LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 31/25: VAN 3 at DAL 5
Oskar Bäck opened the scoring 9:12 into the opening frame…Conor Garland evened the game just over five minutes into the second period…Nils Höglander and Filip Hronek added the assists…Jason Robertson gave Dallas the lead late in the second…Roope Hintz extended the Stars’ lead early in the third…Hintz added another into an empty net with 3:27 remaining…Jake DeBrusk brought the Canucks within two at 17:51 of the third…Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes had the assists…Robertson added his second of the night with just under a minute remaining...Carson Soucy scored with four seconds left in the contest…Phillip Di Giuseppe and Danton Heinen were credited with the helpers…Brock Boeser, Soucy, and DeBrusk each had four shots…Noah Juulsen had six hits…Boeser and Derek Forbort each blocked three shots…Thatcher Demko made 11 saves.
LAST 5 – vs DETROIT
- Dec. 1/24: VAN 5 at DET 4 (OT)
- Feb. 15/24: VAN 4 vs DET 1
- Feb. 10/24: VAN 3 at DET 4 (OT)
- Feb. 13/23: VAN 1 vs DET 6
- Feb. 11/23: VAN 2 at DET 5
THREE PETEY
- Acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins via trade on January 31, Marcus Pettersson becomes the fifth player on the Canucks to be born in Sweden (joining Elias Pettersson, D Elias Pettersson, Linus Karlsson, and Nils Höglander). Here are X things to know about the newest Canucks defenceman:
- Pettersson will wear number 29 with the Canucks. He becomes the 22nd player to wear the number in franchise history, and first since Casey DeSmith in 2024.
- He was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round, 38th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, two picks after Thatcher Demko.
- The 6’5”, 174lbs defenceman has dressed for 491 games in his NHL career, split between the Ducks and Penguins, registering 151 points (17-134-151).
- He has also appeared in 25 career Stanley Cup playoff games, collecting four points (0-4-4).
- A native of Skellefteå, SWE, he has represented his country multiple times at the international level, including the World Championship (2019), World Junior Championship (2016), World Under-18 Junior Championship (2014) and the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (2013) where he won a gold medal.
HELLO CHYTIL!
- Filip Chytil was acquired alongside defeceman Victor Mancini in a trade with the New York Rangers on January 31. Here is what you need to know about the Canucks’ newest centreman:
- Chytil will wear number 72 in Vancouver. He becomes the fourth player in franchise history to wear the number, following Peter Schaefer (2000-2001), Travis Boyd (2021), and Anthony Beauvillier (2-23-2024).
- He was selected by the Rangers in the first round, 21st overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, 14 picks after Elias Pettersson.
- The 6’2”, 210lbs forward has appeared in 378 career game, all with the Rangers, scoring 164 points (75-89-164), ranking t-104th on the team’s all-time list at the time of the trade.
- He has also appeared in 36 career Stanley Cup playoff games, posting 13 points (8-5-13) and helping New York to the 2022 Eastern Conference Final.
- The Kromeriz, CZE native has represented Czechia on several occasions, including the 2015 World Under-17 Challenge, the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (where he won gold), the 2017 U18 World Championships, the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships, and the 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023 World Championships.
MOUNTAIN DREW
- Listed at 6’4”, Drew O’Connor is now the tallest forward on the Canucks, after being acquired along with Marcus Pettersson from Pittsburgh on January 31. Here’s the 411 on the Chatham, NJ native:
- O’Connor will wear number 18 with Vancouver. He is the 33rd player in franchise history to wear the number, and first since Sam Lafferty in 2024.
- He went undrafted and was signed to an entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 20, 2020.
- The New Jersey native has suited up for 210 games in his NHL career, all with the Penguins, collecting 66 points (30-36-66).
- He has also appeared in two Stanley Cup playoff games in his career, both during the 2021.22 season.
- O’Connor appeared in his 200th NHL game earlier this season, on Jan. 9/25 vs Edmonton, when he scored and added an assist.
- He represented the United States at the 2023 World Championships, recording eight points (3-5-8) in 10 games.
