Game Notes: Canucks vs Senators (8/9)

MATCH-UP INFO

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LAST MEETING - APR. 24/21: VAN 4 vs OTT 2

Nate Schmidt opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season, unassisted, at 1:43 in the first period. Brock Boeser restored Vancouver's one-goal lead with his team-leading 17th goal of the season on the power play at 4:46 in the second period. Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller recorded the assists.Tanner Pearson notched the late go-ahead goal and eventual GWG at 13:45 in the third period, assisted by Bo Horvat and Travis Hamonic. J.T. Miller sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 19:06 in the third period.Tyler Motte and Bo Horvat drew the assists.Tanner Pearson led all Canucks in shots (5).Travis Hamonic paced all skaters with 5 blocked shots. Bo Horvat went 18-for-24 (75.0%) in the face-off circle. Braden Holtby made 26 saves in his third straight win.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

BROCK SOLID

Picking up his team-leading 17th goal and 37th point of the season with a power play tally on Apr. 24/21 vs Ottawa, Brock Boeser eclipsed his goal total from last season (16) in 16 fewer games (41 GP vs 57 GP). Boeser also leads all Canucks in even strength points (24), power play goals (7), and shooting percentage (17.9%).

CLIMBING THE RANKS

Setting up Brock Boeser on the go-ahead power play goal on Apr. 24/21, Quinn Hughes (21y-193d) tied Elias Pettersson for the second-most assists before age 22 in Canucks history (77), behind only Trevor Linden (140). The assist was also the 88th point of Hughes' career, tying him with Jocelyn Guevremont for the third-most points by a Vancouver defenceman before age 22, trailing only Dale Tallon (100) and Rick Lanz (91).

KILLER INSTINCT

Going 6-for-6 on the penalty kill on Apr. 24/21 vs Ottawa, the Canucks killed off all penalties in a game when shorthanded six or more times for the first time since Oct. 3/18 when the team went 7-for-7 on the PK in a 5-2 win at Calgary.

THIRD PERIOD PERFORMER

Notching the eventual game-winning goal late in the third period on Apr. 24/21 vs Ottawa, Tanner Pearson extended his lead among all Canucks for third period goals (20) since being acquired on Feb. 25/19, ranking ahead of Horvat (16), Pettersson (14), and Boeser (14) in that time.

CAPITAL GAINS

The Canucks enter play tonight sporting a 6-1-0 record against the Senators, which ranks as their most wins against a single opponent this
season. Vancouver has also recorded 3.71 goals per game, 1.71 goals against per game, and a +14 goal differential (26 GF, 12 GA) against Ottawa this season, which are their best totals against any opponent in 2021.