GAME DAY | Canucks at Predators
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Vancouver Canucks
MATCH-UP INFO
QUICK NUMBERS
• Bo Horvat has seven points (6-1-7) in his last 11 games.
• Brock Boeser has six points (3-3-6) in his last eight games.
• J.T. Miller has 15 points (6-9-15) in his last 13 games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (0-6-6) in his last eight games.
• Elias Pettersson has seven points (5-2-7) in his last eight games.
• Thatcher Demko has posted a .935 SV% and 1.98 GAA in his last 13 games (9-3-1).
LAST MEETING - JAN. 18/22: VAN 3 at NSH 1
Elias Pettersson notched his third goal in two games to even the score at 7:23 in the second period...Vasily Podkolzin and Nils Höglander assisted on the play...Brock Boeser scored the eventual GWG on the power play at 3:41 in the third period, assisted by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes...Juho Lammikko added an insurance marker at 12:19 in the third period, assisted by Tyler Motte...Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (26:39)...Brock Boeser registered a team-high in shots (5)...Kyle Burroughs matched a Canucks season-high in hits (7)...Thatcher Demko made 31 saves.
LAST GAME PLAYED - JAN. 31/22: VAN 3 at CHI 1
Alex Chiasson opened the scoring at 12:21 in the first period...Justin Dowling recorded the lone assist...Brock Boeser doubled Vancouver's lead at 4:28 in the second period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Jason Dickinson...Luke Schenn scored an unassisted empty-net goal at 19:39 in the third period...Quinn Hughes logged 26:52 to lead the team in TOI...Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland each registered four shots...Luke Schenn matched a franchise record in hits (12), set previously by himself in 2019...Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves.
LAST 5 vs NASHVILLE
• Jan. 18/22: VAN 3 at NSH 1
• Nov. 5/21: VAN 2 vs NSH 3
• Feb. 10/20: VAN 6 vs NSH 2
• Nov. 21/19: VAN 6 at NSH 3
• Nov. 12/19: VAN 5 vs NSH 3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Michael DiPietro recalled from Taxi Squad, Jan. 31
• Spencer Martin reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 29
• Noah Juulsen recalled from Taxi Squad, Jan. 29
• Ashton Sautner, Spencer Martin, and Justin Bailey transferred to Taxi Squad, Jan. 29
• Bo Horvat removed from COVID non-roster, Jan. 29
• Noah Juulsen recalled from Abbotsford to Taxi Squad, Jan. 29
• Sheldon Dries and Michael DiPietro assigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 28
• Michael DiPietro transferred to Taxi Squad, Jan. 27
• Thatcher Demko, Jaroslav Halak, and Conor Garland removed from COVID non-roster, Jan. 27
STINGY DEFENCE
Since Bruce Boudreau officially took over as Head Coach on Dec. 6 vs LAK, the Canucks have led the NHL in fewest goals against per game (2.00), jumping the ranks from 23rd in the NHL in GA/GP (3.16) before Boudreau to fifth place on the season overall (2.64).
HIT MACHINE
Luke Schenn tied a Canucks franchise record in hits (12) on Jan. 31 at CHI, previously set by himself on Mar. 24/19 vs CBJ. His 12 hits were the highest single-game total by any skater in the NHL so far this season.
MINUTE MUNCHER
Logging 31:07 in time on ice on Jan. 29 at CGY, Quinn Hughes set both a Canucks season-high and a personal career-high in the category. Hughes has led the Canucks in TOI in 28 of 45 games so far this season, with the next closest player (Myers) leading in 10 games.
HATS OFF TO MILLER
J.T. Miller recorded his second career hat trick on Jan. 27 vs WPG, matching career-highs in goals (3) and points (4). He became just the third American player in team history to register a hat trick, joining Ryan Kesler (3x) and teammate Brock Boeser (3x).
QUICK STRIKES
Going 2-for-2 in just 0:17 of cumulative power play time on Jan. 27 at WPG, Vancouver set an NHL record for least power play time (tracked since 2009.10) required in a game to register two power play goals and became the only team to score twice in under 20 total seconds on the man-advantage.
A GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENT
Head Coach Bruce Boudreau coached his 1,000th NHL game (577-306-117) on Jan. 23 vs STL, becoming the 29th coach in NHL history and sixth active Head Coach (Trotz, Ruff, D. Sutter, Laviolette, Tippett) to reach the milestone. Only one head coach in NHL history (Scotty Bowman, 598 wins) had more wins than Boudreau's 577 at the 1,000 game mark.
PASSER PETEY
Assisting on Tanner Pearson's opening goal on Jan. 23 vs STL, Elias Pettersson recorded his 100th career assist in his 206th game, marking the sixth- fewest games needed to reach the milestone by a Canucks skater who debuted with the team, trailing teammate Quinn Hughes (151), Pavel Bure (187), Thomas Gradin (187), Stan Smyl (191), and Patrik Sundstrom (195).
