VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and the Bruins this season: Nov. 13 (away) and Feb. 25 (home).
• The Canucks are 35-73-15-2 all-time against the Bruins including a 12-43-7-1 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs Boston (3-2-0 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points vs Boston with 17 points (6-11-17) in 24 games.
• Bo Horvat has the highest career points-per-game rate vs Boston with 13 points (7-6-13) in 14 games (0.93 P/GP).
• Luke Schenn leads Vancouver skaters in games played against the Bruins (39 GP). Schenn’s 16 points (3-13-16) in those 39 games are his most against any single opponent in his career. Tonight marks Schenn’s 100th game as a Canuck.
• Thatcher Demko is 1-0-0 in his career against Boston (2 GP), posting a 0.90 GAA and .972 save-percentage.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Bruins in his career.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Bo Horvat has 11 points (9-2-11) in his last seven games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (6-3-9) in his last eight games.
• Ilya Mikheyev has eight points (4-4-8) in his last nine games.
• J.T. Miller has 11 points (6-5-11) in his last nine games.
• Elias Pettersson has 12 points (3-9-12) in his last nine games.
• Luke Schenn has six points (1-5-6) in his last eight games.
LAST MEETING – DEC. 8/21: VAN 2 vs BOS 1 (SO)
Brock Boeser opened up scoring with a power play goal at 15:01 in the second period…This marked his second consecutive power play goal…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes recorded assists on the play…The Bruins tied it up in the third to push the game into overtime followed by a shootout…Thatcher Demko stopped all shootout shots and J.T. Miller (GDG) and Bo Horvat were both successful in their shootout efforts to collect the win…Jason Dickinson led the team in hits (5)…Quinn Hughes led the team in TOI (28:32)…Thatcher Demko made 35 saves.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN BOS
Goals For/Game 3.40 (10th) 3.93 (1st)
Goals Against/Game 4.00 (30th) 2.20 (1st)
Power Play % 26.9 (5th) 24.5 (10th)
Penalty Kill % 61.2 (32nd) 94.4 (1st)
Penalty Min./Game 13:00 (28th) 10:48 (23rd)
LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 12/22: VAN 2 at TOR 3
Bo Horvat deflected home the game’s first goal with his team-leading 13th goal of the season just 3:41 into the first period…Luke Schenn and Vasily Podkolzin drew the assists on the play…J.T. Miller added to Vancouver’s lead with a power play market at 12:11 in the first period…Quinn Hughes (9 games) and Brock Boeser (3 games) both extended their assist streaks on the goal…Boeser led the team in shots (5)…Luke Schenn set an NHL-high for hits (12) so far this season, matching his personal career-high and Canucks franchise-high…Spencer Martin faced 35 shots.
LAST 5 vs BOSTON
• Dec. 8/21: VAN 2 vs BOS 1 (SO)
• Nov. 28/21: VAN 2 at BOS 3
• Feb. 22/20: VAN 9 vs BOS 3
• Feb. 4/20: VAN 0 at BOS 4
• Nov. 8/18: VAN 8 at BOS 5
HUGHES’ HELPING HANDS
Picking up a power play assist to extend his assist streak to nine games (0-12-12) on Nov. 12 at TOR, Quinn Hughes tied Jiri Bubla (1983.84) for the second-longest assist streak by a defenceman in Canucks history. He now trails only Dennis Kearns for the longest assist streak in franchise history (11 games in 1976.77).
• Hughes’ next assist will also mark the 160th of his career and will tie him with Harold Snepsts for 10th-most assists by a defenceman in team history.
HARD HITTING SCHENN
Matching his personal career-high and the Canucks franchise-high (set by himself) with 12 hits on Nov. 12 at TOR, Luke Schenn became the first player in NHL history to record at least three games with 12+ hits in his career. With 2,909 career hits, Schenn is only 37 hits away from tying Brooks Orpik (2,946) for most in League-history by a defencemen. Schenn has collected the most hits in the NHL this season (69 in 15 GP).
*The NHL began tracking hits in 2005.06.
BO’S BLAZING START
Potting his team-leading 13th goal on Nov. 12 at TOR, Bo Horvat tied Darcy Rota (1983.84), Alexander Mogilny (1995.96), and Greg Adams (1987.88) for third-most goals through the first 15 games of a season in Canucks history, trailing only Pavel Bure (15, 1992.93) and Tony Tanti (16, 1983.84).
• Tallying eight goals in five games (Oct. 28-Nov. 8), Horvat tied Mikael Samuelsson (2009.10) and Alexandre Burrows (2009.10) as the only Canucks to do so in the last 26 years.
• Horvat is also the first player in franchise history to have five multi-goal games in the first 13 games.
• With 27 goals in 33 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.82) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).
• Scoring his fifth power play goal in three games (Oct. 28-Nov. 3), Horvat tied Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin for 10th most power play goals in franchise history (61). He also potted his 10th career shorthanded goal (EN), tying Kesler for seventh-most in club history.
HORVAT HITS 200
Picking up an assist on J.T. Miller’s first period goal on Nov. 5 vs NSH, Bo Horvat recorded his 200th career assist, become the 22nd Canuck in team history to hit that mark.
HATS OFF TO KUZ
Recording a hat-trick with three goals, including the game-winner, on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Andrei Kuzmenko became just the fourth Russian-born skater in Canucks history to record a hat-trick, joining Pavel Bure (9x), Alexander Mogilny (4x), and Igor Larionov (2x). The winger became the fourth Canucks player in the past 20 years to record three goals in a single frame joining Horvat (Oct. 22/19), Mikael Samuelsson (Mar. 9/10) and Markus Naslund (Oct. 21/02).
