Game Notes: Canucks at Stars

CANUCKS AT STARS

TV: Sportsnet One, Victory+

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Stars this season: Oct. 16 (road), Nov. 20 (home), and Mar. 2 (home).
• Vancouver is 83-90-22-10 all-time against Dallas, including a 36-49-12-6 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games against the Stars (1-3-1 in their last five).
• Conor Garland leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Dallas with 16 points (4-12-16) in 16 career games.
• In 16 career games against the Stars, Elias Pettersson has 15 points (6-9-15).
• Evander Kane has 15 points (11-4-15) in 25 career games against Dallas.
• In 18 career games against the Stars, Brock Boeser has 14 points (4-10-14).
• Thatcher Demko is 8-1-1 with a 2.37 goals-against average, a .917 save percentage, and one shutout in 10 career games against Dallas.
• Kevin Lankinen has appeared in 11 career games against the Stars, holding a record of 6-3-1 with a 3.37 goals-against average and an .889 save percentage.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Kiefer Sherwood has three goals in three games to start the season.
• Arshdeep Bains has his first two career assists in the first three games of the 2025.26 season.
• Conor Garland is riding a personal five-game point streak against Dallas, scoring eight points (2-6-8) in that span.
• In his last two games against Dallas, Quinn Hughes has three points (0-3-3).

LAST MEETING – APR. 8/25: VAN 6 at DAL 5 (OT)

Mikko Rantanen opened the scoring on the power play at 13:48 of the first…Mason Marchment doubled Dallas’ lead with just under two minutes remaining in the first…Matt Duchene made it 3-0 at 7:28 of the second…Jake DeBrusk got the Canucks on the board with a power play goal 17 seconds into the third…Conor Garland and Quinn Hughes had the assists…Victor Mancini scored his first as a Canuck 4:22 later on the power play…Aatu Räty and Linus Karlsson had the helpers…Mavrik Bourque re-established the Stars’ twogoal lead at 17:15…Mikael Granlund scored an empty-netter with 2:21 left…Räty cut the deficit to two with 1:00 remaining in regulation…Marcus Pettersson had the lone assist…Pius Suter made it a one-goal game with 30 seconds left in the third…Garland and Filip Hronek were credited with the assists…Suter tied the game with seven seconds remaining…Hronek and Hughes had the helpers…Kiefer Sherwood scored the overtime winner with 1:16 left in the extra frame…Garland had the only assist…Suter led the team with five shots…Dakota Joshua had six hits…Mancini blocked two shots…Thatcher Demko made 23 saves.

2025.26 TEAM RANKS

LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 13/25: VAN 2 vs STL 5

Jimmy Snuggerud opened the scoring for St. Louis just before the nine-minute-mark of the first period…Brayden Schenn doubled the Blues lead 2:10 into the second…Kiefer Sherwood got Vancouver on the board 3:23 later…Aatu Räty and Arshdeep Bains had the assists…Snuggerud got his second of the game at 8:13 of the middle frame…Sherwood got his second of the contest shorthanded at 12:12 of the second…Nick Bjugstad doubled St. Louis’ lead 1:33 later…Jake Neighbours made it 5-2 into an empty net with 2:13 remaining in the third…Conor Garland and Quinn Hughes each had five shots…Sherwood and Räty had five hits apiece, Filip Hronek, Drew O’Connor, Elias Pettersson, Hughes, Tyler Myers, and Victor Mancini each blocked two shots…Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves.

LAST 5 – vs DALLAS

• Apr. 8/25: VAN 6 at DAL 5 (OT)
• Mar. 9/25: VAN 1 vs DAL 4
• Jan. 31/25: VAN 3 at DAL 5
• Mar. 28/24: VAN 1 at DAL 3
• Dec. 21/23: VAN 3 at DAL 4 (OT)

CENTURY MARK

• Scoring Vancouver’s first goal on Oct. 13/25 vs STL, Kiefer Sherwood hit the 100-point mark for his career. His is one of only three players in NHL history from Columbus, alongside Jack Roslovic and Cole Sillinger, with all three having at least 100 career points.

TOP TIER

• With an assist on Brock Boeser’s goal on Oct. 11/25 at EDM, Quinn Hughes recorded career point number 410, passing Alex Edler for the most in franchise history by a defenceman.
  • Hughes reached the mark in 435 games, while Elder skated in 925 games to set the original mark.

