Game Notes: Canucks vs Maple Leafs (8/9)

Tonight's match-up is presented by Toyota.

Kole Lind is set to make his NHL debut, Holtby starts in net and Chatfield returns.

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LAST MEETING - APR. 20/21: VAN 6 vs TOR 3

Brandon Sutter erased Vancouver's deficit with a goal at 5:33 in the second period...Brock Boeser and Travis Hamonic recorded the assists on the play...Quinn Hughes gave Vancouver their first lead on a goal assisted by J.T. Miller at 10:08 in the second period...Nils Höglander scored to tie the game with his third goal in as many games at 6:43 in the third period...Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes each recorded their second points of the night with assists on the play...Tanner Pearson restored Vancouver's one-goal lead with a power play marker at 9:48 in the third period, assisted by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes...Tanner Pearson (unassisted) and Brandon Sutter (assisted by Nate Schmidt) each contributed their second goals of the game at 13:36 and 19:24, respectively...Jake Virtanen led the club in hits (4)...Tyler Myers led all skaters in blocked shots (5)...Braden Holtby made 37 saves for to record his second straight win.

LAST GAME PLAYED - APR. 28/21: VAN 3 at OTT 6

Tyler Myers got Vancouver on the board with his 5th goal of the season at 5:43 in the second period...Olli Juolevi (first career assist) and Nils Höglander recorded the assists...Jake Virtanen also notched his 5th goal of the season at 7:23 in the second period...Tyler Motte collected the lone assist on the goal...Brandon Sutter tallied his 9th goal of the season and fourth against the Senators at 17:43 in the third period...Tyler Myers recorded his third multipoint game of the season (1-1-2) with an assist on the play, while Quinn Hughes collected the second assist...Quinn Hughes led the Canucks in TOI (23:24)...J.T. Miller recorded a team-high in hits (4)...Travis Hamonic led the club in blocked shots (5)...Thatcher Demko faced 32 shots.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

SEEKING TWO POINTS IN THE SIX

Following up on a 6-3 win at Rogers Arena on Apr. 20/21 vs TOR, the Canucks are seeking a fifth straight win against the Leafs for just the second time in franchise history and first time since Oct. 24/09. Vancouver can also pick up their first win on the road against Toronto this season and snap a 10-game winless skid in Toronto (0-9-1) dating back to Feb. 8/14.

ICE IN THEIR VEINS

Logging a team-high 23:24 in time on ice on Apr. 28/21 at Ottawa, Quinn Hughes has led all Canucks in TOI in 19 of 43 games this season and in 14 of the last 23 games played. His average TOI/GP this season (22:59) also ranks fifth among all North Division skaters. Fellow teammate J.T. Miller is averaging 21:06 in TOI/GP this season, which ranks 8th among all NHL forwards, and leads all NHL forwards in shifts per game (26.3).

CURRENT INJURIES

• Antoine Roussel - 4 games
• Jay Beagle - 13 games
• Elias Pettersson - 17 games
• Justin Bailey - 26 games
• Micheal Ferland - 43 games