Game Notes: Canucks @ Knights - Game 2

The Canucks were 1-1-0 against the Golden Knights in the 2019.20 Regular Season. Tonight's game is presented by Toyota Pacific.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Quinn Hughes has 10 points (1-9-10) in his last 10 games.

    • Elias Pettersson has 13 points (4-9-13) in his last 10 games and is t-2nd in 2019.20 playoff scoring.  
    • Brock Boeser has 8 points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.  
    • Bo Horvat has 8 points (6-2-8) in his last 10 games.  
    • J.T. Miller has 10 points (5-5-10) in his last 10 games.  
    • Tyler Motte has 4 points (4-0-4) in his last 3 games.  
    • Brandon Sutter has 4 points (0-4-4) in his last 3 games.

LAST GAME PLAYED - Aug. 23/20: VAN 0 at VGK 5

Alex Edler led the team in shots (5) and blocked shots (4)...Oscar Fantenberg and Antoine Roussel led the team in hits (7)...The Canucks recorded 45 hits, tying a 2019.20 postseason team high...Troy Stecher led the team in TOI (21:56)...Bo Horvat won 18 face-offs...Jacob Markstrom faced 34 shots...Thatcher Demko made his postseason debut and made 5 saves.

ESTIMATED $1 MILLION 50/50 JACKPOT

• The Canucks for Kids Fund is excited to announce that the 50/50, Presented by Re/Max, for Games 2 and 3 vs. the Vegas Golden Knights is expected to surpass $1 million, with a guaranteed minimum prize of $500,000!
• Tickets for the 50/50 super jackpot are available now and will be available for purchase for both Games 2 and 3 at canucks.com/online5050. The draw will take place at 9:30pm PT on Thursday, Aug. 27.
• Must be 19+ to play.

DRAGON SLAYERS

• This is the second time the Canucks have ousted the reigning Stanley Cup champions. During the 2011 Conference Quarterfinals, Alexandre Burrows scored 5:22 into overtime to help the Canucks bounce the Blackhawks in Game 7 - Vancouver would later advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
• St. Louis' defeat guarantees that there will be a new Stanley Cup champion for the 20th time in the past 21 seasons.

O CANADA

• Vancouver is the last Canadian team remaining in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

LET THE EAGLE SOAR

• On Aug. 21/20, Alex Edler Alexander skated in his 75th career playoff game with Vancouver, eclipsing Sami Salo (74) for the most by a defenceman in Canucks franchise history.
• With 35 points (8-27-35) in 76 games, Alex Edler leads all active Canucks skaters in postseason scoring.
• Edler ranks t-20th among active defencemen in postseason points.
• Edler is also within reach of setting new franchise records by a Canucks defenceman.

HERO HORVAT

• On Aug. 14/20, Bo Horvat scored in overtime to mark his sixth goal in as many playoff games this year. Only one player in Canucks history has recorded more goals through their first six games of a postseason: Mikael Samuelsson (7-4-11 in 6 GP in 2010).
• Horvat also become the third player in Canucks history to record a multi-goal game in two or more consecutive contests, joining Geoff Courtnall (2 GP in 1994) and Cliff Ronning (2 GP in 1992). Tyler Mott is now the 4th to achieve this milestone.
• Bo Horvat scored his fifth goal of the 2020 postseason on Aug. 14/20 to extends his goal streak to three games - the longest playoff goal streak by a Canucks player since Alexandre Burrows in 2011 (3 GP).

CALDER CONTENDER

• Quinn Hughes currently ranks 2nd among all defenceman in 2019.20 postseason points (1-9-10).
• Quinn Hughes (1-9-10 in 10 GP) became the fourth rookie defenceman to reach 10 career postseason points in 10 games or fewer, joining Gary Suter (2-8-10 in 9 GP), Al MacInnis (1-9-10 in 9 GP) and Ray Bourque (2-8-10 in 9 GP).
• On Aug. 16/20 Quinn Hughes matched the longest point streak by a rookie defenseman in NHL history, set by Al MacInnis (6 GP in 1984 w/ CGY) and equaled by Zarley Zalapski (6 GP in 1989 w/ PIT).
• Hughes tied Henrik Sedin for a Canucks franchise record with six consecutive postseason games with an assist.

STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

• Elias Pettersson collected two assists on Aug. 21/20 to boost his 2020 postseason totals to 4-9-13 in 10 games. Among players to debut with the Canucks, his 13 points are the most by any player through his first 10 career playoff games with the franchise, besting the previous mark held by Thomas Gradin (5-6-11 in 10 GP). Only four active players collected more points through their first 10 career playoff games: David Pastrnak (6-9-15 w/ BOS), Nathan MacKinnon (5-10-15 w/ COL), Sidney Crosby (5-10-15 w/ PIT) and Eric Staal (4-10-14 w/ CAR).

REMARKABLE

• On Aug. 21/20 Jacob Markstrom joined Kirk McLean in 1994 as the only goalies in Canucks history to make 30+ saves in 5 straight playoff games.
• With 213 saves in the St. Louis series, Jacob Markstrom surpasses Roberto Luongo (209) for most saves in the first 6 games.

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK

• On Aug. 19/20 the Canucks overcame a multi-goal deficit to win a contest for the second time this postseason, following Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers (5-4 OT W at MIN). It marked the first time in which the Canucks recorded multiple multi-goal comeback wins in a single postseason.

GO SHORTY

• Giving his club the 4-3 lead on Aug. 19/20, Tyler Motte joins Bo Horvat (Gm2 of this series), Russ Courtnall (May 15, 1995), Pavel Bure (May 19/95), Trevor Linden (6/14/94) &Jyrki Lumme (4/12/91) as the only Canucks to get 2+ goals in a playoff game with at least 1 being a shorthanded tally.
• Tyler Motte & Bo Horvat are the first teammates with a 2-goal, 1-shorthanded goal game in the same playoff series since Claude Giroux & Max Talbot for the Flyers in their 2012 series vs the Penguins.