Game Notes: Canucks vs Jets (2/9)

The Canucks Reverse Retro Homestand is presented by TD.

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LAST MEETING - JAN. 30/21: VAN 4 at WPG 1

Brock Boeser opened the scoring just 29 seconds into the first period...Alex Edler and Elias Pettersson collected assists on the play...Nils Hoglander restored Vancouver's one-goal lead at 8:17 in the first period...Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson drew the assists...Zack MacEwen notched his first goal of the season at 6:58 in the second period, assisted by Jordie Benn and J.T. Miller...Brock Boeser added an empty-net marker at 17:59 in the third period...Nate Schmidt registered the lone assist on the goal...Brock Boeser and Adam Gaudette each set a new team-high for shots (7)...Nate Schmidt paced all Vancouver skaters with 3 blocked shots...Thatcher Demko made 23 saves for his third straight win.

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REVERSE RETRO HOMESTAND PRESENTED BY TD

Vancouver Canucks will wear their adidas Reverse Retro ADIZERO jerseys exclusively during a four-game homestand in February vs Winnipeg and Edmonton. The Canucks Reverse Retro homestand is presented by TD and includes the following games:
adidas worked closely with the NHL® and each team to design a Reverse Retro jersey representing unique and historical moments in each club's history, while refreshing the colour and design combination for an all-new presentation.
Originally red, Vancouver's Gradient Orca Jersey debuted during the 2001.02 season. The Canucks team was coming off its first playoff appearance in five seasons and the fanbase had just had its first glimpse at a couple of young future stars, Daniel and Henrik Sedin. The jersey was also featured during one of the most exciting eras in team history when the West Coast Express was taking the League by storm.
Fast forward roughly 20 years, and the team is again in a very similar position having finally returned to the playoffs, led once again by a new era of Canucks hockey, and the young stars of the future.
This jersey represents a turning point, a visual depiction of transition, from green to blue, from one era of Canucks hockey to the next and the start of a young emerging team with a bright future.

HALF-ING A BLAST

Collecting 3 points (1-2-3) on Feb. 17/21 vs Calgary, Brock Boeser now has 15 points (8-7-15) in the team's last 11 games, contributing to exactly half of Vancouver's 30 goals for during that time.

BOESER'S DOZEN

Notching his 12th goal of the season on Feb. 17/21 vs Calgary, Brock Boeser tied Markus Naslund (2005.06) and Daniel Sedin (2010.11) for the most prolific goal-scoring start through the team's first 20 games of a season since 2003.04.

ADD 'EM UP

Recording two points (1-1-2) on Feb. 17/21 vs Calgary, Bo Horvat recorded his 60th career multi-point game in his 466th career NHL game. Horvat ranks 9th in Canucks history for most multi-point games by a centreman, behind Henrik Sedin (257), Trevor Linden (167), Thomas Gradin (142), Patrik Sundstrom (93), Brendan Morrison (89), Don Lever (86), Cliff Ronning (83), and Ryan Kesler (77).

SHARP SHOOTERS

Among NHL skaters to have registered at least 40 shots on goal, Brock Boeser (55 shots) ranks fourth in shooting percentage at 21.8%, behind Auston Matthews (22.5%), Josh Anderson (22.5%), and Brad Marchand (22.0%). Bo Horvat ranks 9th with a 17.8% shooting percentage on 45 shots.

HELP FROM THE BACKEND

With points from Jordie Benn (1-0-1), Nate Schmidt (1-0-1), Quinn Hughes (0-1-1) and Tyler Myers (0-1-1) on Feb. 17/21 at Calgary, the Canucks lead the NHL in scoring by defencemen with 46 points (8-38-46) from the blueline. Vancouver's 38 assists from the backend also account for an NHL-best 40.4% of team assists so far this season