Canucks @ Sabres game notes

CANUCKS VS SABRES PREVIEW

VS SABRES NOTES

-Thomas Vanek was drafted by Buffalo fifth overall in the 2003 NHL Draft. In parts of 9 seasons with the team, Vanek registered 497 points (254-243-497). His 254 goals ranks fifth all-time in team history while his 106 power play goals and 41 game winning goals rank 4th all-time in each category. He has faced his former team on 11 occasions and has 7 points (3-4-7) in those games.
-Anders Nilsson spent the 2016.17 season with the Sabres posting a career-high for wins (10) and games played (26) along with a 2.67 GAA and .923 save percentage. His shots against (857), saves (791) and minutes played (1,485) last season with Buffalo were also career-highs. Against his former team, Nilsson is 3-0-0 along with a 1.95 GAA and .944 save percentage.
-In 4 career games versus the Sabres, Jacob Markstrom has posted a 3-1-0 record along with a 2.21 GAA and .922 save percentage.
-Alexander Burmistrov registered his first career goal on Oct. 29/10 vs BUF.
-In his last meeting with Buffalo on Feb. 12/17, Michael Chaput registered a career-high 2 goals.
-In 25 career games versus the Sabres, Michael Del Zotto has registered 12 points (all assists).
-Sam Gagner's last power play goal occurred on Mar. 10/17 at BUF. In 13 games versus the Sabres in his career, Gagner has registered 10 points (3-7-10).
-Daniel Sedin has recorded 18 points (5-13-18) in 20 career games versus the Sabres.
-Henrik Sedin has collected 14 points (4-10-14) in 20 career games versus Buffalo.
-Brandon Sutter has 15 points (7-8-15) in 26 career games versus the Sabres.

LAST GAME OCT. 19: VAN 3 at BOS 6

Derek Dorsett opened the scoring at 2:58 of the first...Thomas Vanek scored on a power play tip-in at 16:06 of the second and Bo Horvat added a goal 34 seconds later to cut the Bruins lead to 5-3...Anders Nilsson made 13 saves on 17 shots while Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves on 18 shots in relief...Michael Del Zotto tied a career-high with 2 assists and registered a season/team-high 6 shots...Brock Boeser, Chris Tanev, Sven Baertschi and Sam Gagner each recorded an assist. BACK-TO-BACK The Canucks embark on the second game of their first of 10 back-to-back series this season. In 2016.17, the Canucks played in 16 back-to-back series posting a record of 13-18-1 including a record of 7-8-1 in the first game and 6-10-0 in the second game.

QUICK HITS

-Brock Boeser ranks tied for 7th in rookie goals (2) and tied for 4th in rookie points (5). He also ranks third among rookies in points per game (1.25).
-Bo Horvat ranks 8th in the League in faceoff wins (70).
-Michael Del Zotto's 6 blocked shots on the PK ranks tied for 4th in the League. He also leads the team with 11 blocks and in TOI/game (24:28).
-Derek Dorsett leads the team in hits with 14.
-The Canucks rank 6th in faceoff win percentage at 52.8%.
-With his third career shutout on Oct. 17 at OTT, Anders Nilsson became the third Canucks goaltender to post a shutout in his
-Canucks debut (joining Mike Fountain (1993) and Johan Hedberg (2003)). He also became the first Canucks goaltender to earn a shutout at Ottawa since Kay Whitmore on Apr. 4/93.
-Chris Tanev's goal on Oct. 12 vs WPG and Oct. 10 vs OTT marked the first time in his career he has scored in consecutive games.
-With his 68th shootout attempt on Oct. 10 vs OTT, Thomas Vanek moved to 24th all-time in NHL history in shootout attempts. His 28 shootout goals ranks him t-19th in NHL history.

THE GOING RATE

-Brock Boeser has 5 points (2-3-5) over 4 games played.
-Sven Baertschi has an assist in 3 straight games.
-Michael Del Zotto has 4 assists over the past 3 games.
-Derek Dorsett has 2 goals over the past 3 games.
-Thomas Vanek has a goal in 2 straight games.
-Alex Burmistrov has 3 points (1-2-3) over the past 3 games.