VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports South
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Hurricanes this season: Oct. 24 (3-2 L vs CAR) and Jan. 15 (road).
• The Canucks are 39-31-11-1 all-time against Carolina, including a 15-19-5-1 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 2-2-1 in their last five games against Carolina (3-6-1 in their last 10).
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in points against the Hurricanes at 15 (6-9-15 in 24 GP).
• Luke Schenn leads all active Canucks in games career games played against Carolina with 39.
• Elias Pettersson has seven points (4-3-7) in seven career games against the Hurricanes.
• Bo Horvat has 11 points (7-4-11) in 14 career games against the Hurricanes.
• Spencer Martin is yet to face Carolina in his career.
• Collin Delia is 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .939 against Carolina in three career games played.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 18 points (5-13-18) in his last 11 games.
• Bo Horvat has 16 points (8-8-16) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (2-4-6) in his last three games.
• J.T. Miller has seven points (3-4-7) in his last six games.
• Spencer Martin is 6-5-1 with an .894 save percentage on the road this season.
LAST MEETING – OCT. 24/22: VAN 2 vs CAR 3
J.T. Miller evened the score at 1-1 on the power play, at 12:30 in the first period…Bo Horvat and Elias Pettersson each recorded assists on the play…Miller added his second goal of the game on a slapshot at 10:40 in the third period, with Tyler Myers registering his first assist of the season and Oliver Ekman-Larsson contributing the second assist…Kyle Burroughs led all Canucks in hits (4) and blocked shots on the evening…Thatcher Demko faced a season-high 39 shots against.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN CAR
Goals For/Game 3.40 (8th) 3.14 (t-18th)
Goals Against/Game 3.95 (t-31st) 2.67 (t-7th)
Power Play % 24.0 (t-10th) 18.5 (26th)
Penalty Kill % 66.1 (32nd) 80.5 (12th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:55 (22nd) 8:11 (7th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 10:00pm PT on January 14, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 14/23: VAN 3 at FLA 4
Jack Studnicka opened the scoring at 1:35 in the first…Ilya Mikheyev was credited with the lone assist…Tyler Myers scored his first goal of the season just 39 seconds into the second period…Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser got assists on the play…Bo Horvat tallied his 200th career NHL goal on the power play in the third…Pettersson registered his 16th multi-point game with the first assist and Quinn Hughes was credited with the second helper…Spencer Martin turned away 31 shots…Myers led the team in shots (7), matching his career high for the second night in a row…Luke Schenn recorded a team high in hits (3).
LAST 5 vs CAROLINA
• Oct. 24/22: VAN 2 vs CAR 3
• Jan. 15/22: VAN 1 @ CAR 4
• Dec. 12/21: VAN 2 vs CAR 1
• Feb. 2/20: VAN 3 @ CAR 4 (SO)
• Dec. 12/19: VAN 1 vs CAR 0
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PNC Arena on Saturday, earning the franchise’s first regular-season sweep of the Penguins since 1986-87. Brady Skjei opened the scoring for Carolina, and Jalen Chatfield scored his second straight game-winning goal, the first two of his NHL career. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Martinook and Brett Pesce each tallied an assist, as Aho extended his assist/point streak to four games, tied for the longest assist streak of any Hurricanes skater this season. Frederik Andersen stopped 34 of 35 shots faced in net to post his second win in as many starts since returning from injury.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 43 games (10/12-1/14)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 42 games (10/14-1/14)
Max Pacioretty, lower-body, missed one game (1/14)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 174
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 11 Activated Frederik Andersen from injured reserve
Jan. 5 Assigned Cavan Fitzgerald to Chicago (AHL)
Jan. 4 Activated Max Pacioretty from the injured non-roster list, placed Ondrej Kase on long-term injured reserve and placed
Cavan Fitzgerald on waivers
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 15 Vancouver 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 19 Minnesota 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 21 at NY Islanders 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 25 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 27 San Jose 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 15 Sunday No morning skate
Jan. 16 Monday No practice
Jan. 17 Tuesday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 18 Wednesday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Jan. 19 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. CANUCKS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Vancouver in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Canucks are meeting for the 83rd time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 32-34-11-5 overall record, including a 20-14-5-1 home record.
— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Vancouver: 0-1-0), and the Hurricanes are 7-2-1 in the teams’ last 10 matchups dating back to 12/13/16.
— The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 win over the Canucks at Rogers Arena on 10/24. Sebastian Aho, Jesper Fast and Andrei Svechnikov each scored for Carolina, while Frederik Andersen stopped 14 of 16 shots faced in net.
— Sebastian Aho has registered 11 points (6g, 5a) in 10 career regular-season games against Vancouver.
— Brent Burns has played the most games against Vancouver of any active NHL player (12-30—42 in 77 GP), and Paul Stastny ranks tied for fourth in games played and fourth in points against the Canucks among active players (12-36—48 in 65 GP).
— Jesperi Kotkaniemi has tallied 10 points (2g, 8a) in 14 career regular-season games against Vancouver.
— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 11 points (4g, 7a) in 14 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.
— Ethan Bear registered 14 points (5g, 9a) in 58 NHL games with Carolina in 2021-22. Acquired from EDM in exchange for Warren Foegele on 7/28/21, Bear was traded to Vancouver along with Lane Pederson in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
— Pederson was in the Hurricanes organization for the start of the 2022-23 season and skated in four AHL games with Chicago.
— Riley Stillman’s father, Cory, skated in 191 games with the Hurricanes (2005-08, 2011), posting 165 points (52g, 113a). He also ranked second on the team with 26 points (9g, 17a) in 25 playoff games in 2006 to help the Hurricanes win their first Stanley Cup, most notably scoring the series-clinching overtime goal at MTL in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
— 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).
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
The Hurricanes are closing their seventh of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23. With a win over the Penguins on Saturday, Carolina is now 4-2-1 in the first game and 6-0-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season. The Hurricanes’ 12 points in the second game of back-to-backs are tied with STL (6-3-0) for the most of any NHL team in 2022-23, and they are one of two teams without a loss in any such contest this season (SEA: 2-0-0).
