PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Stars

CANUCKS VS STARS PREVIEW

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Stars this season: Nov. 7 (home), Mar. 26 (road), Apr. 18 (home).
• Vancouver is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs Dallas (2-3-0 in their last 5).
• The Canucks have a 75-87-22-9 all-time record in 193 games against the Stars. Vancouver owns a 43-39-10-4 record at home against Dallas.
• Among active Canucks skaters Tyler Myers leads the team in career points vs Dallas with 15 points (6-9-15) in 25 games.
• Thatcher Demko has yet to face the Stars in his career.
• Jaroslav Halak has faced the Stars 13 times in his career (5-7-1) and has a .888 SV% and 3.19 GAA.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Conor Garland has nine points (3-6-9) in his last 10 games.
• J.T. Miller has 11 points (3-8-11) in his last 10 games.
• Bo Horvat has seven points (4-3-7) in his last nine games.
• Quinn Hughes has seven points (1-6-7) in his last 10 games.
• Elias Pettersson has five points (1-4-5) in his last 10 games.
• Thatcher Demko has a .927 SV% and 2.21 GAA in his last six games (3-3-0).

LAST MEETING - NOV. 19/19: VAN 1 at DAL 6

Bo Horvat scored Vancouver's lone goal of the evening at 11:24 in the second period...Brock Boeser collected his 12th assist of the season on the play...Bo Horvat led all Canucks in shots (6) and tied with Elias Pettersson for most blocked shots (3)...Quinn Hughes led all Canucks in TOI (23:06)...Jacob Markstrom faced 31 shots.

LAST GAME PLAYED - NOV. 5/21: VAN 2 vs NSH 3

Brock Boeser notched his third goal of the season to tie the game with just nine seconds to spare in the first period...Travis Hamonic recorded his first point of the season with an assist, while J.T. Miller collected the second assist...Nils Höglander scored his first goal of the season at 10:08 in the second period to give Vancouver the lead...Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson registered assists on the play...Quinn Hughes paced all skaters in TOI (26:03)...Nils Höglander led all skaters in shots (5)...Tanner Pearson registered three hits...Thatcher Demko faced 28 shots.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Travis Hamonic recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
• Jack Rathbone loaned to the Abbotsford Canucks, Nov. 1
• Nic Petan recalled from Abbotsford Canucks, Oct. 29
• Matthew Highmore placed on injured reserve, Oct. 29

CANUCKS TO HOLD HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT TONIGHT

The Vancouver Canucks will host Hockey Fights Cancer night tonight as part of the NHL's month-long awareness initiative which unites the hockey community in support of cancer patients and their families. This year's Hockey Fights Cancer game will have a special focus on the incredible legacy of Canadian hero Terry Fox and The Terry Fox Foundation, including a $20,000 donation to the Terry Fox Foundation by the Canucks on behalf of the Canucks for Kids Fund. Fans can also donate to the Terry Fox Foundation by texting "TERRY" to 45678.

VANCOUVER/DALLAS CONNECTIONS

• Canucks forwards Jason Dickinson (RFA)and Justin Dowling each signed with Vancouver as free agents this offseason from the Dallas Stars. Dickinson played 221 games over six seasons with Dallas, recording 63 points (25-38-63) and 64 PIM. Dowling appeared in 76 games over four seasons with the Stars, collecting 14 points (4-10-14) and 16 PIM.
• Canucks winger Alex Chiasson was originally drafted by Dallas in the second round, 38th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and played 86 games with the club from 2012-2014, collecting 42 points (19-23-42) and 38 PIM.
• Stars goaltender Braden Holtby made 21 appearances with Vancouver last year during his lone season as a Canuck, posting a 7-11-3 record, an .889 SV% and a 3.67 GAA.

CALL IT A COMEBACK

Netting two third-period goals to force overtime on Nov. 2 vs NYR, the Canucks erased a third period two-goal deficit to win in overtime for the first time since Mar. 6/19 vs TOR (3-2 OTW).

KEEPING PACE

Registering two assists during Vancouver's 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 2 vs NYR, Conor Garland became the first player to record at least 10 points (3-7- 10) in 10 games to start his Canucks tenure since Tyler Toffoli (6-4-10) and J.T. Miller (4-7-11) in 2019.20.

OT MILLER

Tallying the overtime winner on Nov. 2 vs NYR, J.T. Miller moved into a tie for third-most overtime goals (4) in the NHL since the start of the 2019.20 season. Since joining the Canucks in 2019.20, Miller has netted four of Vancouver's nine overtime tallies.

DEMMER'S DENIAL

Making 23 saves during Vancouver's 3-2 overtime win on Nov. 2 vs NYR, including a handful without a stick or blocker during a frantic third period sequence, Thatcher Demko earned his 38th win in his 80th career game, trailing only Cory Schneider (44) and Alex Auld (39) for most wins by a Canucks goaltender through 80 games to start their NHL career with Vancouver.

CENTURY GOAL MARK

Tallying Vancouver's lone goal late in his team's contest on Oct. 30 vs EDM, Brock Boeser reached 100 career NHL goals, becoming the third-fastest player (259 GP) in Canucks history to reach that milestone after making his NHL debut with the club, trailing only Pavel Bure (154 GP) and Petri Skriko (253 GP).

HIT PARADE

Despite falling 2-1 in regulation on Oct. 28 vs PHI, Vancouver registered a season-high 41 hits, which is the team's highest single-game total since Nov. 27/19 at PIT (45). According to NHL Stats, Vancouver's +28 hit differential (41-13=28) on Oct. 28 vs PHI is also the third-largest differential in team history (since being tracked), trailing only a +32 differential (53-21=32) on Dec. 29/99 vs PHI and a +29 differential (45-16=29) on Mar. 20/98 at OTT.