CANUCKS AT SHARKS

TV: CBC, Sportsnet, CITY, NBC Sports California

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

• Tonight marks the first of four meetings between the Canucks and Sharks this season: Nov 2 (road), Dec. 23 (home), Feb. 6 (road), and Apr. 14 (home).
• Vancouver is 68-56-9-7 all-time against San Jose, including a 36-30-5-2 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games against the Sharks (4-1-0 in their last 5).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against San Jose with 29 points (9-20-29) in 23 games.
• In 24 career games against the Sharks, Conor Garland has 22 points (9-13-22).
• Quinn Hughes has 21 points (7-14-21) in 15 career games against San Jose.
• In 19 career games against the Sharks, Elias Pettersson has 20 points (5-15-20).
• Kevin Lankinen is 2-1-0 with a 3.24 goals against average and an .888 save percentage in three career games against San Jose.
• Artūrs Šilovs has yet to face the Sharks in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS

• Brock Boeser has nine points (5-4-9) in nine games this season.
• J.T. Miller has nine points (4-5-9) in nine games this season.
• Quinn Hughes has eight points (2-6-8) in nine games this season.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 23/23: VAN 7 vs SJS 4

Andrei Kuzmenko scored his seventh of the season to open the scoring just 1:34 into the game…Ilya Mikheyev and Elias Pettersson recorded the assists…Kuzmenko potted his second of the game at 6:51…J.T. Miller and Pettersson picked up the assists…Nils Åman gave Vancouver a 3-2 lead 6:03 into the second period…Teddy Blueger recorded the only assist…Sam Lafferty doubled the lead just 2:33 later…Ian Cole and Conor Garland were awarded the assists…Dakota Joshua re-established the two-goal lead with 47 seconds remaining in the second…Garland and Blueger recorded the assists…Pius Suter put home his sixth of the season with 4:17 remaining in the third…Quinn Hughes and Miller picked up the assists…Hughes closed the scoring with an empty-netter with 13 seconds left…Pettersson led the team with seven shots…Joshua led the team in hits (4)…Miller won a season-high 20 faceoffs…Thatcher Demko made 21 saves.

2024.25 TEAM RANKS

LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 30/24: VAN 0 vs NJD 6

Nico Hischier opened the scoring 53 seconds in…Dawson Mercer doubled the lead 1:35 into the second…Timo Meier added another 1:32 later…Ondrej Palat scored at 14:04…Jack Hughes put one home at 9:22 of the third…Tomas Tatar finished the scoring with just under six minutes remaining…Quinn Hughes led the Canucks with three shots…Noah Juulsen had a team-high seven hits…Carson Soucy had four blocked shots…Artūrs Šilovs made 16 saves.

LAST 5 – vs SAN JOSE

• Dec. 23/23: VAN 7 vs SJS 4
• Nov. 25/23: VAN 3 at SJS 4
• Nov. 20/23: VAN 3 vs SJS 1
• Nov. 2/23: VAN 10 at SJS 1
• Mar. 23/23: VAN 7 vs SJS 2

J…T…MILLERRRRR

• With two points (0-2-2) on Oct. 28/24 vs CAR, J.T. Miller has 113 games with at least two points in his Canucks career, tied with Andre Boudrias for 10th on the franchise’s all-time list.
• Recording one goal and two assists on Oct. 22/24 at CHI, J.T. Miller now has 17 games with at least a goal and two assists with Vancouver, tied with Cliff Ronning and Pavel Bure for the seventh-most such games in franchise history (D. Sedin leads with 30).
• Scoring the overtime winner on Oct. 17/24 at FLA, J.T. Miller now has 10 overtime goals with the Canucks, breaking a tie with Brendan Morrison for the second-most in franchise history.
• With his 26th career game-winning goal as a member of the Canucks coming on Oct. 17/24 vs FLA, J.T. Miller is now tied with Thomas Gradin for the 10th most game-winning goals in franchise history.
• Skating in his 800th career game on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, J.T. Miller recorded a first period assist and the game-tying goal with 1:37 remaining.

QUINN-TASTIC

• Recording two assists on Oct. 22/24 at CHI, Quinn Hughes now has 148 career assists on the road, passing Alex Edler for the seventh-most in franchise history (H. Sedin leads with 406).
• With an assist on the overtime winner on Oct. 17/24, Quinn Hughes now has 18 career overtime points, the 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 shots in a single game.
• With two assists on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, Quinn Hughes passed Dennis Kearns for the most points by a Canucks defenceman in season opening games (10, 1-9-10).

HOMETOWN HERO

• Surrey, B.C.’s Arshdeep Bains scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 26/24 vs PIT. His goal was the Canucks’ fourth in a span of 5:52 and stood as the game-winning goal.

BLINK-1:05

• Courtesy of goals from Elias Pettersson, Keifer Sherwood, and J.T. Miller, the Canucks scored three goals in 65 seconds, the fourth-fastest instance of three goals in franchise history.

KEVIN BLANKINEN

• Making 26 stops for his first shutout as a Canuck Oct. 19/24 at PHI, Kevin Lankinen became the seventh goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout within his first three starts as a Canuck, and the first since Anders Nilsson.

