LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 17/26: VAN 2 at TBL 4
Linus Karlsson opened the scoring with 4:28 remaining in the opening frame…Paul Cotter and Filip Chytil had the assists…Elias Pettersson doubled the lead 4:35 into the second on the power play…Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Brock Boeser were awarded the assists…Nikita Kucherov cut Vancouver’s lead in half 1:55 later…Kucherov tied the game with 8:37 left in the second…Jake Guentzel gave Tampa Bay their first lead 2:04 into the third…Pontus Holmberg doubled the lead with 4:03 left in regulation…Karlsson had three shots…D Elias Pettersson had four hits…Filip Hronek blocked five shots…Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves.
LAST 5 – vs CAROLINA
- Oct. 8/26: VAN 2 at CAR 7
- Mar. 4/26: VAN 4 vs CAR 6
- Nov. 14/25: VAN 3 at CAR 4 (OT)
- Jan. 10/25: VAN 0 at CAR 2
- Oct. 28/24: VAN 3 vs CAR 4 (OT)
ON THIS DATE
- The Canucks have played 25 times on October 20 in the franchise’s history, going 11-12-0-2.
- This includes a 6-1-0-0 record at home.
- The Canucks have points in each of their last five games on October 20 (4-0-1) dating back to 2016.
POWER PETEY
- Doubling the Canucks lead on Oct. 17/26 at TBL via a power play goal, Elias Pettersson tied Greg Adams for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play goals list (65).
- Via his power play goal on Oct. 1726 at TBL, Elias Pettersson tied Alex Edler for the eighth-most power play points in franchise history (177).
BROCKSTAR
- With an assist on Elias Pettersson’s power play goal on Oct. 17/26 at TBL, Brock Boeser tied Brendan Morrison for 15th on the Canucks all-time power play assist list (90).
- Recording an assist on Oct. 17/26 at TBL, Brock Boeser tied Todd Bertuzzi for 13th on the Canucks all-time assist list (261).
G-PETEY
- Doubled Vancouver’s lead on Oct. 15/26 at FLA, D Elias Pettersson tied his career-high in goals (3), set in 2025.26.
- Tying the game on Oct. 11/26 at NYR, D Elias Pettersson notched his first career shorthanded goal, becoming the fourth Canucks defenceman in the last decade to record a shorthanded goal.
- Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, D Elias Pettersson recorded his first career game-winning goal.
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).
- Passed on Oct. 13/26 at NYI
- Tied with J.T. Miller for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play points list (165).
- Passed on Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- One assist behind Brendan Morrison for 14th on the Canucks all-time assists list (257).
- Tied on Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- Passed on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM
- Two goals behind Tony Tanti for eighth on the Canucks all-time even-strength goals list (147).
SWEDE START TO THE SEASON
- With two points (0-2-2) on Oct. 8/26 at CAR, Elias Pettersson extended his season-opening point streak to five games (2-6-8), tied for the longest of his career and tied for the eighth-longest season-opening point streak in franchise history.
CZECH OUT FIL
- Assisting on Paul Cotter’s goal on Oct. 4/26 vs VGK, Filip Hronek tied Doug Halward (118) for 15th on the Canucks all-time assist list by a defenceman.
- With his first of two assists on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Filip Hronek passed Michal Rozsival for the eighth-most assists by a Czech-born defenceman in NHL history (240).
- Recording two points (0-2-2) on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Filip Hronek tied Jaroslav Spacek (58) for the fifth-most multipoint games by a Czech defenceman in NHL history.
- Notching two assists on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Filip Hronek tied Marek Zidlicky for the fourth-most multi-assist games by a Czech defenceman in NHL history (45).
BETTER CALL PAUL
- Opening the scoring on Oct. 4/26 vs VGK, Paul Cotter notched his fourth goal in his fourth game as a Canuck, matching Curt Fraser (1978), Elias Pettersson (2018) and Tyler Toffoli (2020) for the second-most goals scored by a player in their first four games as a Canuck.
- Making his first appearance in a Canucks uniform on Sept. 29/26 at EDM, Paul Cotter achieved a number of franchise marks, including:
- First player to score a shorthanded goal in his Canucks debut.
- First player to score the overtime winner in his Canucks debut.
- Scoring two goals in his Canucks debut, Paul Cotter became the sixth player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his team debut, joining Claire Alexander, Thomas Gradin, Greg Adams, Esa Tikkanen, and Elias Lindholm.
- With both a shorthanded goal and overtime winner on Sept. 29.26 at EDM, Paul Cotter became the second player in NHL history to record both such goals in a season opener.
MAMMA MIA! PETEY’S PLAYING THE HITS ALL NIGHT LONG
- With eight hits on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, Elias Pettersson has 16 hits over a two-game span (Oct. 1-3/26), the most hits he has registered in a two-game span in his career.
