PREVIEW | Canucks at Panthers
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MATCH-UP INFO
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LAST MEETING - JAN. 9/20: VAN 2 at FLA 5
Brock Boeser notched his 14th goal of the season at 6:51 in the first period...Tyler Myers and Elias Pettersson recorded the assists...Tyler Motte tallied his third goal of the season at 12:14 in the third period, assisted by Jay Beagle and Tim Schaller...Four Canucks shared the team lead with four shots on goal (Boeser, Miller, Motte, Pearson)...J.T. Miller and Tyler Motte each registered four hits...Tyler Myers led the club in blocked shots (4)...Thatcher Demko faced a career-high 49 shots.
LAST GAME PLAYED - JAN. 1/22: VAN 5 at SEA 2
Vasily Podkolzin opened the scoring (unassisted) at 8:53 in the opening frame...Nils Höglander added to Vancouver's lead on the power play at 14:49 in the first period...Hunt and Ekman-Larsson recorded the assists...Tyler Motte restored the Canucks two-goal lead at 4:46 in the third period...Highmore and Lammikko assisted on the play...Conor Garland (assisted by Hughes and Pearson) and Tanner Pearson (assisted by Miller and Myers) added third period goals...Conor Garland led the team in shots (6) and Luke Schenn led all Canucks in hits (4)...Thatcher Demko made 30 saves.
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CANUCKS 2021 IN REVIEW
Vancouver Canucks leaders by category for the 2021 calendar year:
DEMKO'S DECEMBER
Making 22 saves in the 2-1 OT win at ANA on Dec. 29, Demko extended his career-best winning streak to six games (now seven games). Earlier in the month, Demko was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for the week of Dec. 6-12, posting a record of 4-0-0 with a 1.20 GAA, .962 save percentage, and one shutout (4-0 vs LAK, Dec. 6).
During the month of December, Demko posted a record of 7-1-0 to go along with a .946 SV% and 1.72 GAA, ranking first in the NHL in saves (243), shots faced (257), and t-1st in wins (7). On Jan. 1, he was named the NHL's Third Star of the Month.
MAGNIFICENT MILLER
Collecting an assist on Jan. 1 at SEA, J.T. Miller set a career-high nine-game point streak (3-10-13), besting his previous eight-game mark (twice). Miller also ranks t-2nd with Alexander Mogilny for highest points-per-game (0.99) by a player with the Canucks franchise (min. 20 GP), trailing only Pavel Bure (1.12).
A SWEDE ACHIEVEMENT
Oliver Ekman-Larsson appeared in his 800th career game on Jan. 1 at SEA, making him the 34th skater and 17th defenceman from Sweden to reach that mark in NHL history.
BRUCE BOOST
Thanks to Vancouver's 5-2 win on Jan. 1 at SEA, Bruce Boudreau (8-0-1) became the third coach in NHL history to begin his tenure with a new team on a nine-game point streak, joining Peter Laviolette (11 games w/ NYI in 2001.02, 9 games w/ WSH in 2020.21) and Bob Berry (10 games w/ MTL in 1981.82). In December, Boudreau also tied the NHL coaching record for most consecutive wins (7) to start a tenure with a new team.
BROCK STAR
Brock Boeser collected his 14th career game-winning goal on Dec. 16 at SJS, ranking t-4th with Bo Horvat and Patrik Sundstrom for most franchise GWG before turning 25 years old, trailing only Tony Tanti (26), Pavel Bure (26), and Trevor Linden (22).
TRIPLE THREAT
Contributing assists on three of Vancouver's four goals on Dec. 14 vs CBJ, Quinn Hughes registered his 10th career game with three or more points, tying Rick Lanz for fourth-most by a Canucks defenceman in franchise history. He now only trails Jyrki Lumme (16), Alex Edler (12), and Dennis Kearns (11).
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CURRENT INJURIES
NHL COVID-19 PROTOCOL
Total man games lost (due to injuries or illness): 150 games