QUINN-TASTIC
- With an assist on Jan. 31/25 at DAL, Quinn Hughes extended his point streak to eight games, tying Dennis Kearns and Doug Lidster for the seventh-longest point streak by a defenceman in franchise history.
- Recording his 20th multi-point game of the season on Jan. 29/25 at NSH, Quinn Hughes became the first defenceman with as many multi-point outings in his team’s first 50 games since Paul Coffey and Larry Robinson in 1985.86.
- This was also the third-straight multi-point game for Hughes, tied for the longest such streak in his career.
- Posting two assists on Jan. 29/25 at NSH, Quinn Hughes now has 78 career multi-assist games, tying him with Ray Bourque for the fourth-most by a defenceman under the age of 26.
- Hughes also passed Thomas Gradin for fourth place on the Canucks’ all-time multi-assist game list.
- With two assists on Jan. 27/25 at STL, Quinn Hughes recorded his 77th career multi-assist game, tying Thomas Gradin for the fourth most such games in franchise history, trailing Henrik Sedin (181), Daniel Sedin (107), and Stan Smyl (79).
- Recording two points on Jan. 27/25 at STL, Quinn Hughes recorded the 100th multi-point game of his career, becoming the 13th player and first defenceman in franchise history to reach the century mark.
- Hughes also required the seventh-fewest games by a defenceman in NHL history to record 100 multi-point games (410 GP), trailing Bobby Orr (307), Cale Makar (336), Paul Coffey (341), Brian Leetch (379), Ray Bourque (338), and Denis Potvin (390).
- With his opening goal on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Quinn Hughes registered his fifth opening goal this season, surpassing Jake Middleton for the most amongst defenceman this season.
- Scoring the game-winning goal on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Quinn Hughes tied eight other defenceman for the league lead.
- With two goals on Jan. 25/25 vs WSH, Quinn Hughes tied Ed Jovanovski for the sixth-most goals by a Canucks defenceman.
- Recording his 40th assist of the season on Jan. 23/25 at EDM, Quinn Hughes passed Dennis Kearns for the most consecutive 40-assist campaigns by a defenceman in franchise history.
- Reaching the 50-point mark in less than 50 games for the third consecutive season on Jan. 18/25 vs EDM, Quinn Hughes became the first American defenceman in NHL history to accomplish the feat.
- Registering two goals on Jan. 18/25 vs EDM, Quinn Hughes notched the fifth multi-goal game of his career, passing Alex Edler, Jyrki Lumme, and Rick Lanz for the second most such games by a defenceman in franchise history.
- Scoring the team’s second goal of the game on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Quinn Hughes passed Kevin McCarthy for the ninth most goals by a defenceman in Canucks history (52).
- Playing in his 200th career road game on Jan. 10/25 at CAR, Quinn Hughes has 188 points (22-166-188) in those 200 games, the fourth-most by a defenceman in NHL history, behind Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey, and Ray Bourque.
- Credited with an assist on Conor Garland’s second period goal on Jan. 8/25 at WSH, Quinn Hughes passed Alex Edler for the most road points by a defenceman in franchise history (22-166-188 in 199 GP).
- With two assists on Jan. 6/25 vat MTL, Quinn Hughes now has 326 career assists in his first 400 regular season games. The only defencemen with more assists in their first 400 career regular season games are Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey.
LINUS KING
- Scoring his first career goal on Jan. 29/25 at NSH, Linus Karlsson also recorded his first career point on the play and became the 493rd different player to score in a Canucks uniform.
KEVIN BLANKINEN
- By defeating the Blues on Jan. 27/25, Kevin Lankinen now has 13 wins on the road this season, tying Ryan Miller for the second-most wins by a goaltender in their first 20 road games in franchise history.
- Lankinen also passed Connor Hellebuyck for the most road wins by a goaltender this season (now second).
- Recording his 18th victory of the season on Jan. 27/25 at STL, Kevin Lankinen set a new career-high for wins in a season (passing his 17 in 2020.21).
