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CANUCKS VS PANTHERS

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, SCRIPPS

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Panthers this season: Oct. 17 (road) and Dec. 12 (home).
  • Vancouver is 20-13-6-4 all-time against Florida, including a 9-9-1-2 record on the road.
  • The Canucks are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Panthers (2-2-1 in their last 5).
  • J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against Florida with 20 points (6-14-20) in 25 games.
  • In 18 career games against the Panthers, Jake DeBrusk has 13 points (7-6-13).
  • Elias Pettersson has 10 points (2-8-10) in nine career games against the Panthers.
  • Kevin Lankinen is 5-3-2 with a 2.80 goals against average and an .921 save percentage in 10 career games against Florida.
  • Artūrs Šilovs has yet to face the Panthers in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • Brock Boeser has three points (2-1-3) in three games this season.
  • Conor Garland has three points (2-1-3) in three games this season.
  • Nils Höglander has two points (1-1-2) in three games this season.
  • Jake DeBrusk has two points (0-2-2) in three games this season.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 14/23: VAN 4 vs FLA 0

Andrei Kuzmenko opened the scoring at 4:03 into the first period, tallying his 6th of the season…the lone assist would be recorded by Conor Garland…Dakota Joshua would extend the lead to two with his fifth of the season at 13:52 of the first period…the only assist recorded would go to Teddy Blueger…Joshua would score his second of the night at 10:08 of the second period, the goal would go unassisted…Brock Boeser would tally his 22nd of the season on the power play, the tally coming at 15:41 of the second period…the primary and secondary assists would be recorded by J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, respectively…Thatcher Demko faced 36 shots, recording his 3rd shutout of the 2023.24 season…Joshua led the team in hits (6)…Boeser and Joshua led the team in shots (3).

2024.25 TEAM RANKS

 

VAN 

FLA

Goals For/Game

2.67 (t-22nd)

3.40 (t-12th)

Goals Against/Game

4.00 (t-26th)

3.60 (22nd)

Power Play %

25.0 (t-12th)

11.1 (t-22nd)

Penalty Kill %

83.3 (t-14th)

87.5 (t-8th)

Penalty Min./Game

11:30 (24th)

8:00 (t-11th)

*Rankings are accurate as of 5:00pm PT on October 16, 2024

LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 15/24: VAN 1 at TBL 4

Kucherov opened the scoring in the first, before Point and Cirelli added goals in the second and third periods, respectively…Conor Garland got the Canucks on the board with his second of the season just past the four-minute mark of the third…Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk registered the assists…Hagel added an empty-netter…Garland and J.T. Miller co-led the Canucks with four shots each…Kiefer Sherwood had a team-high four hits…Derek Forbort had three blocked shots…Artūrs Šilovs made 23 saves.

LAST 5 – vs FLORIDA

  • Dec. 14/23: VAN 4 vs FLA 0
  • Oct. 21/23: VAN 5 at FLA 3
  • Jan. 14/23: VAN 3 at FLA 4
  • Dec. 1/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 5
  • Jan. 21/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 2 (SO)

“THEY SEE ME ROLLIN’”

  • Scoring a power play goal on Oct. 15/24 at TBL, Conor Garland has points in three straight games to open the season. This is the second time in his career he has started a season with points in at least three straight games, joining 2021.22 (six games).

HÖG START

  • Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 11/24 vs PHI, Nils Höglander has points in two straight games to begin the 2024.25 season. This is the second-consecutive season that Höglander has opened the season with points in the opening two games.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

  • Skating in his second game as a Canuck on Oct. 11/24 vs PHI, Derek Forbort recorded his first point in a Canucks uniform, assisting on Teddy Blueger’s second period goal.
  • Making their Canucks debuts on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, Danton Heinen (0-1-1), Jake DeBrusk (0-1-1),\\ and Daniel Sprong** (1-0-1) each got on the scoresheet.

TWICE AS NICE

  • Brock Boeser scored two goals in the team’s home opener on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY. He now has eight goals in six career season-opening games, tied with Markus Naslund for the most in franchise history.

QUINN-TASTIC

  • With two assists on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, Quinn Hughes passed Dennis Kearns for the most points by a Canucks defanceman in season opening games (10, 1-9-10).

MR. 800

  • Skating in his 800th career game on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, J.T. Miller recorded a first period assist and the game-tying goal with 1:37 remaining.

FIRED UP FOR A NEW SEASON

  • The Vancouver Canucks open their 55th season by hosting the Calgary Flames. This is the 10th time the Canucks have hosted the Flames in franchise history in their regular season opener, and the first time since 2018.19.