BROCKSTAR

• Getting on the board on Oct. 11/25 at EDM, Brock Boeser has goals in back-to-back games to open a season for the first time in his career.
• With his goal on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Brock Boeser passed Markus Naslund for the most goals in season-opening games in franchise history (9).
• Scoring the team’s fifth goal on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Brock Boeser passed Don Lever for the 10th most even-strength goals in franchise history (131).

DEMMER TIME

• Recording the win on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Thatcher Demko passed Richard Brodeur for the third-most wins by a goaltender in franchise history.
• Fresh off signing a three-year contract extension on July 1/25, Thatcher Demko enters the 2025.26 season one win away from passing Richard Brodeur for third on the Canucks all-time win list.

FOOTE IN THE DOOR

• Recording his first win in his Head Coaching debut on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Adam Foote became the 14th coach in franchise history to win in his debut with the team.

HIGHWAY 1: ACTIVATED

• With the naming of the team’s opening night roster on Oct. 6/25, five players who were a part of the Abbotsford Canucks Calder Cup Championship team last season will start the season in Vancouver.
  • With the recall of Victor Mancini on Oct. 7/25, Vancouver’s roster now features six players who were a part of Abbotsford’s Championship team.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Derek Forbort placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Oct. 11, Oct. 15
• Max Sasson recalled from Abbotsford (AHL), Oct. 15
• Braeden Cootes assigned to Seattle (WHL), Oct. 14
• Pierre-Olivier Joseph placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Sept. 30, Oct. 7
• Victor Mancini recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 7
• Jett Woo placed on injured non-roster list, Oct. 6
• Guillaume Brisebois placed on injured non-roster list, Oct. 6
• Victor Mancini assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 5
• Tom Willander assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 5
• Max Sasson assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 4
• Nils Höglander placed on injured reserve, Oct. 4
• Nils Åman assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 4
• Nikita Tolopilo assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 4

THE LAST TIME…

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Apr. 16/25 vs VGK
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/25 vs MIN
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Jan. 21/25 vs BUF
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Apr. 12/25 vs MIN
• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Apr. 8/25 at DAL
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Apr. 14/25 vs SJS
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Mar. 20/25 at STL
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Apr. 14/25 vs SJS
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Mar. 20/25 at STL
• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Mar. 24/25 at NJD
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 16/25 vs VGK
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH

2025.26 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

• Most Goals Scored, Game: 5, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, 3rd period
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 5, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 3, Oct. 13/25 vs STL, 2nd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Most PPG Scored, Game: n/a
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: n/a
• Most Shots, Game: 30, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Most Shots, Period: 11, Oct. 13/25 vs STL, 2nd/3rd period
• Most Shots, OT: n/a
• Fewest Shots, Game: 15, Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• Fewest Shots, Period: 4, Oct. 11/25 at EDM, 1st period
• Fewest Shots, OT: n/a
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 37, Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 17, Oct. 13/25 vs STL, 2nd period
• Most Shots Allowed, OT: n/a
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 18, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 5, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, 3rd period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: n/a
• Most Hits, Game: 29, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Fewest Hits, Game: 26, Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 18, 2x, Latest Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 14, Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• Largest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 3 goals, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Longest Win Streak: n/a
• Longest Point Streak: n/a
• Longest Winless Streak: 2 games, Oct. 11-13/25 (0-2-0)
• Longest Pointless Streak: 2 games, Oct. 11-13/25 (0-2-0)

VANCOUVER 2025.26 RECORD WHEN…

• Score 4+ Goals: 1-0-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-2-0
• Allow 4+ Goals: 0-1-0
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 1-1-0
• Scoring First: 1-0-0
• Allowing First Goal: 0-2-0
• On 0 Days Rest: 0-0-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 0-2-0
• On 2 Days Rest: 0-0-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 1-0-0
• Score a PPG: 0-0-0
• Give up a PPG: 0-1-0
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 1-1-0
• Less than 25 shots: 0-1-0

THREE STARS – OCTOBER

• Demko (10 pts)
• Sherwood (10 pts)
• Chytil (5 pts)

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• Friday, October 17: Vancouver at Chicago, 5:30pm PT
• Sunday, October 19: Vancouver at Washington, 9:30am PT
• Tuesday, October 21: Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 4:00pm PT
• Thursday, October 23: Vancouver at Nashville, 5:00pm PT
• Saturday, October 25: Vancouver vs Montreal, 4:00pm PT