Game Notes: Canucks @ Blackhawks

The Canucks face off against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight in their third and final match up this season. Vancouver has gone 1-0-1 against the Blackhawks in the season series to date.
Vancouver is 4-0-1 in their last five games versus the Blackhawks (5-3-2 in the last 10 games).
Elias Pettersson is currently one point from setting a new all-time Canucks rookie scoring record (currently tied with Pavel Bure and Ivan Hlinka with 60 points).

LINE-UPDATE

Thatcher Demko starts in goal tonight in Chicago, said Coach Green. No other changes to the Canucks line-up following their 3-2 shootout win Sunday in Dallas.

BACK-TO-BACK

Tonight marks the conclusion of the 10th of 11 back-to-backs the Canucks will play this season. Vancouver is 9-9-1 in back-to-backs so far this season (6-3-1 in the first game and 3-6-0 in the second game).

LAST MEETING - Feb. 7/19: VAN 3 @ CHI 4 (OT)

Vancouver overcame a first period, two-goal deficit with goals from Alex Biega and Josh Leivo in the second period...Leivo record a three-point game, the second of his career (1-2-3)...Pettersson's 25th goal on the power-play at 18:08 tied the game to force overtime...Ben Hutton played a career-high 31:18 and led all skaters in TOI...The Canucks recorded 43 shots, while Jacob Markstrom turned away 31 of 35 shots against.

LAST GAME - Mar. 15/19: VAN 3 vs DAL 2 (SO)

Tim Schaller notched his first goal as a Canuck at 52 seconds of the first period; he scored his second goal at 10:53 (his first career mutligoal game)...Elias Pettersson notched an assist to match the franchise record for most points (60) in a season by a rookie...Brock Boeser notched an assist to extend his point streak to six games...Josh Leivo notched the lone goal and GDG in the shootout...Jacob Markstrom made 44 saves and stopped all four Stars shooters in the shootout to record the win...Canucks had a season-high 25 blocked shots.

HIGH MARK

Since Dec. 6, Jacob Markstrom has posted a record of 18-11-6. This includes a .925 SV%, 1,095 shots against and 1,013 saves. Markstrom ranks 10th in the League in wins (26) and second in shots against (1,743) and total saves (1,594). His .925 save percentage since Feb. 1 ranks fourth in the League (min. 15 GP).

THE ROOKIE

Elias Petterson is 1 point from setting a new franchise record for most points in a rookie season; with an assist on Mar. 17 at DAL, he moved into a tie for the record with Pavel Bure and Ivan Hlinka with 60 each.
Pettersson not only leads his team but all rookies in goals (27), points (60), assists (33), power-play goals (9), power-play points (17), game-winning goals (7), and points per game (0.98).
Pettersson's 27th goal on Mar. 15 vs NJD moved him into fifth for most goals scored by a Swedish rookie in NHL history
With his 13th multi-point game this season on Feb. 14 at LAK, Elias Pettersson moved into a tie with Thomas Gradin for 4th all-time in Canucks rookies multi-point games (Pavel Bure leads the way with 18).
Elias Pettersson joins an elite list of 10 players who have scored at least 25 goals in thier first 44 games played, aged 20 or younger (Ovechkin, Martin, Murdoch, Bossy, Lindros, Robitaille, Yzerman, Gretzky, Hawerchuk, Boeser).
Pettersson was named to Team Pacific Division for the 2019 NHL All-Star Game. He became the youngest Canucks player and just the third Canucks rookie (Tallon, Boeser) named to the honour. He participated in the Fastest Skater and Puck Control Relay.
With his seventh GWG Jan. 2 at OTT, Pettersson established a new Canucks single-season record for most GWG scored by a rookie.
With a hat trick on Jan. 2 at OTT, Pettersson became just the fourth active player to accumulate 40 or more career points within his first 40 NHL games. He also became the first rookie in Canucks franchise history to score a hat trick that included an OTG. He is the eighth Canucks rookie to net a hat trick.
Pettersson, who led all rookies with seven goals and 10 points in eight games (7-3-10) in October, was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for October. He was named the NHL's second star of the week ending November 4th (sharing the League lead with four goals and ranked third overall with seven points in three games) and was named first star of the week ending December 9th (after leading the NHL with eight points (2-6-8) in three games).
With five points (1-4-5) on Dec. 9 at STL, Pettersson became the sixth rookie since 1967-68 to record multiple outings with at least five points in a single season. He also registered five points (2-3-5) on Nov. 2 vs COL.

FACE THE FACTS

Bo Horvat ranks second in the NHL in face-off wins (960), first in even-strength face-off wins (788) and first in face-offs taken (1803). He also ranks seventh in PP face-off wins (130).
Horvat ranks second on the team in goals (24), power play goals (6), points (52), assists (28), power play points (15), face-off win percentage (53.2%; min. 10 GP), and first in shots (204) and TOI (among forwards; 21:02).
With two goals Feb. 25 vs ANA, Horvat has also set a new career high for most goals in a season.

THE GOING RATE

• Brock Boeser has seven points (2-5-7) over the past six games (current six game point streak)
• Alex Edler has three points (2-1-3) over the past six games
• Elias Pettersson has four points (1-3-4) over the past five games (current two game point streak)
• Bo Horvat has four points (1-3-4) over the past four games
• Tyler Motte has two points (2-0-2) over the past three games
• Tanner Pearson has two points (1-1-2) over the past three games