NEW FACES

  • Entering the 2024.25 season, the Canucks have seven new additions that will be suiting up for the first time in a Canucks uniform:
    • Jake DeBrusk agreed to terms on a seven-year contract on July 1 after posting 40 points (19-21-40) in 80 games with the Boston Bruins in 2023.24.
    • Danton Heinen agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after scoring 36 points (17-19-36) in 74 games with the Boston Bruins in 2023.24.
    • Kiefer Sherwood agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after potting 27 points (10-17-27) in 68 games with the Nashville Predators in 2023.24.
    • Daniel Sprong agreed to terms on a one-year contract on July 20 after scoring 43 points (18-25-43) in 76 games with the Detroit Red Wings in 2023.24.
    • Vincent Desharnais agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after recording 11 points (1-10-11) in 78 games with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023.24.
    • Derek Forbort agreed to terms on a one-year contract on July 1 after posting four points (0-4-4) in 35 games for the Boston Bruins in 2023.24.
    • Kevin Lankinen agreed to terms on a one-year contract on September 21 after posting a record of 11-6-0 with a 2.82 goals against average and a .908 save percentage in 24 games with the Nashville Predators in 2023.24.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

  • Aaty Räty assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 16
  • Ty Young re-assigned to Kalamazoo, Oct. 14
  • Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 10
  • Mark Friedman assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 9
  • Mark Friedman placed on waivers, Oct. 8
  • Arshdeep Bains assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 7
  • Dakota Joshua placed on season-opening injured non-roster, Oct. 7
  • Thatcher Demko placed on season-opening injured non-roster, Oct. 7
  • Jiri Patera claimed on waivers from Boston, Oct. 7
  • Nils Höglander signed to a three-year contract extension, Oct. 6
  • Erik Brannstrom acquired from Colorado in exchange for Tucker Poolman and a 2025 fourth-round pick.
  • Akito Hirose assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 5

THE LAST TIME…

  • The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 16/24 vs CGY
  • The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Mar. 16 vs WSH
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Apr. 16/24 vs CGY
  • The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Feb. 19/24 at MIN
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Mar. 5/24 at LAK
  • The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 15/24 at TBL
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Feb. 10/24 at DET
  • The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Feb. 24/24 vs BOS
  • The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 15/24 at TBL
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Apr. 10/24 vs ARI
  • The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Apr. 8/24 vs VGK
  • The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 18/24 at WPG
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Mar. 5/24 at LAK
  • The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 18/24 at WPG
  • The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Dec. 21/23 at DAL

2024.25 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

  • Most Goals Scored, Game: 5, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 1st period
  • Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most Goals Allowed, Period: 3, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 3rd period
  • Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 15/24 at TBL
  • Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 3, Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most PPG Allowed, Game: 1, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Most SHG Scored, Game: 0
  • Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most Shots, Game: 27, Oct. 15/24 at TBL
  • Most Shots, Period: 15, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 1st period
  • Most Shots, OT: 1, Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Fewest Shots, Game: 24, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Fewest Shots, Period: 3, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 2nd period
  • Fewest Shots, OT: 0, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most Shots Allowed, Game: 31, Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Most Shots Allowed, Period: 13, Oct. 11/24 vs PHI, 3rd period
  • Most Shots Allowed, OT: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 26, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 5, 2x, Latest Oct. 15/24 at TBL, 2nd period
  • Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Most Hits, Game: 29, Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
  • Most Blocked Shots, Game: 15, Oct. 15/24 at TBL
  • Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 12, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
  • Largest Margin of Victory: N/A
  • Largest Margin of Defeat: 3 goals, Oct. 15/24 at TBL
  • Longest Win Streak: N/A
  • Longest Point Streak: 2 games, Oct. 9-11/24
  • Longest Winless Streak: 2 games, Oct. 9-11/24
  • Longest Pointless Streak: N/A

VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…

  • Score 4+ Goals: 0-0-1
  • Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-1-1
  • Allow 4+ Goals: 0-1-1
  • Allow 3 Goals or Less: 0-0-1
  • Scoring First: 0-0-2
  • Allowing First Goal: 0-1-0
  • On 0 Days Rest: 0-0-0
  • On 1 Day Rest: 0-0-1
  • On 2 Days Rest: 0-0-0
  • On 3+ Days Rest: 0-1-1
  • Score a PPG: 0-1-1
  • Give up a PPG: 0-0-2
  • 25 or More Shots on Goal: 0-1-1
  • Less than 25 shots: 0-0-1

THREE STARS – OCTOBER

  • Boeser – 5 pts
  • Lankinen – 5 pts