By james art LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 19/24: VAN 3 at PHI 0
Nils Hoeglander opened the scoring with just under four minutes left in the first … Elias Peterson and Connor Garland had the assists … Brock Boeser doubled the lead at 8:40 of the second … Tyler Myers and Jake DeBrusk were credited with assists…Kiefer Sherwood scored his first Canuck goal just 50 seconds later…Teddy Bluger picked up the lone assist…Sherwood led the team with five shots and nine digs…Myers had three blocked shots…Kevin Lankinen stopped 26 shots for his first shutout of the season.
LAST 5 – against CHICAGO
- February 13/24: VAN 4 in CHI 2
- January 22/24: VAN 2 against CHI 0
- December 17/23: VAN 4 on CHI 3
- April 6/23: VAN 3 against CHI 0
- March 26/23: VAN 4 in CHI 2
KEVIN BLANKINEN
- Made 26 stops for his first shutout as a Canuck on Oct. 19/24 at PHI, Kevin Lankinen became the seventh goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in his first three starts as a Canuck and the first since Anders Nilsson.
TYLER MYERS FOR 1000
- Skating in his 1,000th career game Oct. 19/24 at PHI, Tyler Meyers became the eighth player in Canucks history to play his 1,000th career game with the club, and only the second to record a point in game #1,000, joining Markus Naslund.
J…T…MILLERRRRR
- Scoring the winner in overtime on October 17/24 at FLA, JT Miller now has 10 overtime goals with the Canucks, breaking a tie with Brendan Morrison for second most in franchise history.
- With his 26th career game-winning goal as a member of the Canucks on October 17/24 against FLA, JT Miller now tied with Tomas Gradin for the 10th most game-winning goals in franchise history.
- Drive in his 800th career game on Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY, JT Miller recorded a first-period assist and game-tying goal with 1:37 remaining.
QUEEN-TASTIC
- With an assist for the winner in the overtime on October 17/24, Quinn Hughes now has 18 career overtime points, third most in franchise history behind only Daniel Sedin (31) and Henrik Sedin (29).
- Registering nine shots on goal on Oct. 17 at FLA, Quinn Hughes set a new career high for most hits in one game.
- With two assists on Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY, Quinn Hughes passed Dennis Kearns for the most points by a Canucks defenseman in a season opener (10, 1-9-10).
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
- Starting for the second time as a Canuck, Kevin Lankinen recorded his first win with the team in a 4-3 win on Oct. 17/24 at FLA.
- Riding in his fourth game with the Canucks, Kiefer Sherwood registered his first point as a Canuck with an assist on Oct. 17/24 at FLA.
- Driving in his second game as a Canuck on Oct. 11/24 vs. PHI, Derek Forbort recorded his first point in a Canucks uniform, assisting on Teddy Bluger’s second period goal.
- Making his Canucks debut on October 9/24 vs. CGY, Danton Heinen (0-1-1)Jake Debrusk (0-1-1),\\ and Daniel Sprong** (1-0-1) scored.
“THEY SEE ME BACK”
- Scoring a powerplay goal on October 15/24 in TBL, Connor Garland has points in three straight games to open the season. It is the second time in his career that he has started a season with points in at least three straight games, joining 2021.22 (six games).
HIGH START
- Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 11/24 against PHI, Nils Hoeglander has points in two straight games to start the 2024.25 season. This is the second consecutive season that Höglander has opened the season with points in the first two games.
TWICE AS GOOD
- Brock Boeser scored two goals in the team’s Oct. 9/24 home game against CGY. He now has eight goals in six career season-opening games, tied with Markus Naslund for the most in franchise history.
FIRE FOR A NEW SEASON
- The Vancouver Canucks open their 55th season by hosting the Calgary Flames. This is the 10th time the Canucks have hosted the Flames in franchise history in their first regular season and the first time since 2018.19.
NEW PERSONS
- Entering the 2024.25 season, the Canucks have seven new signings who will be donning a Canucks uniform for the first time:
- Jake Debrusk agreed to terms on a seven-year contract on July 1 after scoring 40 points (19-21-40) in 80 games with the Boston Bruins in 2023.24.
- Danton Heinen agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after scoring 36 points (17-19-36) in 74 games with the Boston Bruins in 2023.24.
- Kiefer Sherwood agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after posting 27 points (10-17-27) in 68 games with the Nashville Predators in 2023.24.
- Daniel Spring agreed to terms on a one-year contract on July 20 after scoring 43 points (18-25-43) in 76 games with the Detroit Red Wings in 2023.24.
- Vincent Descharnet agreed to terms on a two-year contract on July 1 after recording 11 points (1-10-11) in 78 games with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023.24.
- Derek Forbort agreed to terms on a one-year contract on July 1 after posting four points (0-4-4) in 35 games for the Boston Bruins in 2023.24.
