Vancouver Canucks

GAME NOTES | CANUCKS VS FLYERS - FEB. 18/23

February 18, 2023



CANUCKS vs FLYERS

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CBC

Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO

  • Tonight marks the second and final game between the Canucks and Flyers this season: Oct. 15 (3-2 L @ PHI) and Feb. 18 (home).

  • Vancouver is 37-74-13-4 all-time against Philadelphia, including a 15-33-12-2 record at home.

  • The Canucks are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games against the Flyers, including 2-3-0 in their last five.

  • Anthony Beauvillier leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Philadelphia with 17 (10-7-17 in 25 GP).

  • Brock Boeser has eight points (6-2-8) in eight career games against the Flyers.

  • Elias Pettersson has four points (1-3-4) in seven career games against the Flyers.

  • Conor Garland has three points (2-1-3) in five career games against the Flyers.

  • J.T. Miller leads the team in career games played against Philadelphia with 27 (9-7-16 in those games).

  • Collin Delia has yet to face Philadelphia in his career.

  • Arturs Silovs has yet to face Philadelphia in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS

  • Elias Pettersson has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 11 games.

  • Quinn Hughes has eight points (1-7-8) in his last seven games.

  • Brock Boeser has seven points (1-6-7) in his last seven games.

  • J.T. Miller has nine points (2-7-9) in his last 10 games.

  • Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING - OCT. 15/22: VAN 2 at PHI 3

Kyle Burroughs opened the scoring off the rush with his second career goal just 1:34 into the first period...Brock Boeser and T anner Pearson assisted on the play...Conor Garland extended Vancouver's lead with his first goal of the season off a nice pass from Vasily Podkolzin at 14:12 in the first period...Luke Schenn registered the second assist and led the team in hits (5) and blocks (2) for a second straight game...Andrei Kuzmenko fired a team-high five shots on goal...Thatcher Demko made 28 saves.

LAST GAME PLAYED - FEB. 15/23: VAN 4 vs NYR 6

Curtis Lazar opened the scoring with his third of the season...Dakota Joshua and Nils Åman registered assists on the play...J.T. Miller would tie the game at two apiece at 12:45 in the first...Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes collected the assists...Conor Garland scored his 11th goal of the season at 9:26 in the second period...Andrei Kuzmenko and Sheldon Dries were credited with assists...Kuzmenko would register a two-point game with a goal at 8:51 in the third...Pettersson recorded his second point of the night with the first helper...Anthony Beauvillier got his 13th assists of the season on the play...Arturs Silovs started in his first NHL game and faced 27 shots...Joshua led the team in hits (5).

LAST 5 vs PHILADELPHIA

  • Oct. 15/22: VAN 2 at PHI 3

  • Oct. 28/21: VAN 1 vs PHI 2

  • Oct. 15/21: VAN 5 at PHI 4 (SO)

  • Nov. 25/19: VAN 1 at PHI 2

  • Oct. 12/19: VAN 3 vs PHI 2 (SO)

JOINING THE RANKS

Recording one goal and one assist on Feb. 15 vs NYR, Andrei Kuzmenko collected 47 points (23-24-47) in his first 54 career NHL games, ranking him tied for third for most points through as many games to start a career in franchise history. Kuzmenko is tied with Ivan Hlinka (47) and trails fellow teammates Brock Boeser (48) and Elias Pettersson (56).

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).

FAST FIFTY

Collecting a power play assist on Feb. 11 at DET, Quinn Hughes reached the 50-point plateau (5-45-50) in just his 49th game of the 2022.23 season, becoming the fastest defenceman in franchise history to reach 50 points. The previous record belonged to Paul Reinhart, who put up 50 points in his first 52 games played in 1988.89.

• Hughes now also has the most 50+ point seasons by a defenceman in franchise history with three such campaigns, surpassing Dennis Kearns, Jyrki Lumme, and Paul Reinhart (two each).

PETEY KEEPS PUTTING UP THE POINTS

Registering two goals and one assists on Feb. 9 at NYI, Elias Pettersson has notched 63 points (24-39-63) in his first 50 games this season becoming the sixth Canucks skater (eighth instance) in franchise history to have 63 or more points in a player's first 50 games (Pavel Bure in 1992.93 [75] and in 1993.94 [66], Alexander Mogilny in 1995.96 [72], Markus Naslund in 2002.03 [63], Henrik Sedin in 2009.10 [71] and Daniel Sedin in 2009.10 [66] and in 2010.11 [64]).

