PREVIEW | Canucks at Blue Jackets
MATCH-UP INFO
LAST MEETING - DEC. 14/21: VAN 4 vs CBJ 3
Vancouver rallied from a first period three-goal deficit to win in regulation...Bo Horvat got Vancouver on the board at 7:41 in the first period, assisted byQuinn Hughes and Brock Boeser...Elias Pettersson scored his second goal in as many games at 4:07 in the third period to cut Vancouver's deficit to one...Conor Garland and Tyler Myers recorded assists...Vasily Podkolzin tied the game at 9:35 in the third period...Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers each recorded their second assist of the game...Bo Horvat scored the game-winning goal on the power play at 19:01 in the third period, assisted by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes...Bo Horvat and Tyler Myers each recorded six shots, while Horvat also led the team in hits (4) and face-off wins (16)...Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves for his first Canucks win.
LAST 5 vs COLUMBUS
CLOSING IN ON 600
Currently holding a career regular season coaching record of 599-319-125, Bruce Boudreau is just one win shy of becoming the 22nd coach in NHL history and just the fifth active head coach to reach 600 regular season wins. Among coaches with 600 wins to their name, Boudreau's .635 points percentage would rank second only to Scotty Bowman (.657).
CRACKING THE TOP 50
Brock Boeser skated in his 326th career game on Oct. 15 at PHI, passing Ron Sedlbauer for 50th most games played in franchise history and joining Bo Horvat (574 GP, 18th) as the only other active Canuck in the top 50 games played in club history. With 258 career points (121-137-258), Boeser already ranks inside Vancouver's top 50 in goals (t-20th), assists (t-37th), and points (28th).
HOMEGROWN TALENT
Making his 137th NHL regular season appearance on Oct. 12 at EDM, Thatcher Demko gained sole possession of most games played in franchise history by a Canucks-drafted goaltender, surpassing Glen Hanlon's mark of 136 games. Demko also currently stands just five wins away from tying Gary Smith for sixth-most wins among all goalies in Canucks history.
QUICK START
Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller combined goals for a 2-0 Canucks lead just 2:40 into the season opener on Oct. 12 at EDM, marking the fastest two goals to begin a season in franchise history, 75 seconds faster than the previous team mark (3:55 on Oct. 5 vs CGY). The goals also marked the eighth-fastest two-goal start in any game in Canucks history.
KUZMENK-GOAL
Cashing in on the power play for his first NHL goal on Oct. 12 at EDM, Andrei Kuzmenko became the 21st Canucks skater to score in his NHL debut and the first to do so on the man-advantage.
ROAD READY
The Canucks begin their 2022.23 season on a five-game road trip from Oct. 12-20, which will match team's longest road of the season (also Nov. 8-15 and Jan. 8-15). Vancouver also began last season on a season-high six-game road trip, compiling a 3-2-1 record.
DEBUTS TO DATE
A total of five players made their Canucks debut in the season opener on Wednesday, October 12 at Edmonton. Ilya Mikheyev (IR) is the only player on Vancouver's roster to not yet make his Canucks debut:
TRANSACTIONS
THREE STARS - OCTOBER
- Miller - 5 pts
