PREVIEW | Canucks at Lightning
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MATCH-UP INFO
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LAST MEETING - JAN. 7/20: VAN 2 at TBL 9
Elias Pettersson opened the scoring with his 20th goal of the season ad 18:58 in the first period...Brock Boeser recorded the only assist...Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson assisted on Loui Eriksson's second period tally...Quinn Hughes led all Canucks in TOI (22:54)...Tyler Motte led the team in hits (4)...Thatcher Demko made 13 saves in relief for Jacob Markstrom.
LAST GAME PLAYED - JAN. 11/22: VAN 2 at FLA 5
Vasily Podkolzin opened the scoring (unassisted) at 8:53 in the opening frame...Nils Höglander added. to Vancouver's lead on the power play at 14:49 in the first period...Hunt and Ekman-Larsson recorded the assists...Tyler Motte restored the Canucks two-goal lead at 4:46 in the third period...Highmore and Lammikko assisted on the play...Conor Garland (assisted by Hughes and Pearson) and Tanner Pearson (assisted by Miller and Myers) added third period goals...Conor Garland led the team in shots (6) and Luke Schenn led all Canucks in hits (4)...Thatcher Demko made 30 saves.
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CANUCKS 2021 IN REVIEW
Vancouver Canucks leaders by category for the 2021 calendar year:
GOOD COMPANY
Thatcher Demko appeared in his 100th career game on Jan. 11 at FLA, becoming the 13th goaltender in Canucks history to reach the century mark in games played. His 49 career wins at the time tied him with Dan Cloutier (2001.02) for second-most wins by a Canucks goalie through 100 games, trailing only Roberto Luongo (59, 2007.08).
DEMKO'S DECEMBER
Making 22 saves in the 2-1 OT win at ANA on Dec. 29, Demko extended his career-best winning streak to six games (later seven games). During the month of December, Demko posted a record of 7-1-0 to go along with a .946 SV% and 1.72 GAA, ranking first in the NHL in saves (243), shots faced (257), and t-1st in wins (7). On Dec. 13, he was named the NHL's First Star of the Week and on Jan. 1, he was named the NHL's Third Star of the Month.
MAGNIFICENT MILLER
Collecting an assist on Jan. 1 at SEA, J.T. Miller set a career-high nine-game point streak (3-10-13), besting his previous eight-game mark (twice). Miller also ranks t-3rd with Mike Walton for highest points-per-game (0.98) by a player with the Canucks franchise (min. 20 GP), trailing only Pavel Bure (1.12) and Alexander Mogilny (0.99).
A SWEDE ACHIEVEMENT
Oliver Ekman-Larsson appeared in his 800th career game on Jan. 1 at SEA, making him the 34th skater and 17th defenceman from Sweden to reach that mark in NHL history.
BRUCE BOOST
Thanks to Vancouver's 5-2 win on Jan. 1 at SEA, Bruce Boudreau (8-0-1) became the third coach in NHL history to begin his tenure with a new team on a nine-game point streak, joining Peter Laviolette (11 games w/ NYI in 2001.02, 9 games w/ WSH in 2020.21) and Bob Berry (10 games w/ MTL in 1981.82). In December, Boudreau also tied the NHL coaching record for most consecutive wins (7) to start a tenure with a new team.
BROCK STAR
Brock Boeser collected his 14th career game-winning goal on Dec. 16 at SJS, ranking t-4th with Bo Horvat and Patrik Sundstrom for most franchise GWG before turning 25 years old, trailing only Tony Tanti (26), Pavel Bure (26), and Trevor Linden (22).
TRIPLE THREAT
Contributing assists on three of Vancouver's four goals on Dec. 14 vs CBJ, Quinn Hughes registered his 10th career game with three or more points, tying Rick Lanz for fourth-most by a Canucks defenceman in franchise history. He now only trails Jyrki Lumme (16), Alex Edler (12), and Dennis Kearns (11).
RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES
CURRENT INJURIES
NHL COVID-19 PROTOCOL
Total man games lost (due to injuries or illness): 160 games
