CANUCKS VS HURRICANES PREVIEW
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Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Hurricanes this season: Oct. 24 (home), Jan. 15 (away)
• The Canucks are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs Carolina (2-2-1 in their last five).
• The Canucks have a 39-30-11-1 all-time record in 81 games against the Hurricanes franchise, including a 24-11-6-0 record at home.
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points vs Carolina with 13 points (4-9-13) in 23 games.
• Elias Pettersson has six points (4-2-6) in six career games vs Carolina, including two game-winning goals.
• Thatcher Demko is 1-1-1 in his career against Carolina with a 2.60 GAA and .915 save-percentage.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Hurricanes in his career.
LAST MEETING – JAN. 15/22: VAN 1 at CAR 4
Bo Horvat collected a goal at 13:24 in the first period…Luke Schenn recorded an assist on the play…Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser led the game in shots (5)…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (6)…Brock Boeser led the game in blocked shots (4)…Bo Horvat won 15 faceoffs (65%)…Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (23:44)…Thatcher Demko faced 33 shots.
LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 22/22: VAN 1 vs BUF 5
Conor Garland scored on the power play for his second tally of the season, at 13:27 in the second period, to bring Vancouver to within a goal…Tanner Pearson collected his fourth assist of the season, while Ilya Mikheyev recorded his first point (assist) in a Canucks uniform on the play…Garland, Brock Boeser, and Elias Pettersson each registered four shots on goal…Dakota Joshua and Kyle Burroughs each set new team-highs for most individual hits in a game (7)…Burroughs also led all Canucks in blocked shots (3)…Jack Rathbone played 17:55 (including 3:39 PP) in his season debut…Elias Pettersson (9/12) and Bo Horvat (12/17) each posted higher than a 70 percent success rate in the face-off circle…Thatcher Demko faced 26 shots.
LAST 5 vs CAROLINA
• Jan. 15/22: VAN 1 at CAR 4
• Dec. 12/21: VAN 2 vs CAR 1
• Feb. 2/20: VAN 4 at CAR 3 (SO)
• Dec. 12/19: VAN 1 vs CAR 0
• Jan. 23/19: VAN 2 vs CAR 5
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 3-2 overtime loss against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday. Sebastian Aho and Calvin de Haan scored for Carolina, with Aho extending his point streak to four games. Stefan Noesen, Paul Stastny and Teuvo Teravainen each tallied an assist, while Antti Raanta made his second start of the season in net, stopping 29 of 32 shots faced.
INJURY REPORT
Cavan Fitzgerald, upper-body, missed five games (10/12-10/22)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed five games (10/12-10/22)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed four games (10/14-10/22)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed five games (10/12-10/22)
Ryan Suzuki, upper-body, missed five games (10/12-10/22)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 24
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 11 Signed Derek Stepan to a one-year contract, recalled Jordan Martinook from Chicago (AHL), reassigned Pyotr
Kochetkov and Jamieson Rees to Chicago (AHL) and placed Max Pacioretty on long-term injured reserve.
Oct. 10 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov and Jamieson Rees from Chicago (AHL), assigned Jack Drury and Jordan Martinook to
Chicago (AHL), placed Jake Gardiner on long-term injured reserve and placed Max Pacioretty on the injured non-roster
list.
STREAKS
Sebastian Aho has registered a point in four consecutive games (10/14-10/22: 3g, 5a)
Stefan Noesen has earned an assist in three straight games (10/17-10/22: 4a)
HURRICANES vs. CANUCKS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Vancouver in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Canucks are meeting for the 82nd time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 31-34-11-5 overall record, including an 11-20-6-4 road record.
— The season series was tied 1-1-0 in 2021-22.
— Carolina suffered a 2-1 loss against Vancouver at Rogers Arena on 12/12/21. Martin Necas scored for the Hurricanes, and Antti Raanta stopped 24 of 26 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes posted a 4-1 win over the Canucks at PNC Arena on 1/15/22. Martin Necas tallied two points (1g, 1a) on his 23rd birthday, and Andrei Svechnikov added two assists as Frederik Andersen made 30 saves to record the win.
— Sebastian Aho has registered 10 points (5g, 5a) in nine career regular-season games against Vancouver.
— Brent Burns has played the most games against Vancouver of any active NHL player (12-29—41 in 76 GP), and Paul Stastny ranks tied for fourth in games played and tied for third in points against the Canucks among active players (12-36—48 in 64 GP).
— Jesperi Kotkaniemi has tallied 10 points (2g, 8a) in 13 career regular-season games against Vancouver.
— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 10 points (4g, 6a) in 13 career regular-season games against the Canucks.
— Jalen Chatfield signed an entry-level contract with Vancouver on 3/13/17 and skated in 18 NHL games with the Canucks in 2020-21, recording one assist.
— Dylan Coghlan is a native of Duncan, B.C., about 70 miles southwest of Vancouver.