- Shutting out the Maple Leafs on Jan. 11/25, Kevin Lankinen recorded the seventh shutout of his career, tying Ville Husso, Ukko-Pekka Luukonen, and Jussi Markkanen for the 10th most shutouts by a Finnish goaltender in NHL history.
- Entering in relief on Jan. 2/25 vs SEA, Kevin Lankinen secured his 11th road win of the season, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history with as many wins in his first 14 road appearances of a season.
EP2
- Rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson made his NHL debut on Jan. 25/25, vs WSH, marking the second time in NHL history that two players with the same name played in the same game for the same team (also Greg Adams and Greg Adams, nine games (two regular season, seven playoff) in 1988.89, also for Vancouver).
BOES-T IN CLASS
- Scoring the Canucks’ first goal on Jan. 23/25 at EDM, Brock Boeser notched the 17th goal of his career against the Oilers, tied with the Los Angeles Kings for the most goals against a single franchise in his career.
- Getting on the board just 31 seconds into the first period on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Brock Boeser tallied his fifth career opening-minute goal, tying Trevor Linden, Henrik Sedin, and Tony Tanti for the third most in franchise history.
- Scoring his 15th goal of the season on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Brock Boeser broke a tie with Alex Burrows for the 10th most goals in franchise history (194).
- With his power play goal on Dec. 31/24 at CGY, Brock Boeser tied Pavel Bure for seventh on the franchise’s all-time power play goals list (69) and tied Alex Burrows for the 10th-most goals in franchise history (193).
- Scoring two goals on Dec. 28/24 vs SEA, Brock Boeser recorded the 31st multi-goal game of his career, good for sixth in franchise history.
- Opening the scoring on Dec. 28.24 vs SEA, Brock Boeser passed Bo Horvat for the eighth-most power play goals in franchise history (68).
- With his two-goal performance on Dec. 21/24 vs OTT, Brock Boeser became the seventh player in Canucks history to have 30 or more multi-goal games.
- By scoring the game-tying goal with 4:50 remaining in regulation on Dec. 21/24 vs OTT, Brock Boeser tied Daniel Sedin for the third-most game-tying goals in the final five minutes of regulation (7). Elias Pettersson and Markus Naslund lead the list (8).
“KIE-FER SHER-WOOD”
- Recording five hits on Jan. 11/25 at TOR, Kiefer Sherwood has 249 on the season (now 273), passing Maxim Lapierre (244 in 2011.12) for the most hits in a single season by a Canucks forward.
- In recording his first career hat-trick on Dec. 16/24 vs COL, Kiefer Sherwood also became the 13th player in franchise history to record a natural hat-trick and first since Brock Boeser on Dec. 12/23 vs TBL.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Kiefer Sherwood activated from Injured Reserve, Feb. 2
- Phillip Di Giuseppe reassigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 2
- Victor Mancini recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 2
- Phillip Di Giuseppe placed on waivers, Feb. 1
- Aatu Räty reassigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 1
- Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, the rights to Melvin Fernström, and a conditional first-round pick, Jan. 31
- Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a conditional first-round pick acquired from the New York Rangers in exchange for J.T. Miller, Erik Brännström, and the rights to Jackson Dorrington, Jan. 31
- Dakota Joshua activated from Injured Reserve, Jan. 29
- Noah Juulsen activated from Injured Reserve, Jan. 29
- Kiefer Sherwood placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 23, Jan. 29
- Max Sasson reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 29
- Aatu Räty recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 28
- Mark Friedman reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 26
- Linus Karlsson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 22
- D Elias Pettersson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 22
- Noah Juulsen placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Jan. 14, Jan. 22
- Artūrs Šilovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 22
- Artūrs Šilovs recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Jan. 21
- Mark Friedman recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 20
- Guillaume Brisebois reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 19
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 19
- Max Sasson recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 16
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 16
