PREVIEW | Canucks vs. Wild
Presented by Rogers
MATCH-UP INFO
QUICK NUMBERS
LAST MEETING - DEC. 10/22: VAN 0 vs MIN 3
Quinn Hughes led all Canucks skaters in time on ice (25:02)...J.T. Miller recorded a team-high in shots on goal (5)...Luke Schenn led all skaters in hits (6) and blocked shots (7)...Spencer Martin made 30 saves.
LAST GAME PLAYED - FEB. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring 3:27 into the first period...Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko recorded the assists...Sheldon Dries gave Vancouver their second lead of the game at the 9:00 mark...Conor Garland and Christian Wolanin picked up the assists...Vasily Podkolzin scored his second of the season to double the Canucks lead...Aatu Räty and Quinn Hughes were credited with the assists...Beauvillier re-established the two-goal lead just past the halfway point of the game...Hughes and Kuzmenko were awarded assists...Kuzmenko scored the game-winner 48 seconds into overtime...Beauvillier (2-1-3) and Hughes (0-3-3) each registered their third point of the game with the assists...Hughes led the team with six shots on goal...Dakota Joshua led the team with five hits...Thatcher Demko made 34 saves in his return to the Canucks lineup.
LAST 5 vs MINNESOTA
NEW YEAR, SAME QUINN
Entering play on Wednesday night, Quinn Hughes has recorded 27 points (4-23-27) so far in in 2023. His 27 points tie him with New Jersey's Dougie Hamilton for first among all NHL defenceman since the turn of the calendar.
"MR. CLUTCH"
Scoring the game-tying goal at 19:31 of the third period on Feb. 23 at STL, (just two days after he tied the game at 19:44 of the third period on Feb. 21 at NSH), Andrei Kuzmenko became the first player in Canucks history and fourth player in NHL history to score the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation in consecutive games. In doing so, he joined Sawn McEachern (Dec. 28-30, 1998 w/ OTT), Mikko Makela (Feb. 28 - Mar. 3, 1987 w/ NYI) and Phil Esposito (Jan. 7-9, 1977 w/ NYR) to accomplish the feat.
NO QUIT CANUCKS
Despite beginning the third period on Feb. 23 at STL with a 2-0 deficit, the Canucks notched two third period goals and the overtime winner to earn their seventh multi-goal comeback win this season, trailing only Chicago (8) for the most such instances in the NHL this season. The number is also the second-most in a single season Canucks franchise history behind only 2009.10 (8).
PETEY KEEPS PUTTING UP THE POINTS
Elias Pettersson played in his 300th career NHL game on Feb. 21 at NSH, concluding the contest with 293 career points (124-169- 293). As a result, Pettersson ranks second in franchise history for the most points in a player's first 300 NHL games (trailing Pavel Bure with 348) and is ranked sixth among Swedish-born NHL players all-time (behind Mats Sundin [306], Nicklas Backstrom [308], Mats Naslund [313], Peter Forsberg [382], and Kent Nilsson [401]).
ONE IS NOT ENOUGH
Collecting two assists on Feb. 21 at NSH, Quinn Hughes registered his 12th multi-assist game this season, becoming only the third defenceman in franchise history to record as many games (including Paul Reinhart with 12 GP in 1988.89 and Dennis Kearns with 14 GP in 1976.77).
JOINING THE RANKS
Scoring two goals on Feb. 21 at NSH, Andrei Kuzmenko registered his 25th career NHL goal and became the fourth fastest player in Canucks history to hit this milestone (56 GP), only trailing Pavel Bure (55 GP), Elias Pettersson (44 GP), and Brock Boeser (44 GP).
FAST FIFTY
Registering two assists on Feb. 21 at NSH, Quinn Hughes became the fifth U.S.-born defenceman to record at least 50 multi-point games before the age of 24 and only the third active defenceman to hit this milestone, tying Rasmus Dahlin (50) and trailing Erik Karlsson (58). Hughes is also only one of six Canucks blueliners to reach at least 50 multi-point games in their career joining Doug Lidster (52), Mattias Ohlund (54), Dennis Kearns (59), Jyrki Lumme (67), and Alexander Edler (68).
FANTASTIC FIVE
Thanks to his fifth career five-point game (2-3-5) on Feb. 18 vs PHI, Elias Pettersson became the fifth-fastest player in franchise history to reach 70 points (27-44-71 in 54 GP) in a season, behind Pavel Bure (46 GP), Henrik Sedin (49), Alexander Mogilny (49), and Bure again (52).
KNACK FOR THE NET
Extending his goal streak to three games with a third period tally on Feb. 11 at DET, Elias Pettersson reached the 25-goal mark for the fourth time in his young career, becoming just the third player in Canucks history to record as many 25-goal campaigns in his first five career NHL seasons, joining Stan Smyl (4) and Petri Skriko (4).
PUT A BEAU ON IT
Scoring the game-winning goal in a 6-5 victory on Feb. 9 at NYI, former Islander Anthony Beauvillier became the 26th player in franchise history to register a goal in his first game against the team he was acquired from (via trade) and is one of only three players to net the game-winner in that scenario, joining Alexander Mogilny (Mar. 3/96 at BUF) and Jerry Butler (Oct. 26/80 vs TOR).
MILLSY'S MILESTONE
Recording the lone assist on Vasily Podkolzin's first goal of the year on Feb. 8 at NYR, J.T. Miller registered his 500th career NHL point (187-313-500), becoming the eighth player and second American-born skater from the 2011 NHL Draft class to achieve the milestone. Miller, who was drafted by the Rangers, recorded 172 points (72-100-72) with New York, before collecting 65 (23-42-65) with Tampa Bay and 263 (92-171-263) with Vancouver to reach the 500-point mark.
2022.23 CANUCKS MILESTONES
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
THREE STARS - MARCH
FEBRUARY WINNER - Pettersson (15 pts)
JANUARY WINNER - Pettersson (20 pts)
DECEMBER WINNER - Pettersson (20 pts)
NOVEMBER WINNER - Horvat (40 pts)
OCTOBER WINNER - Horvat, Kuzmenko (10 pts)
\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection*