— Jordan Martinook played two WHL seasons with the Vancouver Giants, registering 92 points (51g, 41a) in 144 games from 2010-12.
— Rod Brind’Amour was raised in Campbell River, B.C., and his son Skyler played two BCHL seasons with Chilliwack from 2017-19.
— Canucks President of Hockey Ops Jim Rutherford served as President and General Manager of the Whalers/Hurricanes from 1994-2014. During his tenure, Carolina earned a 655-623-111-101 regular-season record (.511) and a 41-37 postseason record, winning three division titles (1998-99, 2001-02, 2005-06), two conference titles (2001-02, 2005-06) and the franchise’s only Stanley Cup (2006).
SOMETHING’S FISHY
Sebastian Aho scored the opening goal at CGY (10/22), marking the Hurricanes’ earliest goal from the start of any game this season (1:44). He has now extended his point streak to four games (10/14-10/22: 3g, 5a), tied for the longest by any Hurricanes player in 2022-23, and his eight points are tied with Andrei Svechnikov (6g, 2a) for the team lead. Aho has also scored the game-winning goal in each of Carolina’s last two wins at SJS (10/14) and SEA (10/17) after tying the franchise single-season record with nine such goals last season.
POSITIVELY 44TH STREET
Calvin de Haan scored his first goal of the season in the first period at CGY (10/22). He has now already matched his goal total from his previous stint with Carolina, as he posted 14 points (1g, 13a) in 74 games with the Hurricanes in 2018-19. De Haan scored four goals in 69 games with the Blackhawks last season, marking the second-highest single-season total in his NHL career (2016-17 with NYI: 5g in 82 GP). He also registered two hits on Saturday and ranks second among Hurricanes defensemen in that category in 2022-23 (7) behind only Brady Skjei (9).
A NOESEN IN THE SUN
Stefan Noesen tallied an assist at CGY on Saturday, extending his assist streak to three games (10/17-10/22: 4a). With an assist in a fourth consecutive game at VAN on Monday, Noesen would match his career-long assist streak (12/5/17-12/12/17: 4a). That assist streak was part of a career-long, five-game point streak (12/5/17-12/14/17: 2g, 4a) with NJD in 2017-18, when he earned a career-high 27 points (13g, 14a) in 72 games with the Devils. Noesen now ranks tied with Martin Necas (4) for second on the team in assists behind only Sebastian Aho (5) after going the previous two seasons without registering an NHL point.
STARTING STRONG
Martin Necas (3g, 4a) and Andrei Svechnikov (6g, 2a) were held without a point for the first time this season at EDM (10/20) after opening the season with four-game point streaks. Necas registered seven points (3g, 4a) and posted the fifth four-game point streak of his NHL/Hurricanes career, tying his career long. With Sebastian Aho also earning eight points (3g, 5a) through five games in 2022-23, this season marks the third time in franchise history and the first time since relocation that three players have posted at least seven points in Hartford/Carolina’s opening five games (1982-83: Ron Francis, Pierre Larouche, Risto Siltanen; 1985-86: Ron Francis, Ray Neufeld, Torrie Robertson).
MAKING SVECH HAPPEN
Andrei Svechnikov scored the first hat trick of his regular-season NHL career at EDM (10/20), and he has scored a team-high six goals in 2022-23, tied with Alex Tuch (BUF) and Valeri Nichushkin (COL) for second in the NHL behind only Steven Stamkos (TBL, 7). His six goals are also tied for the most by any player in franchise history through the first five games of any season (Kevin Dineen, 1985-86; Geoff Sanderson, 1993-94). He posted back-to-back multi-goal games against the Kraken and Oilers, accomplishing the feat for the second time in his NHL/Hurricanes career (10/26/19-10/29/19: 4g), and his five goals and six points in those two contests marked his most goals and points in any two-game span during his NHL career.
END OF THE ROAD
The Hurricanes are set to close their five-game, West Coast road trip against the Canucks on Monday. After leading all Eastern Conference teams with an .844 points percentage against the Pacific Division last season, Carolina has gone 2-1-1 (.625) against four Pacific opponents on this road trip. Since Rod Brind’Amour took over as head coach in 2018-19, the Hurricanes have now earned a 34-10-8 record (.731) against the Pacific Division (including ARI from 2018-20), which trails only TBL (34-9-3: .778) for the highest points percentage of any Eastern Conference team in those matchups.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS MEDIA NOTES
HOME COOKIN’
The Canucks bring a 24-11-6-0 all-time home record vs the Hurricanes franchise into tonight’s contest, marking their highest all-time home winning percentage (.659) against active teams (excluding Seattle, 2-0-0 in 2 GP). Since the 2000-01 NHL season, the Canucks are 12-1-0 at home vs Carolina, which also represents their highest home winning percentage (.923) during that time (excluding Seattle, 2-0-0 in 2 GP).
NOSE FOR THE NET
Bo Horvat has 18 goals in his last 24 games since March 9, 2022, ranking first in the NHL in goals per game (0.75) during that stretch. His four goals through six games played this season lead all Canucks skaters.