  • Pettersson's performance against the Islanders was his 22nd career three-plus point game, ranking him fifth in franchise history for most three-plus point games among Canucks centreman (Cliff Ronning [23], Patrik Sundstrom [30], Thomas Gradin [38], and Henrik Sedin [62]).

  • With his two goals on Feb. 9 vs NYI, Pettersson recorded his 20th career multi-goal performance to tie Patrik Sundstrom for fifth most multi-goal games in a player's first five NHL seasons in Canucks history. Other Canucks to have registered at least 20 multi-goal games in their first five NHL seasons include Tony Tanti (21), Thomas Gradin (23), Petri Skriko (27), and Pavel Bure (40).

  • Registering two assists on Feb. 15 vs NYR, Pettersson tied Petri Skriko for sixth-most assists (165) by a Canuck in their first five career NHL seasons, trailing Trevor Linden (179), Quinn Hughes (192), Stan Smyl (203), Patrik Sundstrom (209), and Thomas Gradin (227).

GOING FOR TWO

Posting two assists on Feb. 9 at NYI, Quinn Hughes recorded his 39th career multi-assist game to pass Jyrki Lumme for sole possession of third in franchise history for such occurrences among defensemen, trailing only Alexander Edler (42) and Dennis Kearns (53). The assists pushed Hughes to 44 on the season in his first 48 games, becoming only the third Canuck (fourth instance) to register at least 44 assists in the player's first 48 games (joining Daniel Sedin in 2009.10 [46] and Henrik Sedin in 2009.10 [46] and in 2010.11 [48]).

• Hughes collected his 21st career multi-point game on the road, tying Doug Lidster for fifth-most such occurrences by a defenceman in franchise history. The occasion also marked his 49th career multi-point game (home and road), to rank him sixth for most such occurrences, collecting 113 points (15-98-113) in those 49 games.

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).

• Beauvillier has now registered at least one goal against 31 of 32 NHL teams, only missing a goal against the Los Angeles Kings. The Canucks will face the Kings three more times this season (Mar. 18 at LAK, Apr. 2 at VAN, Apr. 10 at LAK).

NO QUIT CANUCKS

Trailing 4-2 in the second period on Feb. 9 at NYI, the Canucks earned their sixth multi-goal comeback win this season which tied them with the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks for most multi-goal come-from-behind victories this season through Feb. 9. Vancouver's 15 overall comeback wins ranked tied for second in the League through Feb. 9 while their eight third-period comeback wins were tied for first with Vegas.

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.

PETEY'S ALL-STAR WEEKEND

All-Star Game: Despite a 6-4 loss to the Central Division in the semi-final, Elias Pettersson notched two goals to lead the Pacific Division in goals, points (2-0-2; t-1st), and shots (6).

Skills Competition: Elias Pettersson was crowned as the NHL Hardest Shot winner at the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills competition on Feb. 3 in Sunrise, Florida with his winning blast registering at 103.2 mph. Pettersson was the only player to break 100 mph on both of his shots, and his winning shot was the second-hardest ever by a forward at the event, just behind Steven Stamkos' 103.9 mph shot in 2016.

IN SHORT ORDER

Opening the scoring with a shorthanded marker just 1:25 into the first period on Jan. 27 vs CBJ, Elias Pettersson scored the third earliest shorthanded goal in Canucks history (85 seconds in), trailing only Alex Burrows (37 seconds in on Mar. 6/08 vs NSH) and Jere Gillis (80 seconds in on Mar. 28/84 vs WIN).

HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT

Registering 48 shots in the team's 5-2 victory over Chicago on Jan. 24, the Canucks recorded a shot differential of +34. This has tied the team's highest recorded shot differential in franchise history with two other occasions:

  • November 18, 1980, vs original Winnipeg Jets

  • February 20, 1976, vs Minnesota North Stars

Chicago's 14 shots on goal are also tied for the seventh-fewest shots allowed in a game in franchise history and mark the fewest allowed in a game since Dec. 12/10 at Edmonton (12 SA).