Game Notes: Canucks at Oilers

CANUCKS AT OILERS

TV: Sportsnet

Radio: KiSS West Coast

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of four meetings between the Canucks and Oilers this season: Sept. 29 (road), Oct. 1 (home), Nov. 7 (road), and Mar. 21 (home).
• Vancouver is 115-127-19-15 all-time against Edmonton, including a 51-72-7-8 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games against the Oilers (1-4-0 in their last five).
• Brock Boeser leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Edmonton with 34 points (19-15-34) in 37 career games.
• In 29 career games against the Oilers, Elias Pettersson has 22 points (8-14-22).
• Brendan Gallagher has 15 points (7-8-15) in 25 career games against Edmonton.
• In 17 career games against the Oilers, Filip Hronek has 11 points (3-8-11).
• Kevin Lankinen is 1-5-0 with a 4.62 goals-against average and an .854 save percentage in seven career games against Edmonton.
• Leevi Meriläinen has one career appearance against the Oilers, going 0-1-0 record with a 3.27 goals-against average and an .857 save percentage.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Zeev Buium finished third amongst NHL rookie defencemen in points (6-20-26) in 2025.26.
• Amongst NHL rookies in 2025.26, Linus Karlsson finished seventh in even-strength goals (13) and tied for seventh in even-strength points (31).
• Jake DeBrusk scored 19 power play goals in 2025.26, tied for third amongst all skaters.

LAST MEETING – APR. 16/26: VAN 1 at EDM 6

Josh Samanski opened the scoring for Edmonton 1:58 into the first…Matt Savoie doubled the lead 5:50 later…Ty Mueller cut the deficit to one with his first career NHL goal at 12:10 of the opening frame…Curtis Douglas and Kevin Lankinen had the assists…Savoie scored his second of the night 2:25 later…Savoie completed the hat trick with 58 seconds remaining in the third…Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added another for the Oilers with 3:14 left in the second…Colton Dach closed out the scoring at 8:20 of the third…Aatu Räty, Jake DeBrusk, and Linus Karlsson each had two shots on goal…Nils Höglander, D Elias Pettersson, Elias Pettersson, and Räty each had two hits…Zeev Buium and Liam Öhgren blocked three shots each…Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves.

LAST 5 – vs EDMONTON

• Apr. 16/26: VAN 1 at EDM 6
• Jan. 17/26: VAN 0 vs EDM 6
• Oct. 26/25: VAN 4 vs EDM 3 (OT)
• Oct. 11/25: VAN 1 at EDM 3
• Jan. 23/25: VAN 2 at EDM 6

ON THIS DATE

• This will be the first-ever regular season game for the Vancouver Canucks to be played in the month of September.
• Vancouver has opened their regular season schedule against Edmonton on eight previous occasions, holding a record of 4-3-1.
  • This includes a 2-2-1 record on the road.

FROM A TO Z(EEV)

• Fresh off signing an eight-year contract extension on September 4, 2026, Zeev Buium looks to build upon his rookie season in 2026.27, after finishing third amongst NHL rookie defencemen in points (6-20-26) and tied for third amongst all NHL rookies in average time on ice (19:35), minimum five games played.

READY TO BROCK & ROLL

• Entering 2026.27, Brock Boeser is close to moving up the franchise list in a number of different categories:
  • Tied with Todd Bertuzzi for fifth on the Canucks all-time power play goals list (79).
  • Tied with J.T. Miller for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play points list (165).
  • One assist behind Brendan Morrison for 14th on the Canucks all-time assists list (257).
  • Two goals behind Tony Tanti for eighth on the Canucks all-time even-strength goals list (147).

NEW MAN(NY) IN TOWN

• Hired as the 23rd Head Coach in franchise history on June 1, 2026, Manny Malhotra became the eighth coach in the last 30 years to win the Calder Cup with an organization’s AHL affiliate (as the Head Coach) prior to being promoted to the NHL club as Head Coach.
  • First since Sheldon Keefe (Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Nikita Tolopilo assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 28
• Filip Chytil placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Sept. 24, Sept. 25
• Braeden Cootes assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 25
• Matthew Stienburg assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 25
• Leevi Meriläinen claimed off waivers from Ottawa, Sept. 25
• Ty Mueller assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Riley Patterson assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Ilya Safonov assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Chase Wouters assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Kirill Kudryavtsev assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Sawyer Mynio assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Ben Berard released from PTO, Sept. 23
• Isaac Belliveau released from PTO, Sept. 23
• Trey Fix-Wolansky placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Cole Clayton placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Jimmy Schuldt placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford, Sept. 23
• Yaroslav Bryzgalov assigned to Medicine Hat, Sept. 23
• Adam Novotný assigned to Peterborough, Sept. 23
• Brooks Rogowski assigned to Oshawa, Sept. 23
• Aleksei Medvedev assigned to London, Sept. 23

THE LAST TIME…

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA

• 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. 12/26 at ANA

• 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: Apr. 11/26 at SJS

• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Apr. 16/26 at EDM

• 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. 16/26 at EDM

• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Jan. 2/26 vs SEA

• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Apr. 14/26 vs LAK

• 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: Apr. 14/26 vs LAK

• 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, 11x, Latest Apr. 12/26 at ANA
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 15x, Latest Apr. 16/26 at EDM
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, 9x, Latest Apr. 12/26 at ANA
• 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: 7, Apr. 12/26 at ANA
• 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, 2x, Latest Apr. 14/26 vs LAK
• 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: 17-3-1
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 8-46-7
• Allow 4+ Goals: 3-38-2
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 22-11-6
• Scoring First: 13-15-4
• Allowing First Goal: 12-34-4
• On 0 Days Rest: 5-4-4
• On 1 Day Rest: 12-35-1
• On 2 Days Rest: 7-9-2
• On 3+ Days Rest: 1-1-1
• Score a PPG: 17-18-4
• Give up a PPG: 12-29-5
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 15-28-3
• Less than 25 shots: 10-21-5

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• Thursday, October 1: Vancouver vs Edmonton, 7:00pm PCT
• Saturday, October 3: Vancouver vs Calgary, 7:00pm PCT
• Sunday, October 4: Vancouver vs Vegas, 6:00pm PCT
• Thursday, October 8: Vancouver at Carolina, 4:00pm PCT
• Saturday, October 10: Vancouver at New Jersey, 12:30pm PCT