PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Blues

CANUCKS VS BLUES

TV: Sportsnet One

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Blues this season: Oct. 27 (home), Jan. 4 (road), Jan. 24 (home).
• Vancouver is 78-99-18-6 all-time against St. Louis, including a 45-45-9-3 record at home.
• The Canucks are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games against the Blues (1-3-1 in their last five).
• Among active skaters, Elias Pettersson (5-12-17, 11 GP) leads the team in career scoring vs St. Louis.
• Casey DeSmith posted a 3.37 GAA and .862 SV% in two career games (0-0-0) against the Blues.
• In five career games (2-1-2), Thatcher Demko has a 3.14 GAA and .903 SV% all time against St. Louis.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Elias Pettersson has 10 points (2-8-10) in his last six games.
• Brock Boeser has posted eight points (6-2-8) in his last six games and is currently on a three-game point streak (2-1-3).
• J.T. Miller has eight points (2-6-8) in his last six games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (1-5-6) in his last six games.
• Thatcher Demko posted a .924 SV% and has a 2.42 GAA in his last four games (2-2-0).

LAST MEETING – MAR. 28/23: VAN 5 at STL 6 (OT)

Quinn Hughes opened the scoring at 6:06 in the first period, assisted by Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller...Andrei Kuzmenko tied the game at 2-2 with his 36th goal of the season at 19:41 in the first, on the power play...Miller posted a multi-point game (0-2-2) with an assist while Elias Pettersson extended his point streak to 13 games with the second assist...Brock Boeser notched a late second period power play goal at 18:28, assisted by Hughes, to bring the Canucks within two goals...Kuzmenko (2-0-2) and Hughes (2-1-3) each tallied their second goals of the game in the third period to send the game to overtime...Boeser (1-2-3) registered three points on the night...Conor Garland and Phillip Di Giuseppe co-led the Canucks in shots on goal (5)...Kyle Burroughs registered a team-high four hits and recorded a fight...Thatcher Demko faced 31 shots.

2023.24 TEAM RANKS

LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 24/23: VAN 3 at NSH 2

Ilya Mikheyev opened scoring with his first goal of the season at 4:29 in the first period...Andrei Kuzmenko was credited with an assist...Ian Cole registered his first assist of the season with the secondary assist on the goal...Phillip Di Giuseppe recorded a goal 0:22 in the second period giving the Canucks the lead...Brock Boeser extended his point streak to three games (2-1-3) after posting the assist on the goal...Nils Hoglander posted his first GWG of the season at 3:11 in the second period, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek...Mikheyev registered a team-high four shots...Conor Garland led the team hits (4)...Thatcher Demko faced 18 shots.

LAST 5 vs ST. LOUIS

• Mar. 28/23: VAN 5 at STL 6 (OT)
• Feb. 23/23: VAN 3 at STL 2 (OT)
• Dec. 19/22: VAN 1 vs STL 5
• Mar. 30/22: VAN 3 vs STL 4
• Mar. 28/22: VAN 1 at STL 4

HISTORIC PETEY

• With his two-point game (1-1-2) on Oct. 21/23 at FLA, Elias Pettersson now ranks t-3rd (52) all-time amongst Canuck centres with most career games with at least one goal and one assist. He trails Thomas Gradin (60) and Henrik Sedin (91).
• On Oct. 21/23, Pettersson became the first player since 1995.96 and the sixth player in Canucks franchise history to reach 10 points in five games or fewer. He joins Tony Tanti (1983.84), Dan Hodgson (1987.88), Paul Reinhart (1989.90), Anatoli Semenov (1992.93), Alexander Mogliny (1995.96).
• After registering an assist on Oct. 21/23 at FLA, Pettersson became the first Vancouver Canuck to post at least eight assists through the first five games of a season since Tony Tanti (1987.88).
• Elias Pettersson was named the NHL second star of the week after recording 6 points (1-5-6) through his first two games including a 4-point (1-3-4) game on Oct. 11/23 vs EDM. Pettersson (1.01) currently ranks 3rd among Canucks skaters in points per game, behind J.T. Miller (1.06) and Pavel Bure (1.12).

BROCKTOBER

• With Boeser’s sixth goal of the season, registered on Oct. 21/23, he ranks third all-time amongst Canucks skaters for most goals through the first five games of a season. Tony Tanti (7 goals, 1983.84) and Alexander Mogliny (7 goals, 1995.96) are both tied for first. Brock Boeser currently ranks t-3rd in the league for most goals scored in the 2023.24 regular season.
• Boeser recorded a new career high with four goals on the season opener, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM, marking his third career hat trick. His four goals made him the 10th player in NHL history, including two other Canucks, Rick Blight and Greg Adams, to score four goals in a season opening game. Boeser also led the team with shots (8) in the Canucks season opener and became the second player in Canucks history to score four goals against the Oilers.

DYNAMIC DUOS

• While sharing the ice together, Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek are one of three defensive pairings in the NHL to not have allowed an even strength goal this season with a minimum of 60:00 played together.

