PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Panthers
MATCH-UP INFO
QUICK NUMBERS
LAST MEETING - JAN. 21/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 2 (SO)
Alex Chiasson opened up scoring with a power play goal at 16:18 in the first period...Tanner Pearson and Quinn Hughes recorded assists on the play...Spencer Martin made his Canucks debut and pushed the game to a shootout...Nils Höglander led the team in shots (6)...Jason Dickinson and Tyler Motte led the team in hits (4)...Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (28:20)...Spencer Martin made 33 saves.
LAST GAME PLAYED - NOV. 29/22: VAN 1 vs WSH 5
Nils Höglander recorded his second goal of the season at 13:55 in the first period...J.T. Miller got the lone assist and extended his point streak to nine games...Curtis Lazar led the team in hits (5)...Quinn Hughes led the team in shots (4)...Bo Horvat won 10/13 faceoffs (76.9%)...Spencer Martin faced 27 shots.
LAST 5 vs FLORIDA
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME NIGHT
Tonight's game at Rogers Arena marks Hockey Hall of Fame Night, presented by Tim Hortons, as the Canucks recognize recent Hockey Hall of Fame inductees and former Canucks legends Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Roberto Luongo. The evening will feature many exciting activations, including a pre-game puck drop ceremony to celebrate these teammates who spent eight years together entertaining and thrilling us with their play.
The Canucks for Kids Fund will also be hosting an estimated $250,000 50/50 raffle, with proceeds benefitting the Sedin Family Foundation. The Foundation was established by Henrik & Johanna and Daniel & Marinette Sedin, to celebrate people, recognize achievement, and address the needs of families and children. Tickets can be purchased at Canucks.com/online5050.
SEDINS & LUONGO BY THE NUMBERS
0.80 - The point-per-game rate at which Daniel and Henrik Sedin each finished their careers (240-830-1070 in 1330 GP for Henrik, 393-648-1041 in 1306 GP for Daniel).
1- Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Roberto Luongo each rank 1st among Canucks in several statistical categories:
2, 3 & 4 - The positions overall which Daniel Sedin (2nd, 1999), Henrik Sedin (3rd, 1999), and Roberto Luongo (4th, 1997) were selected in their respective NHL Entry Drafts.
6 - The number of Northwest Division championships won together by the Sedins and Luongo during their eight seasons together in Vancouver.
9 - The combined number of NHL All-Star Game selections between the Sedins (3 each) and Luongo (3).
36 - The percentage of goals (1,363 of 3,799) in which at least one Sedin brother factored in on a Canucks goal during their entire careers.
242:36 - The elapsed time during Roberto Luongo's franchise-setting shutout streak from Nov. 2/08 to Nov. 12/08 (ranks 15th in NHL history).
679 - The number of consecutive games which Henrik Sedin appeared in from Mar. 21/04 to Jan. 18/14 (ranks 11th in NHL history). 743 - The number of goals which Daniel and Henrik Sedin combined on together in their careers (2nd in NHL history to W. Gretzky and J. Kurri).
1,000 - Each Sedin brother recorded more than 1,000 points in their NHL career, making them the first sibilings in NHL history to accomplish the feat.
11,663 - The number of saves made by Roberto Luongo during his Canucks tenure (2nd in franchise history, 4th in the NHL during his eight seasons in Vancouver).
KUZ CONTROL
Notching the game-winner (11th goal) and an assist on Nov. 27 at SJS, first-year NHLer Andrei Kuzmenko recorded his fourth multi- point game in the last five games, and his seventh so far this season, which ranks second-most on the team behind only Elias Pettersson's eight multi-point games. Previously, on Nov. 26 at VGK, Kuzmenko (19 points) tied Igor Larionov and ranked only behind Elias Pettersson (21) for most points through a player's first 20 career NHL games in Canucks history.
POWER PLAY PROWESS
Netting 19 power play goals on 57 opportunities in their last 17 games played, thanks to three on the man-advantage on Nov. 26 at VGK, the Canucks' power play ranks second in the NHL since Oct. 24, producing at a rate of 33.3%. Vancouver is also ranked sixth in the league overall this season at 27.5% and has the third-ranked power play on home ice at 34.5%.
MOVIN' ON UP
With the team's 5-0 victory on Nov. 26 at SJS, Bruce Boudreau passed Tom Renney for sole possession of 13th place on the Canucks all-time coaches wins list with his 40th victory.
EV40
Scoring at 5-on-5 in the third period on Nov. 27 at SJS, Elias Pettersson tallied his 11th goal of the season, all of which have come at even strength. He ranks tied for second among NHL skaters for most even strength goals this season (11), trailing Jason Robertson (15).
HUGHES' HELPING HANDS
Collecting two assists on Nov. 26 at VGK, Quinn Hughes picked up his 20th assist of the season in just 17 games, trailing only Henrik Sedin (21 assists in 2010.11) for most assists by a Canucks player through their first 17 games of a season.
Picking up a power play assist to extend his personal assist streak to 10 games (0-13-13) on Nov. 13 at BOS, Hughes passed Jiri Bubla (1983.84) for the second-longest assist streak by a defenceman in Canucks history. He is only one of two Canuck defencemen to ever hit a double-digit streak, being one game short of tying Dennis Kearns for the franchise record (11 games in 1976.77).
BO'S BLAZING START
Scoring his team-leading 17th goal on Nov. 26 at VGK, Bo Horvat became the fourth player in Canucks history to notch at least as many goals in the team's first 21 games of the season.
HARD HITTING SCHENN
With 2,937 career hits, Luke Schenn is only nine hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for most in League-history by a defenceman. Schenn has collected the second-most hits in the NHL this season (97 in 23 GP). Earlier this month, Schenn became the first player in NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career following a franchise record-matching 12 hits on Nov. 12 at TOR.
*The NHL began tracking hits in 2005.06.