FIVE-POINT PETEY
Posting one goal and four assists on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson recorded his third career five-point game, joining Alexander Mogilny as the only other player in Canucks history to do so. He currently leads the team in assists (10) and points (15) in 11 games so far this season.
MARTIN’S MAGICAL RUN
Turning aside 26 shots in an 8-5 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 3, Spencer Martin improved his record with the Canucks to 5-0-4, passing 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 first ten starts with the team.
• Martin extended this record to 6-0-4 with his regulation win against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 8, facing 41 shots.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Sheldon Dries recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 10
• Tanner Pearson placed on injured reserve, Nov. 10
• Brock Boeser activated from injured reserve, Nov. 8
• Sheldon Dries assigned to Abbotsford, Nov. 8
• Sheldon Dries recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 3
• Quinn Hughes and Riley Stillman activated from injured reserve, Nov. 1
2022.23 CANUCKS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
Player Number Date/Opponent
Goals Kuzmenko 3 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Assists Pettersson 4 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Points Pettersson 5 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Shots Pettersson 8 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Blocked Shots Bear 5 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Hits Schenn 12 Nov. 12 at TOR (tied franchise record)
Face-Off Wins Horvat 24 Nov. 5 vs NSH
Penalty Minutes Myers 19 Nov. 5 vs NSH
VANCOUVER’S 2022.23 RECORD WHEN…
• Score 4+ Goals: 4-1-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-7-3
• Allow 4+ Goals: 3-5-2
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 1-3-0
• Scoring First: 2-3-1
• Allowing First Goal: 2-5-1
• On 0 Days Rest: 1-1-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 1-3-2
• On 2 Days Rest: 2-2-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 0-2-0
• Score a PPG: 3-6-1
• Give up a PPG: 4-8-2
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 3-6-3
• Less than 25 shots: 1-2-0
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Canucks tonight in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and the Canucks’ lone visit to Boston this season.
- They are 13-2-0 this season and are 8-0-0 on home ice so far … They are 6-0-0 vs. Western Conference opponents.
- The Bruins close tonight their 3rd of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 4 tonight of a current stretch of 5 of 6 games at home … They opened with a 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs. Calgary on 11/10, and in Buffalo on 11/12 … They returning home to take on Vancouver on 11/13, Philadelphia on 11/17 and Chicago on 11/19.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won 10 of their last 11 games, with a 7-game win streak from 10/20-11/3, a 2-1 loss in Toronto on 11/5 and 3-1 wins each vs. St. Louis on 11/7, vs Calgary on 11/10 and in Buffalo on 11/12.
- Their start of 26 points on a 13-2-0 record ties the best record through 15 games in club history, first set with a same 13-2-0 mark in 1929-30 … Their 8-game home win streak has tied their longest in team history from the start of a season, matching their 1983-84 campaign.
- Boston 3 vs St. Louis 1 … Jake DeBrusk (PP), Patrice Bergeron (PP/GW) and Trent Frederic scored goals and Brad Marchand added 2 assists … Linus Ullmark won his 9th of the season … SOG: Bos 37, StL 27 … PP: 2/2 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 3 vs Calgary 1 … After yielding the 1st goal, Connor Clifton, Charlie McAvoy (both their 1st of the season) and David Pastrnak (ENG) earned the 8th straight home win … Linus Ullmark became the league’s 1st 10-game winner … SOG: Bo 28, Cgy 32 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/6
- Boston 3 at Buffalo 1 … The Bruins scored three times in the final 21:09 of the game on two goals by Patrice Bergeron and the GWG by Jakub Zboril, his 1st in the NHL … Brad Marchand had 2 assists … Keith Kinkaid earned his 1st win as a Bruin … SOG: Bos 30, Buf 31… PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 21)
- Jeremy Swayman – lower body (IR)
- Derek Forbort – Broken finger (IR)
BOSTON vs VANCOUVER, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Canucks are meeting for the 126 time in their histories with the Bruins having a 75-32-15-3 record and 487-359 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 44-11-7-1 lifetime vs. Vancouver in Boston with the a 252-154 scoring edge in those 62 contests.
NUMBERS
1: Boston’s rank in both goals for per game (3.93) and fewest goals against per game (2.20).
3: Straight deciding goals Taylor Hall from 10/20-25/2022 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.
4: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent), Keith Kinkaid (free agent), Anton Stralman (free agent), Pavel Zacha (trade).
4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.
8: Straight home wins to open this season … That ties the longest in club history (8-1983-84).
8: Straight wins by Linus Ullmark from 10/12-11/3/2022 … It was a new career-best win streak and it also tied the longest win streak by a Boston goaltender from the start of a season (Tim Thomas, also 8-0-0 in 2010-11).
10: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Keith Kinkaid, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.
10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril
19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.
26: Points by Boston (13-2-0) through their 1st 15 games … That ties the best start in their history, first set with a matching 13- 2-0 record in 1929-30.
94.4%: Boston’s league-leading penalty-kill with 3 goals allowed on 54 times short … That includes 34 of their last 35 straight kills over ten-plus games.
384-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 250-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals
545: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 24 players on their roster, including 2 on injured reserve … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 10 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 7 of a 13-game November schedule tonight (7 hm/6 rd, 5-1-0) … They will play 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 2: Keith Kinkaid recalled from Providence/AHL.
Nov. 7: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 9: Mike Reilly placed on waivers for assignment to Providence/AHL (assigned Nov. 10).