SENSATIONAL STARTS

• Scoring within 62 seconds to start the second period on Oct. 19/23 at TBL, Brock Boeser and Tyler Myers recorded the fifth- fastest instance of two goals to start any period in Canucks history.

BUILDING CHEMISTRY

• Carson Soucy’s power play goal on Oct. 21/23 at FLA, assisted by Conor Garland, marks the first time the Canucks have registered six or more power play goals through their first five games since 2012.13.
• On Oct. 14/23 at EDM when Vancouver defeated the Oilers 4-3, Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson both assisted on the lone power play goal for the Canucks scored by Andrei Kuzmenko. The goal made Kuzmenko the fourth fastest player to score 40 goals from the start of a player’s stint with the franchise (83 games).
• At their season opener on Oct. 11/23 vs EDM, nine Canuck players got on the scoresheet. J.T Miller (1-3-4), Elias Pettersson (1-3-4) and Quinn Hughes (0-3-3) each collected three assists in their season debuts, while Brock Boeser (4-0-4), Elias Pettersson (1-3-4) and J.T. Miller (1-3-4) became the fourth trio in NHL history to each record four+ points in a season opener.

CAPTAIN QUINN

• In his regular season debut as captain (Oct. 11/23 vs EDM), Quinn Hughes recorded three assists marking the 13th time he has collected three-plus assists in a game. This ranks Hughes third amongst NHL defencemen for most multiple three-plus assist games by prior to their 24th birthday. Under his leadership, the Vancouver Canucks earned their largest margin of victory on a season opening game in franchise history.
• Hughes currently leads all defenceman in assists since the 2019.20 regular season (217).
• With Hughes on the ice, the Canucks have outscored opponents 12-1 this season.
• By registering three more points, Quinn Hughes (263) will tie Kevin Bieksa (266) for sixth most points by a Canucks defenceman, regular season and playoffs combined.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

2023.24 CANUCKS MILESTONES

• Brock Boeser appeared in his 400th NHL game, Oct. 14 at EDM
• Rick Tocchet recorded his 200th career win, Oct. 14 at EDM

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Mark Friedman recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 18
• Akito Hirose reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 18
• Jack Studnicka on regular recall, emergency conditions terminated, Oct. 17
• Guillaume Brisebois placed on LTIR, Oct. 17
• Jack Studnicka recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Oct. 12

THE LAST TIME...

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct. 14/23 at EDM
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Apr. 4/23 vs SEA
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Mar. 31//23 vs CGY
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Oct. 24/23 at NSH
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 17/22 at WSH
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Mar. 31/23 vs CGY
• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Mar. 26/23 at CHI
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 19/23 at TBL
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Feb. 21/23 at NSH
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Mar. 18/23 at LAK
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 19/23 at TBL
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Mar. 28/23 at STL
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Oct. 24/23 at NSH
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 10/23 at LAK
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Mar. 28/23 at STL
• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Oct. 14/23 at EDM
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Oct. 24/22 vs CAR
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 20/22 vs BUF

2023.24 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

• Most Goals Scored, Game: 8, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 3, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM, 2nd and 3rd period
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 4, Oct. 19/23 at TBL
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 2, 4x, Latest Oct. 21/23 at FLA, 3rd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, Oct. 17 at PHI
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 3, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 19/23 at TBL
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 0
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: 0
• Most Shots, Game: 32, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM
• Most Shots, Period: 14, Oct. 21/23 at FLA, 1st period
• Fewest Shots, Game: 16, Oct. 14/23 at EDM
• Fewest Shots, Period: 3, 2x, Latest Oct. 17/23 at PHI, 2nd period
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 42, Oct. 17 at PHI
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 22, Oct. 17 at PHI, 2nd period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 18, Oct. 24/23 at NSH
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 5, 2x, Latest Oct. 24/23 at NSH, 2nd period
• Most Hits, Game: 29, Oct. 14/23 at EDM
• Fewest Hits, Game: 16, Oct. 21/23 at FLA
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 25, Oct. 14/23 at EDM
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 11, 2x, Latest Oct. 19/23 at TBL
• Largest Margin of Victory: 7 goals, Oct. 11/23 vs EDM (8-1 W)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 2 goals, Oct. 17 at PHI
• Longest Win Streak: 2 games, 2x, Latest Oct. 21/23 – Oct. 24/23
• Longest Point Streak: 2 games, 2x, Latest Oct. 21/23 – Oct. 24/23
• Longest Winless Streak: 2 games, Oct. 17/23 - Oct. 19/23
• Longest Pointless Streak: 2 games, Oct. 17/23 - Oct. 19/23

VANCOUVER’S 2023.24 RECORD WHEN...

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

THREE STARS – OCTOBER

• Pettersson – 10 pts
• Boeser – 5 pts
• Miller – 5 pts
• Lafferty – 5 pts
• DeSmith – 5 pts
• Kuzmemko – 5 pts
• Mikheyev – 5 pts
• Hoglander – 5 pts

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection