Canucks @ Flames game notes

CANUCKS VS FLAMES PREVIEW: (TV: Hockey Night in Canada; Radio: Sportsnet 650)

LAST MEETING: NOV. 7/17: VAN 5 at CGY 3

Sam Gagner opened the scoring on the power play at 15:38 of the first period...Thomas Vanek had a goal at 15:09 of the second (and added an assist in his 900th NHL game)...Derek Dorsett scored shorthanded at 18:20 of the second to tie the game 3-3...Bo Horvat notched the game-winner on the power play early in the third and Henrik Sedin notched his first of the season 38 seconds later...Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves...Daniel Sedin and Ben Hutton each netted a season-high 2 assists on the night...Alex Biega collected his first point/assist of the season and also added a game-high 5 hits...Michael Del Zotto, Brock Boeser, Jake Virtanen and Brandon Sutter also notched an assist each.

VS. FLAMES NOTES

• Sven Baertschi was drafted by Calgary in the first round, 13th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft. Over parts of 4 seasons with the Flames, Baertschi recorded 28 points (8-20-28) in 66 games. In 10 games against his former team, he has collected two assists.
• In 47 games versus the Flames, Sam Gagner has registered 27 points (12-15-27).
• Ben Hutton made his NHL debut and recorded his first assist/point on Oct. 7/15 at Calgary.
• Daniel Sedin has recorded 87 points (29-58-87) in 91 career games versus the Flames. This is the most points he has scored against a single opponent in his career.
• Henrik Sedin has recorded 77 points (15-62-77) in 94 career games versus Calgary.

LAST GAME: DEC. 7/17: VAN 1 vs PHI 4

Brock Boeser got the Canucks on the board with his 14th of the season with 20 seconds left in the second period...Sven Baertschi and Michael Del Zotto each notched an assist on the play...Jacob Markstrom made 22 saves.

QUICK HITS (Through Dec. 6):

• Sven Baertschi and Bo Horvat share the team lead and rank tied for 13th in the NHL in power play goals with 5 a piece.
• Brock Boeser's 4 GWG are tied for 7th most in the NHL.
• Michael Del Zotto leads the team in hits (68) and blocked shots (46) and ranks second in ice time (21:50 TOI/game) behind Alex Edler (21:50 TOI/game).
• Anders Nilsson ranks 16th in the League in save percentage (.922) and tied for 26th in GAA (2.67). Jacob Markstrom ranks 15th in GAA with 2.44 and 24th in save percentage (.916).
• According to Elias Sports, with Derrick Pouliot's opening goal on Dec. 5/17 vs CAR, he is now the only player in NHL history with (at least) 4 career goals, all being game winners.
• Jacob Markstrom's shutout on Dec. 5/17 was his first career shutout in 129 games (115 starts) over parts of 8 NHL seasons. The record for most games in an NHL career without a shutout is 132 by Pokey Reddick who played for Winnipeg, Edmonton and Florida from 1986-94.
• The Canucks rank 10th in defensive zone faceoff wins at 52.63%. When ahead, Vancouver has had 310 faceoff wins, good for a tie of 4th most in the League.
• The Canucks allow the 9th fewest shots against per game at 30.79.
• Vancouver is tied for 3rd most road wins this season (9 wins in 15 road games). According to Sportsnet Stats, the fewest road games to reach 9 road wins for the Canucks was 12 in 2002.03.
• The Canucks road power play ranks 3rd in the League at 26.53% (13-49). • The Canucks penalty kill at home ranks 10th in the NHL at 84.44%.

THE GOING RATE:

• Brock Boeser has 26 points (14-12-26) over 26 games played; he has 12 points (9-3-12) over his past 12 games and 9 goals over his past 11 games.
• Henrik Sedin has 12 points (1-11-12) over the past 12 games including at least one assist in 7 of the last 9 games.
• Since returning from injury on Nov. 11, Loui Eriksson has collected 10 points (5-5-10) over his past 13 games.
• Thomas Vanek has 12 points (3-9-12) over the past 16 games. He tied a career high for most consecutive games with an assist, collecting six assists in 5 straight games from Nov. 14-22; it marked the third time in his career he has achieved this feat. • Daniel Sedin has 8 points (3-5-8) over the past 9 games.
• Alex Edler has 5 points (1-4-5) over the past 9 games.
• Nikolay Goldobin has 2 points (1-1-2) in 4 games played with Vancouver this season.