LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 22/26: VAN 2 vs DET 5
Lucas Raymond opened the scoring 4:18 into the first…William Wallinder doubled the lead 1:46 later…Elias Pettersson cut the lead in half at 7:02 of the first with a power play goal…Filip Hronek and Jonathan Lekkerimäki had the assists…Raymond scored his second of the game 1:54 later…Michael Rasmussen gave Detroit a four goal lead with 5:02 left in the second…Emmitt Finnie scored the Red Wings fifth of the game four minutes into the third…Jonathan Lekkerimäki got one back for Vancouver with 9:23 remaining in regulation…Zeev Buium, Jake DeBrusk, and Lekkerimäki each had two shots…Jamie Oleksiak had four hits…D Elias Pettersson, DeBrusk, and Victor Mancini each blocked two shots…Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves.
LAST 5 – vs MINNESOTA
- Apr. 2/26: VAN 2 at MIN 5
- Dec. 6/25: VAN 4 vs MIN 2
- Nov. 1/25: VAN 2 at MIN 5
- Apr. 12/25: VAN 2 vs MIN 3 (OT)
- Mar. 7/25: VAN 3 vs MIN 1
ON THIS DATE
- The Canucks have played 25 times on October 25 in the franchise’s history, going 10-13-1-1.
- This includes a 5-6-1-1 record at home.
- The Canucks have faced Minnesota on this date once before, a 3-1 victory in 2005.
MOVIN’ ON UP
- Assisting on Elias Pettersson’s first period goal on Oct. 22/26 vs DET, Filip Hronek passed Dan Hamhuis for sole possession of 14th on the Canucks all-time assists list by a defenceman (120).
- With the assist, Hronek also tied Tyler Myers for 17th on the Canucks all-time points list by a defenceman (138).
- 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).
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).
- Pettersson passed Greg Adams on Oct. 22/26 vs DET.
- 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).
- Pettersson passed Alex Edler on Oct. 22/26 vs DET.
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).
- Passed on Oct. 20/26 vs CAR.
- Recording an assist on Oct. 17/26 at TBL, Brock Boeser tied Todd Bertuzzi for 13th on the Canucks all-time assist list (261).
- Passed on Oct. 20/26 vs CAR.
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
- Recording an assist on Oct. 20/26 vs CAR, Elias Pettersson extended his season-opening home assist streak to four games, tied for the fourth-longest streak to begin a season in franchise history (H. Sedin: 5 games in 2010.11, Hronek: 6 games in 2023.24, Gradin 8 games in 1983.84).
- 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).
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
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. 22/26 vs DET
- 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. 22/26 vs DET
- 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. 20/26 vs CAR
- 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. 20/26 vs CAR
- 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, 8x, Latest Oct. 22/26 vs DET
- 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: 13, Oct. 22/26 vs DET
- Fewest Shots, Period: 0, Oct. 22/26 vs DET, 2nd period
- Fewest Shots, OT: 0, Oct. 15/26 at FLA
- Most Shots Allowed, Game: 44, Oct. 20/26 vs CAR
- 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: 9 games, Oct 4-22/26 (0-8-1)
- 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: 0-8-1
- Allow 4+ Goals: 1-7-0
- Allow 3 Goals or Less: 1-2-1
- Scoring First: 1-3-1
- Allowing First Goal: 1-6-0
- On 0 Days Rest: 0-2-0
- On 1 Day Rest: 1-5-1
- On 2 Days Rest: 0-1-0
- On 3+ Days Rest: 1-1-0
- Score a PPG: 1-7-0
- Give up a PPG: 2-7-0
- 25 or More Shots on Goal: 1-1-0
- Less than 25 shots: 1-8-1
THREE STARS – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
- Meriläinen (10 pts)
- Cotter (5 pts)
- Rossi (5 pts)
- Öhgren (5 pts)
- Willander (5 pts)
- Pettersson (5 pts)
- D Pettersson (5 pts)
- Lankinen (5 pts)
- Lekkerimäki (5 pts)
\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
- 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
- Tuesday, November 3: Vancouver vs Anaheim, 7:00pm PCT
- Thursday, November 5: Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5:00pm PCT
