/25 at MTL
• 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, 2x, Latest Nov. 29/24 at BUF
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 18, 2x, Latest Dec. 8/24 vs TBL, 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, Nov. 17-19/24

VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…

• Score 4+ Goals: 12-1-4
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 6-12-6
• Allow 4+ Goals: 1-9-6
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 17-4-4
• Scoring First: 7-4-6
• Allowing First Goal: 11-9-4
• On 0 Days Rest: 0-4-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 10-7-7
• On 2 Days Rest: 6-1-1
• On 3+ Days Rest: 2-1-2
• Score a PPG: 11-4-7
• Give up a PPG: 6-7-5
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 10-6-7
• Less than 25 shots: 8-7-3

THREE STARS – JANUARY

• Miller – 10 pts
• Lankinen – 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