Canucks vs. Predators game notes

CANUCKS VS PREDATORS PREVIEW: (TV: Sportsnet; Radio: Sportsnet 650)

LAST MEETING: NOV. 30/17: VAN 5 at NSH 3

Daniel Sedin scored the tying goal on the power play at 10:22 of the third period to record his 1,000th career point (he also added two assists)...Brock Boeser tied it 1-1 at 2:54 of the second period and later notched the eventual game-winner at 14:08 of the third (he also added an assist in his sixth multi-point game of the season)...Loui Eriksson had his first 2-goal game of the season...Henrik Sedin had three assists...Alex Edler, Ben Hutton, Bo Horvat and Nikolay Goldobin also each netted an assist...Anders Nilsson made 29 saves.

VS. PREDATORS NOTES

Michael Del Zotto appeared in 25 games for the Predators during the 2013.14 season, regsitering 5 points (1-4-5). Against his former team, he has collected 4 points (1-3-4) in 11 career games.
• Alex Edler has 19 points (9-10-19) in 31 career games versus the Predators.
• Loui Eriksson has 26 points (14-12-26) in 33 career games versus Nashville.
• Sam Gagner has 18 points (5-13-18) in 29 career games versus the Predators.
• Jacob Markstrom has a record of 0-2-0 along with a .887 save percentage and 3.57 GAA in 2 career games versus Nashville.
• Anders Nilsson has a record of 1-0-0 along with a .906 save percentage and 3.00 GAA in 1 career game against the Predators.
• Daniel Sedin has 45 points (15-30-45) in 57 career games versus the Predators. He notched his 1,000th career point in their last meeting on Nov. 30.
• Henrik Sedin leads all Canucks in career scoring against the Predators with 51 points (9-42-51) in 56 games.

LAST GAME: DEC. 11/17: VAN 1 at WPG 5

Brock Boeser notched his team-leading and NHL rookie leading 16th goal at 6:53 to tie the game 1-1...Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin notched an assist on the play...Michael Del Zotto had a game-high 5 hits...Henrik Sedin also had a team and season-high 5 shots...Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves.

QUICK HITS (Through Dec. 11):

• Brock Boeser's 16 goals are tied for 6th most in the League while his 4 GWG are also tied for 7th most. According to NHL PR, Boeser is the 8th rookie in the past 28 years to score 16+ goals within his first 28 games of a season.
• Boeser's 15 goals through the Canucks first 30 games are also the 2nd most by a US-born rookie through his team's first 30 games of a season (behind Tony Granato's 16 goals through the Rangers first 30 games during the 1988.89 season).
• Michael Del Zotto leads the team in hits (75) and is tied for the team lead in blocked shots with Alex Edler (47). He also ranks second in ice time (21:36 TOI/game) behind Alex Edler (22:06 TOI/game).
• Anders Nilsson ranks tied for 20th in the League in save percentage (.921) while Jacob Markstrom ranks 24th in GAA (2.55). • 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 11th in defensive zone faceoff wins at 52.21%. When ahead, Vancouver has had 324 faceoff wins, good for a tie of 3rd most in the League.
• The Canucks allow the 8th fewest shots against per game at 30.7. • The Canucks road power play ranks 5th in the League at 25.45% (14-55).
• The Canucks penalty kill at home ranks 9th in the NHL at 84.44%.

THE GOING RATE:

• Brock Boeser has 28 points (16-12-28) over 28 games played; he has 14 points (11-3-14) over his past 14 games and 11 goals over his past 13 games including goals in 3 straight.
• Henrik Sedin has 13 points (1-12-13) over the past 14 games including at least one assist in 8 of the last 11 games.
• Since returning from injury on Nov. 11, Loui Eriksson has collected 10 points (5-5-10) over his past 15 games.
• Thomas Vanek has 12 points (3-9-12) over the past 18 games.
• Daniel Sedin has 10 points (3-7-10) over the past 11 games.
• Michael Del Zotto has an assist in 2 of the past 3 games. He tied a career-high with assists in 4 straight games earlier this season from Oct. 14-20 (5 assists).