TYLER MYERS FOR 1000

• Skating in his 1000th career game on Oct. 19/24 at PHI, Tyler Myers became the eighth player in Canucks history to play his 1000th career game with the club, and only the second to record a point in Game #1000, joining Markus Naslund.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

• Making his second start as a Canuck, Kevin Lankinen recorded his first win with the team in a 4-3 victory on Oct. 17/24 at FLA.
• Skating 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.
• Skating 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 Blueger’s second period goal.
• Making their Canucks debuts on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, Danton Heinen (0-1-1), Jake DeBrusk (0-1-1), and Daniel Sprong (1-0-1) each got on the scoresheet.

“THEY SEE ME ROLLIN’”

• Scoring a power play goal on Oct. 15/24 at TBL, Conor Garland has points in three straight games to open the season. This is the second time in his career he has started a season with points in at least three straight games, joining 2021.22 (six games).

HÖG START

• Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 11/24 vs PHI, Nils Höglander has points in two straight games to begin the 2024.25 season. This is the second-consecutive season that Höglander has opened the season with points in the opening two games.

TWICE AS NICE

• Brock Boeser scored two goals in the team’s home opener on Oct. 9/24 vs CGY. He now has eight goals in six career season-opening games, tied with Markus Naslund for the most in franchise history.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 1
• Erik Brännström recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 1
• Arshdeep Bains reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 31
• Erik Brännström reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 31
• Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 28
• Erik Brännström recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 28
• Arshdeep Bains reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 27
• Erik Brännström reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 27
• Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 25
• Erik Brännström recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 25
• Arshdeep Bains reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 24
• Erik Brännström reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 24
• Erik Brännström recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 17
• Aatu Räty assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 16
• Ty Young re-assigned to Kalamazoo, Oct. 14
• Arshdeep Bains recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 10
• Mark Friedman assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 9
• Mark Friedman placed on waivers, Oct. 8
• Arshdeep Bains assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 7
• Dakota Joshua placed on season-opening injured non-roster, Oct. 7
• Thatcher Demko placed on season-opening injured non-roster, Oct. 7
• Jiri Patera claimed on waivers from Boston, Oct. 7
• Nils Höglander signed to a three-year contract extension, Oct. 6
• Erik Brännström acquired from Colorado in exchange for Tucker Poolman and a 2025 fourth-round pick.
• Akito Hirose assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 5

THE LAST TIME…

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct. 22/24 at CHI
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Mar. 16/24 vs WSH
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Oct. 26/24 vs PIT
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Feb. 19/24 at MIN
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Oct. 26/24 vs PIT
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Oct. 28/24 vs CAR
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Feb. 24/24 vs BOS
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Oct. 28/24 vs CAR
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Oct. 17/24 at FLA
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 18/24 at WPG
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Oct. 17/24 at FLA
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 18/24 at WPG
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Dec. 21/23 at DAL

2024.25 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

• Most Goals Scored, Game: 6, Oct. 22/24 at CHI
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 3x, Latest Oct. 26/24 vs PIT, 2nd period
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, 2x, Latest Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 3, 2x, Latest Oct. 30/24 vs NJD, 2nd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, Oct. 19/24 at PHI
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 22/24 at CHI
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 1, 5x, Latest Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 0
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, 2x, Latest Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• Most Shots, Game: 34, Oct. 26/24 vs PIT
• Most Shots, Period: 16, Oct. 26/24 vs PIT, 2nd period
• Most Shots, OT: 3, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
• Fewest Shots, Game: 24, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
• Fewest Shots, Period: 3, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY, 2nd period
• Fewest Shots, OT: 0, 2x, Latest Oct. 28/24 vs CAR
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 34, Oct. 22/24 at CHI
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 15, Oct. 17/24 at FLA, 2nd period
• Most Shots Allowed, OT: 2, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/24 vs PHI
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 24, Oct. 26/24 vs PIT
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 17/24 at FLA, 1st period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
• Most Hits, Game: 43, Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Oct. 9/24 vs CGY
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 18, Oct. 17/24 at FLA
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 8, Oct. 28/24 vs CAR
• Largest Margin of Victory: 3 goals, 2x, Latest Oct. 22/24 at CHI
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 6 goals, Oct. 30/24 vs NJD
• Longest Win Streak: 4 games, Oct. 17-26/24
• Longest Point Streak: 5 games, Oct. 17-28/24 (4-0-1)
• Longest Winless Streak: 2 games, 2x, Latest Oct. 28-30/24
• Longest Pointless Streak: N/A

VANCOUVER 2024.25 RECORD WHEN…

• Score 4+ Goals: 2-0-1
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 2-2-2
• Allow 4+ Goals: 0-2-2
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 4-0-1
• Scoring First: 3-0-2
• Allowing First Goal: 1-2-1
• On 0 Days Rest: 0-0-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 2-1-2
• On 2 Days Rest: 1-0-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 1-1-1
• Score a PPG: 1-1-1
• Give up a PPG: 1-1-2
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 4-1-2
• Less than 25 shots: 0-1-1

THREE STARS – OCTOBER

• Lankinen – 25 pts
• Miller – 10 pts
• Hughes – 5 pts
• Boeser – 5 pts
• Heinen – 5 pts
• Garland – 5 pts
• Myers – 5 pts
• Bains – 5 pts

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection