VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CITY
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and Panthers this season: Dec. 1 (5-1 L) and Jan. 14 (road).
• The Canucks are 18-12-6-4 all-time against Florida, including an 8-8-1-2 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs Florida (1-3-1 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, Luke Schenn leads the team in games played (40) against the Panthers.
• Tyler Myers and J.T. Miller (2-15-17 and 6-11-17, respectively) are tied for the team lead in career points against Florida.
• Bo Horvat has nine points (3-6-9) in 14 career games against the Panthers.
• Elias Pettersson has five points (1-4-5) in six career games against Florida.
• Spencer Martin is 0-0-1 with a 1.71 goals against average and .938 save percentage in two career appearances against the Panthers.
• Collin Delia is 0-2-0 with an .888 save percentage in two career games vs Florida.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 16 points (5-11-16) in his last 10 games.
• Bo Horvat has 15 points (7-8-15) in his last nine games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (4-6-10) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has six points (2-4-6) in his last five games.
• J.T. Miller has seven points (3-7-7) in his last five games.
• Conor Garland has points in three-consecutive games (2-1-3) for the first time this season.
• Spencer Martin is 6-4-1 with an .894 save percentage on the road this season.
LAST MEETING – DEC. 1/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 5
Dakota Joshua scored his fourth goal of the season with 7:34 remaining in the second period…Sheldon Dries and Ethan Bear recorded the assists…Quinn Hughes led the team in shots (4) and time-on-ice (24:16)…Joshua led the team in hits with six…Bear led the team in blocked shots with four…Thatcher Demko stopped 15 shots…Spencer Martin stopped 12 shots.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN FLA
Goals For/Game 3.41 (7th) 3.23 (15th)
Goals Against/Game 3.95 (30th) 3.44 (23rd)
Power Play % 24.1 (10th) 21.6 (17th)
Penalty Kill % 66.9 (32nd) 75.0 (t-21st)
Penalty Min./Game 9:58 (23rd) 11:58 (30th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 3:00pm PT on January 13, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – JAN. 12/23: VAN 4 at TBL 5
Conor Garland opened the scoring just 4:14 in with his eighth of the season…Bo Horvat and Luke Schenn recorded the assists…J.T. Miller tied the game 5:44 into the second on the power play…Quinn Hughes and Collin Delia picked up the helpers…Hughes brought the Canucks back within two at 14:40 of the third…Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko got the assists…Pettersson made it a one goal game with 2:08 remaining…Hughes and Miller were credited with the assists…Schenn recorded nine hits…Tyler Myers tied a career-high with seven shots on goal…Delia made 30 saves.
LAST 5 vs FLORIDA
• Dec. 1/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 5
• Jan. 21/22: VAN 1 vs FLA 2 (SO)
• Jan. 11/22: VAN 2 @ FLA 5
• Jan. 9/20: VAN 2 @ FLA 5
• Oct. 28/19: VAN 7 vs FLA 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• William Lockwood recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Nils Åman assigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 30
• Travis Dermott activated from LTIR, Dec. 29
• Travis Dermott recalled from Abbotsford (conditioning loan) and kept on LTIR, Dec. 27
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 43
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 18
- G Spencer Knight | Games Missed: 2
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 128
LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Golden Knights 4 – Jan. 12 – T-Mobile Arena
FLA Goals: Cousins (5), Reinhart (13-PPG),
VGK Goals: Roy (8), Eichel (15), Carrier (11), Karlsson (8-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 29 Saves
VGK Goalie: Hill (W) – 38 Saves
FLA Shots: 39
VGK Shots: 33
Notes: Sam Reinhart tallied his team-leading seventh power-play goal of the season, his second point in as many games (1-1-2)…Matthew Tkachuk notched an assist, extending his point streak to five games (5-4-9)…Aleksander Barkov posted an assist for his third point in his past two games (1-2-3)…Brandon Montour led Florida with six shots on goal…Sam Bennett led the Panthers with five hits…FLA PP: 1-3, FLA PK: 0-1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Jan. 11: D Casey Fitzgerald claimed off waivers from BUF | D Matt Kiersted loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan. 10: G Alex Lyon recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. CANUCKS
ALL-TIME vs. VAN: 16-14-6-4
ALL-TIME HOME vs. VAN: 10-6-1-2
2022-23 vs. VAN: 1-0-0
CATS STATS
- Matthew Tkachuk has produced 32 points (14-18-32) over 32 career games against Vancouver.
- Sam Reinhart has logged 13 points (9-4-13) over 13 career games vs. the Canucks.
COUNTDOWN TO ALL-STAR WEEKEND IN SOUTH FLORIDA
The Panthers and FLA Live Arena will host the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend from Feb. 3-4, the second time in franchise history
the Cats have hosted the all-star festivities (2003). The first 32 All-Stars were named on Jan. 5, with the final 12 to be voted in via
online and Twitter fan vote which ends on Jan. 14. Fans can head to NHL.com/VOTE or tweet “NHLAllStarVote” followed by a player’s
full name or a player’s Twitter handle. The remaining All-Stars will be announced on Jan. 19. Matthew Tkachuk, who leads the
Panthers in goals, assists, and points, will represent the Cats at All-Star Weekend.
¡VAMOS GATOS!
Tonight is ¡Vamos Gatos! Night at FLA Live Arena. The initiative celebrates the rich culture of South Florida’s Hispanic community and
the ongoing efforts to foster inclusion and diversity in hockey and beyond. Fans can celebrate with special music performances, live art,
food trucks, games, community member spotlights and more throughout the evening, and the Panthers will debut exclusive ¡Vamos
Gatos! warmup jerseys custom designed by local artist Carlos Solano.
CATS AND CANUCKS
The Panthers face off against the Canucks for the second and final time in 2022-23 following Florida’s 5-1 victory at Rogers Arena on
Dec. 1. Matthew Tkachuk led the Cats with three points (1-2-3) and Sam Bennett tallied two goals in the game, with Spencer Knight
stopping 32 of 33 shots against (.970 SV%). Florida has won each of its past four matchups against Vancouver since Jan. 9, 2020,
outscoring the Canucks 16-6 over that span. On home ice, the Cats have came away with the win in five of the Canucks’ past six visits
to FLA Live Arena (5-1-0) since Dec. 20, 2015.
HOME SWEET HOME
Tonight, the Panthers return to FLA Live Arena where Florida has averaged 3.74 goals per game, the fourth-highest home goals for
average among NHL teams, and they lead the NHL in shots on goal per game at home (37.3).
POWER UP
The Cats have scored at least one power-play goal in six of their past eight games, tallying on 10 of their past 29 opportunities since
Dec. 29m ranking fourth among teams over that span. Over their past 12 games, the Panthers have scored at a 31.6% clip [12/38], the
third-best rate since Dec. 17.