CLOSING IN ON 600
Currently holding a career regular season coaching record of 599-321-127, Bruce Boudreau is just one win shy of becoming the 22nd coach in NHL history and just the fifth active head coach to reach 600 regular season wins. Among coaches with 600 wins to their name, Boudreau’s .633 points percentage would rank second only to Scotty Bowman (.657).
ELIAS PETTER-CENT
Netting his third goal of the season on Oct. 18 at CBJ, Elias Pettersson registered his 100th career NHL goal, requiring the second-fewest games in Canucks history to reach the mark among players to debut with the franchise, trailing only Pavel Bure (154 GP).
• The goal also tied Pettersson with Jake Guentzel (PIT) and Brayden Point (TBL) as the ninth-fastest active player to reach 100 career goals. He also is the first player from the 2017 NHL draft class to reach the milestone.
SHORTHANDED SHOOTER
Opening the scoring with a shorthanded tally on Oct. 18 at CBJ, Bo Horvat passed Matt Cooke for sole possession of eighth-most shorthanded goals in franchise history (9), and now sits just one back of tying Ryan Kesler (10) for seventh-most. Pavel Bure holds the club record with 24 shorthanded goals.
SPENCE-TACULAR
Turning aside 29 shots in an overtime defeat on Oct. 18 at CBJ, Spencer Martin improved his record with the Canucks to 3-0-4, and now sits just one game back of tying Curt Ridley (6-0-2 in 1975.76) as the only goaltender in franchise history to earn at least a point in each of his eight starts with the team.
HOMEGROWN TALENT
Making his 137th NHL regular season appearance on Oct. 12 at EDM, Thatcher Demko gained sole possession of most games played in franchise history by a Canucks-drafted goaltender, surpassing Glen Hanlon’s mark of 136 games. Demko also currently stands just five wins away from tying Gary Smith for sixth-most wins among all goalies in Canucks history.
QUICK START
Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller combined goals for a 2-0 Canucks lead just 2:40 into the season opener on Oct. 12 at EDM, marking the fastest two goals to begin a season in franchise history, 75 seconds faster than the previous team mark (3:55 on Oct. 5 vs CGY). The goals also marked the eighth-fastest two-goal start in any game in Canucks history.
THE LAST TIME…
• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 18/22 vs DAL
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Oct. 15/22 at PHI
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct. 18//22 at CBJ
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Apr. 18/22 vs DAL
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 17/22 at WSH
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Oct. 20 at MIN
• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Feb. 21/22 vs SEA
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 22/22 vs BUF
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Apr. 3/22 vs VGK
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Mar. 5/22 at TOR
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 22/22 vs BUF
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Oct. 18/22 vs CBJ
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Apr. 12/22 vs VGK
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Oct. 17/22 at WSH
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Oct. 20 at MIN
• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Apr. 9/22 vs SJS
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Oct. 15/22 at PHI
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 20/22 vs BUF
2022.23 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
• Most Goals Scored, Game: 4, Oct. 17 at WSH
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 3, Oct. 17 at WSH
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, Oct. 17 at WSH
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 17 at WSH, 3rd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 22 vs BUF
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 3, Oct. 15 at PHI
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 1 (3x), Latest Oct. 22 vs BUF
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 3, Oct. 12 at EDM
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 18 at CBJ
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1 (2x), Latest Oct. 15 at PHI
• Most Shots, Game: 36, Oct. 12 at EDM
• Most Shots, Period: 19, Oct. 17 at WSH, 2nd period
• Fewest Shots, Game: 26, Oct. 20 at MIN
• Fewest Shots, Period: 4 (2x), Latest Oct. 17 at WSH, 3rd period
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 37, Oct. 20 at MIN
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 14, Oct. 15 at PHI, 1st period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 25, Oct. 12 at EDM
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 6, Oct. 20 at MIN, 2nd period
• Most Hits, Game: 40, Oct. 22 vs BUF
• Fewest Hits, Game: 12, Oct. 20 at MIN
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 17, Oct. 12 at EDM
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 8, Oct. 15 at PHI
• Largest Margin of Victory: N/A
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 4 goals, Oct. 22 vs BUF (5-1 L)
• Longest Win Streak: N/A
• Longest Point Streak: 2 games, Oct. 18-20
• Longest Winless Streak: 6 games, Oct. 12-22
• Longest Pointless Streak: 3 games, Oct. 12-17
VANCOUVER’S 2022.23 RECORD WHEN…
• Score 4+ Goals: 0-1-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-3-2
• Scoring First: 0-2-0
• Allow 4+ Goals: 0-3-1
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 0-1-0
• Allowing First Goal: 0-2-1
• On 0 Days Rest: 0-0-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 0-2-1
• On 2 Days Rest: 0-1-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 0-1-0
• Score a PPG: 0-3-0
• Give up a PPG: 0-4-1
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 0-4-2
• Less than 25 shots: 0-0-0