- Kevin Lankinen agreed to terms on a one-year contract on Sept. 21 after posting an 11-6-0 record with a 2.82 goals-against average and .908 save percentage in 24 games with the Nashville Predators in 2023.24.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
- Erik Branstrom recalled from Abbotsford, October 17
- Aaty Räty appointed at Abbotsford, October 16
- Ty Young reassigned to Kalamazoo, Oct. 14
- Arshdeep Bains was called up by Abbotsford on October 10
- Mark Friedman appointed in Abbotsford, October 9
- Mark Friedman is released, October 8
- Arshdeep Bains appointed in Abbotsford, October 7
- Dakota Joshua placed on the non-season-opening injured list, October 7
- Placed Thatcher Demko on the non-season-opening injured list, Oct. 7
- Jiri Patera requested release from Boston, Oct. 7
- Nils Höglander signed a three-year contract extension on October 6
- Acquired Erik Branstrom from Colorado in exchange for Tucker Pullman and a 2025 fourth-round pick.
- Akito Hirose appointed in Abbotsford, October 5
LAST TIME…
- Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct 19/24 at PHI
- Canucks lost when leading after 1P: March 16/24 vs. WSH
- Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct 9/24 vs CGY
- Canucks won when leading after 2P: Oct 19/24 at PHI
- Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Feb 19/24 at MIN
- Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Oct 11/24 vs PHI
- Canucks won when trailing after 1P: March 5/24 at LAK
- Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct 15/24 in TBL
- Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Feb 10/24 at DET
- Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Feb 24/24 vs BOS
- Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct 15/24 in TBL
- Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: April 10/24 vs. ARI
- Canucks won in a tie after 1P: Oct 17/24 at FLA
- Canucks lost in a tie after 1P: April 18/24 at WPG
- Canucks lost in OT/SO in a tie after 1P: Oct 11/24 vs PHI
- Canucks won in a tie after 2P: Oct 17/24 at FLA
- Canucks lost in a tie after 2P: April 18/24 at WPG
- Canucks lost in OT/SO in a tie after 2P: Dec 21/23 at DAL
2024.25 SEASONAL EDIES AND DOWNS
- Most goals scored, game: 5, Oct 9/24 vs CGY
- Most goals scored, period: 4, Oct 9/24 vs CGY, 1st period
- Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY
- Most Goals Allowed, Period: 3, Oct 9/24 vs. CGY, 3rd Period
- Fewest goals scored, match: 1, 15/24 Oct in TBL
- Fewest Goals Conceded Game: 0, Oct 19/24 at PHI
- Most PPGs Scored, Game: 2, Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY
- Most PPG Allowed Game: 1, 3x, last Oct 17/24 at FLA
- Most SHGs Scored, Game: 0
- Most SHGs Allowed Game: 1, Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY
- Most Hits, Game: 33, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
- Most Hits, Period: 15, 2x, last Oct 19/24 at PHI, 1st Period
- Most Hits, OT: 3, Oct 17/24 at FLA
- Fewest Hits Game: 24, Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY
- Fewest Hits, Period: 3, Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY, 2nd period
- Fewest Hits, OT: 0, Oct. 9/24 vs. CGY
- Most Hits Allowed, Game: 31, Oct. 11/24 vs. PHI
- Most Hits Allowed, Period: 15, Oct. 17/24 at FLA, 2nd Period
- Most Hits Allowed, OT: 2, 2x, last Oct. 11/24 vs. PHI
- Fewest Shots Allowed Game: 26, 2x, last Oct 19/24 at PHI
- Fewest Hits Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 17/24 at FLA, 1st Period
- Fewest Hits Allowed, OT: 0, Oct 17/24 at FLA
- Most Hits, Game: 41, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
- Fewest Hits Game: Oct. 13, 9/24 vs. CGY
- Most Blocked Shots, Game: Oct. 18, 17/24 at FLA
- Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: Oct. 10, 19/24 at PHI
- Biggest margin of victory: 3 goals, Oct 19/24 at PHI
- Biggest margin of defeat: 3 goals, Oct 15/24 in TBL
- Longest winning streak: 2 games, October 17-19/24
- Longest hitting streak: 2 games, 2 times, last Oct. 17-19/24
- Longest unbeaten streak: 2 games, Oct. 9-11/24
- Longest Nonsensical Streak: N/A
VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…
- Score 4+ goals: 0-0-1
- Score 3 goals or less: 2-1-1
- Allowing 4+ goals: 0-1-1
- Allowing 3 goals or less: 2-0-1
- First points: 2-0-2
- First goal conceded: 0-1-0
- On 0 days off: 0-0-0
- With 1 day off: 2-0-1
- With 2 days rest: 0-0-0
- On 3+ days off: 0-1-1
- Score PPG: 0-1-1
- Give up PPG: 1-0-2
- 25 or more shots on goal: 2-1-1
- Less than 25 shots: 0-0-1
THREE STARS – OCTOBER
- Lankinen – 15 points
- Bozer – 5 points
- Miller – 5 points
- Myers – 5 points
*5 points are awarded for each three-star selection