- Guillaume Brisebois recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 16
- Max Sasson reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 15
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 15
- Guillaume Brisebois reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 15
- Filip Hronek activated from Injured Reserve, Jan. 14
- Erik Brännström reassigned to Abbotsford, Jan. 13
- Filip Hronek recalled from Abbotsford, Jan. 13
- Erik Brännström placed on waivers, Jan. 12
THE LAST TIME…
- The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Jan. 27/25 at STL
- The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Dec. 19/24 at VGK
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Dec. 28/24 vs SEA
- The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Jan. 29/25 at NSH
- The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Jan. 21/25 vs BUF
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 6/25 at MTL
- The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Dec. 6/24 vs CBJ
- The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Jan. 31/25 at DAL
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH
- The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Feb. 24/24 vs BOS
- The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Jan. 31/25 at DAL
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Dec. 21/24 vs OTT
- The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Jan. 29/25 at NSH
- The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Jan. 3/25 vs NSH
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Jan. 6/25 at MTL
- The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Dec. 6/24 vs CBJ
- The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Dec. 19/24 at VGK
- The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH
2024.25 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
- Most Goals Scored, Game: 6, Oct. 22/24 at CHI
- Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 3x, Latest Oct. 26/24 vs PIT, 2nd period
- Most Goals Allowed, Game: 7, Nov. 9/24 vs EDM
- Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, 2x, Latest Nov. 27/24 at PIT, 1st period
- Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, 3x Latest Jan. 10/25 at CAR
- Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, 4x, Latest Jan. 11/25 at TOR
- Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 5x, Latest Jan. 27/25 at STL
- Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 5x, Latest Jan. 23/25 at EDM
- Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, 2x, Latest Jan. 27/25 at STL
- Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, 5x, Latest Jan. 31/25 at DAL
- Most Shots, Game: 37, Nov. 5/24 at ANA
- Most Shots, Period: 21, Jan. 8/25 at WSH, 2nd period
- Most Shots, OT: 3, 3x, Latest Dec. 18/24 at UTA
- Fewest Shots, Game: 15, Nov. 26/24 at BOS
- Fewest Shots, Period: 2, 2x, Latest Dec. 19/24 at VGK, 2nd period
- Fewest Shots, OT: 0, 4x, Latest Jan. 6/25 at MTL
- Most Shots Allowed, Game: 34, 3x, Latest Jan. 23/25 at EDM
- Most Shots Allowed, Period: 20, Jan. 14/25 at WPG, 2nd period
- Most Shots Allowed, OT: 5, Jan. 8/25 at WSH
- Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 16, Jan. 31/25 at DAL
- Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 2, 2x, Latest Jan. 8/25 at WSH, 3rd period
- Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
- Most Hits, Game: 51, Jan. 3/25 vs NSH
- Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
- Most Blocked Shots, Game: 26, Nov. 26/24 at BOS
- Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 7, Nov. 5/24 at ANA
- Largest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, 2x, Latest Dec. 12/24 vs FLA
- Largest Margin of Defeat: 6 goals, Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
- Longest Win Streak: 4 games, Oct. 17-26/24
- Longest Point Streak: 5 games, Oct. 17-28/24 (4-0-1)
- Longest Winless Streak: 4 games, Jan. 3-10/25 (0-2-2)
- Longest Pointless Streak: 2 games, 3x, Latest Jan. 21-23/25
VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…
- Score 4+ Goals: 13-1-4
- Score 3 Goals or Less: 10-17-6
- Allow 4+ Goals: 1-13-6
- Allow 3 Goals or Less: 22-5-4
- Scoring First: 12-4-6
- Allowing First Goal: 11-14-4
- On 0 Days Rest: 1-4-0
- On 1 Day Rest: 14-10-7
- On 2 Days Rest: 6-3-1
- On 3+ Days Rest: 2-1-2
- Score a PPG: 14-5-7
- Give up a PPG: 8-11-5
- 25 or More Shots on Goal: 13-9-7
- Less than 25 shots: 10-9-3
THREE STARS – JANUARY
- Hughes – 20 pts
- Miller – 15 pts
- Lankinen – 15 pts
- Myers – 10 pts
- Pettersson – 5 pts
- Garland – 5 pts
- Suter – 5 pts
DECEMBER WINNER – Hughes (20 pts)
NOVEMBER WINNER – DeBrusk (20 pts)
OCTOBER WINNER – Lankinen (25 pts)
*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection
