Canucks @ Sharks game notes

CANUCKS VS SHARKS PREVIEW: (TV: Sportsnet Pacific; Radio: Sportsnet 650)

LAST MEETING - DEC. 22/18: VAN 4 at SJ 5 OT

Brendan Gaunce gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead at 1:58 of the first period with his first of the season...Jake Virtanen cut the Sharks lead to 3-2 at 8:49 with a 4-on-4 goal (and added an assist on the opening goal)...Brock Boeser scored his team-leading and rookie-leading 19th goal of the season at 16:02 to tie it 3-3...Alex Biega had a career-high 2 points/assists and game-high 6 hits...Henrik Sedin extended his point streak to 6 games with an assist...Michael Del Zotto, Loui Eriksson, Erik Gudbranson and Sam Gagner also picked up helpers...Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves.

VS SHARKS TIDBITS:

• Henrik Sedin has accumulated 46 career points (13-33-46) in 69 games.
• Daniel Sedin has recorded 44 career points (14-30-44) in 68 points.
• Loui Eriksson has collected 30 career points (11-19-30) in 51 games.
• Daniel Sedin (1-3-4) and Henrik Sedin (0-4-4) lead the Canucks in scoring in the season series vs SJ.
• Nikolay Goldobin was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He played 11 games with San Jose, collecting two points (1-1-2).
• Brock Boeser notched his first career assist on Apr. 4/17 at SJS.
• Sam Gagner made his NHL debut and notched his first career point/assist on Oct. 4/07 vs SJS.

LAST GAME: FEB. 14/18: VAN 3 at FLA 4

Michael Del Zotto opened the scoring for the Canucks...Bo Horvat led Canucks skaters with 3 points (1-2-3)...Brock Boeser collected his 27th goal of the season on the power play...Troy Stecher blocked 5 shots...Jacob Markstrom (4-14) and Anders Nilsson (0-20) split goaltending duties.

THE GOING RATE:

• Brock Boeser has 8 points (5-3-8) over the past 9 games.
• Brandon Sutter has an assist in 5 of his last 8 games.
• Loui Eriksson has 4 points (2-2-4) over the past 10 games.
• Alex Edler has 12 points (1-11-12) in the past 16 games.
• Thomas Vanek has collected 6 points (3-3-6) over the past 10 games.
• Henrik Sedin has 4 assists over the past 8 games.
• Troy Stecher has 3 assists over the past 7 games.
• Bo Horvat has collected 9 points (4-5-9) since returning from injury on Jan. 21 (11 games).

PLAYER QUICK HITS:

•Alex Edler collected his 321st career point on Feb. 11/18 at DAL to place him in a three-way tie with Jryki Lumme and Dennis Kearns for most points by a defenceman in franchise history. Mattias Ohlund ranks 1st with 325 points.
• Brock Boeser notched his 30th career goal (26th this season) on Feb. 18/18 at TB to become just the 3rd Canucks skater to reach 30 goals with rookie status, joining Pavel Bure and Trevor Linden.
• Brock Boeser ranks t-9th in the NHL goal-scoring race and leads all rookies with 27 goals. Boeser has scored 18.0% of the Canucks 150 goals this season.
• Boeser made his All-Star debut this year and registered 2-1-3 in two contests, including 1-1-2 in the final, to earn MVP honors and power the Pacific Division to victory. He became the first rookie since Mario Lemieux in 1985 to win NHL All Star MVP honours. Boeser also won the accuracy shooting during the Skills competition, becoming the third Canuck to accomplish that feat (Daniel Sedin in 2011 and Markus Naslund in 2002.
• Boeser won NHL Rookie of the Month honours in both November and December, becoming the first Canucks rookie to win it in back-to-back months. Boeser also won the NHL's first star of the week, ending Jan. 28.
• With his 2nd SHG of the season collected on Feb. 6 at FLA, Markus Granlund became just the 6th Canuck since 2011.12 to record 2 or more SHG in a season.
• Henrik Sedin appeared in his 1,300th NHL game Feb. 3/18 vs TBL. He became just the 62nd player all-time and third Swedish born player in League history to achieve the feat. He now sits 61st all-time with 1,305 games played.
• Henrik Sedin notched his 800th career assist on Dec. 13 vs NSH. In doing so, he became the first Canucks player, the 31st player in NHL history, the 3rd active player and the 2nd Swedish-born player to accomplish the feat.
• Daniel Sedin collected his 83rd career GWG on Feb. 1/18 vs CHI to move into a tie for 30th all-time with Jean Beliveau.