VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Canucks and Flames this season: Nov. 16 (5-2 L, road), Dec. 2 (road), Mar. 23 (home), Apr. 16 (home). • Vancouver is 116-141-33-10 all-time against Calgary, including a 49-83-15-2 record on the road. • The Canucks are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games against the Flames (2-2-1 in their last five). • J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in scoring against the Flames with 27 points (6-21-27) in 31 career games. • Brock Boeser has recorded 24 points (12-12-24) in 30 career games against Calgary. • Thatcher Demko is 5-5-3 with a 3.01 GAA and a .905 SV% in 13 career games against the Flames. • In four career games (0-3-0), Casey DeSmith has a 3.65 GAA and a .897 SV% all-time against Calgary.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Quinn Hughes has registered 22 points (5-17-22) in his last 15 games, totaling 33 points overall (8-25-33). He ranks t-4th amongst all skaters in points and he is second in the league for assists (25). • J.T. Miller has 36 points overall this season (13-23-36) and has 15 points (4-11-15) in his last 10 games. He ranks 2nd in the league for points. • Brock Boeser has scored 17 goals this season, ranking 1st in the league. • Filip Hronek has five points (1-4-5) in his last five games.
LAST MEETING – NOV. 16/23: VAN 2 at CGY 5
Elias Pettersson opened the scoring just before the 10-minute mark of the first period with a power play goal…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes recorded the assists…Nils Höglander put home his fourth of the season just past the 10-minute mark of the third period…Tyler Myers and Sam Lafferty picked up the assists…Linus Karlsson played his first NHL game and tied Höglander for the team lead in shots (3)…Ian Cole and Mark Friedman tied for the team lead in blocked shots…Friedman also led the team in hits…Casey DeSmith made 34 saves.
LAST 5 – vs Calgary
• Nov. 16/23: VAN 2 at CGY 5
• Apr. 8/23: VAN 3 vs CGY 2 (SO)
• Mar. 31/23: VAN 4 vs CGY 5 (OT)
• Dec. 31/22: VAN 2 at CGY 3
• Dec. 14/22: VAN 4 at CGY 3 (SO)
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of four meetings this season between the Flames and Canucks. The Flames won in the club’s first matchup back on November 16th by a 5-2 score. This is a Pacific Division matchup; the Flames have a record of 4-1-0 against Pacific Division teams and a record of 8-5-0 against Western Conference opponents.
LAST MEETING WITH VAN:
The Flames and Canucks squared off in their 300th regular season meeting just over two weeks ago in Calgary on November 16th. The Canucks would open the scoring mid-way through the first with Elias Pettersson capitalizing on a Vancouver power play to make it 1-0 for the visitors. With just under three minutes left in the opening frame, MacKenzie Weegar would zip home his third on the campaign to draw the Flames level through 20. The middle stanza would be all Flames, with Calgary more than tripling Vancouver’s shot total, culminating in Dillon Dube and Noah Hanifin scoring two unanswered tallies to make it 3-1 Flames. Jonathan Huberdeau would shelf his third on the season just over three minutes into the third to extend the Flames lead to 4-1. Nils Hoglander gave Vancouver life midway through the frame, but a Flames empty netter along with seven third period saves from Jacob Markstrom helped the Flames take game number one of the season-series 5-2.
DOME SWEET DOME:
The Flames approach the midway point of a six-game home stand and look to continue their strong play at the ‘Dome. The Flames have recorded points in five-straight games on home ice and following tonight the home side will welcome Minnesota, Carolina, and finish off on December 9th against New Jersey. This will be one of two six-game homestands for the Flames this season, as they will play six-straight on home ice from January 16th to 27th prior to the NHL All-Star break.
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Dec. 1 – recalled Ilya Solovyov (D) from Calgary AHL
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 77)
Jakob Pelletier – upper body injury (23 games, 10/11/23 – pres.)
Kevin Rooney – upper body injury (23 games, 10/11/23 – pres.)
Oliver Kylington – (23 games, 10/11/23 – pres.)
Adam Ruzicka – upper body injury (4 games, 10/26/23 – 11/7/23)
Jacob Markstrom – upper-body injury (2 games, 11/10/23 – 11/ 14/ 23)
Connor Zary – lower body injury (1 game, 11/22/23)
Jacob Markstrom – Illness (1 game, 11/27/23)