THREE-POINT PETEY
- Registering three points (1-2-3) on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Elias Pettersson passed Thomas Gradin for sole possession of the seventh-most three-point games in franchise history (39).
MOVIN’ ON UP
- With an assist on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, Elias Pettersson passed Alex Edler for eighth on the franchise’s all-time assist list (311).
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
- Scoring shorthanded to open the scoring during their season opener courtesy of Paul Cotter, the 2026.27 Canucks became the second team in franchise history to score their first goal of the season shorthanded, joining the 2000.01 Canucks (Matt Cooke).
SEASON-OPENING STREAKS
- Recording a goal and an assist respectively, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser extend their point streaks in season-opening games to five, tying Brendan Morrison (2000.01 to 2005.06) for the fourth-longest season-opening point streaks in franchise history.
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) before being promoted to the NHL club as Head Coach.
- First since Sheldon Keefe (Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Filip Chytil activated from Injured Reserve, Oct. 15
- Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr acquired from Toronto in exchange for Aatu Räty, Oct. 15
- Aatu Räty placed on waivers, Oct. 14
- 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
THE LAST TIME…
- The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA
- The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Oct. 17/26 at TBL
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct. 15/26 at FLA
- 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: Oct. 15/26 at FLA
- The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
- The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 13/26 at NYI
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 3/26 vs BOS
- The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
- The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 11/26 at NYR
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Jan. 2/26 vs SEA
- The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Oct. 11/26 at NYR
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Feb. 25/26 vs WPG
- The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Oct. 17/26 at TBL
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG
2026.27 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
- Most Goals Scored, Game: 7, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM
- Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 2x, Latest Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, 3rd period
- Most Goals Allowed, Game: 9, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM
- Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, 2nd & 3rd period
- Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 10/26 at NJD
- Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
- Most PPG Scored, Game: 1, 6x, Latest Oct. 17/26 at TBL
- Most PPG Allowed, Game: 3, 2x, Latest Oct. 10/26 at NJD
- Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/26 at NYR
- Most SHG Allowed, Game: 2, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM
- Most Shots, Game: 26, 2x, Latest Oct. 13/26 at NYI
- Most Shots, Period: 12, 2x, Latest Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, 3rd period
- Most Shots, OT: 2, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- Fewest Shots, Game: 14, Oct. 17/26 at TBL
- Fewest Shots, Period: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 17/26 at TBL, 3rd period
- Fewest Shots, OT: 0, Oct. 15/26 at FLA
- Most Shots Allowed, Game: 39, Oct. 15/26 at FLA
- Most Shots Allowed, Period: 19, Oct. 13/26 at NYI, 3rd period
- Most Shots Allowed, OT: 2, Oct. 15/26 at FLA
- Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 24, Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
- Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 2, Oct. 4/26 vs VGK, 3rd period
- Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- Most Hits, Game: 33, 2x, Latest Oct. 13/26 at NYI
- Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
- Most Blocked Shots, Game: 21, 2x, Latest Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
- Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 7, Oct. 8/26 at CAR
- Largest Margin of Victory: 3 goals, Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
- Largest Margin of Defeat: 5 goals, Oct. 8/26 at CAR
- Longest Win Streak: n/a
- Longest Point Streak: n/a
- Longest Winless Streak: 7 games, Oct 4-17/26 (0-6-1)
- Longest Pointless Streak: 5 games, Oct 4-13/26 (0-5-0)
VANCOUVER 2026.27 RECORD WHEN…
- Score 4+ Goals: 2-1-0
- Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-6-1
- Allow 4+ Goals: 1-5-0
- Allow 3 Goals or Less: 1-2-1
- Scoring First: 1-3-1
- Allowing First Goal: 1-4-0
- On 0 Days Rest: 0-2-0
- On 1 Day Rest: 1-4-1
- On 2 Days Rest: 0-0-0
- On 3+ Days Rest: 1-1-0
- Score a PPG: 1-5-0
- Give up a PPG: 2-6-0
- 25 or More Shots on Goal: 1-1-0
- Less than 25 shots: 1-6-1
THREE STARS – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
- Cotter (5 pts)
- Rossi (5 pts)
- Öhgren (5 pts)
- Meriläinen (5 pts)
- Willander (5 pts)
- Pettersson (5 pts)
- D Pettersson (5 pts)
- Lankinen (5 pts)
\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
- Thursday, October 22: Vancouver vs Detroit, 7:00pm PCT
- Sunday, October 25: Vancouver vs Minnesota, 7:00pm PCT
- Tuesday, October 27: Vancouver at Anaheim, 7:00pm PCT
- Thursday, October 29: Vancouver at San Jose, 7:00pm PCT
- Saturday, October 31: Vancouver vs Toronto, 4:00pm PCT
