VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet ONE, Bally Sports Southwest
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of three meetings between the Canucks and Stars this season: Feb. 27 (away), Mar. 14 (home), Mar. 25 (away).
• Vancouver is 78-87-22-9 all-time against Dallas, including a 33-48-12-5 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games against the Stars, including 3-2-0 in their last five.
• Vancouver is 4-1-0 in its last five road games vs Dallas, outscoring the Stars by a margin of 17-10.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks skaters in career games played (28) and points (6-9-15) against the Stars.
• Elias Pettersson has 10 points (5-5-10) in eight career games against Dallas.
• Brock Boeser has nine points (2-7-9) in nine career games vs the Stars.
• Quinn Hughes has five points (0-5-5) in six career games against Dallas.
• Vasily Podkolzin has three points (2-1-3) in three career games vs the Stars.
• Collin Delia is 0-0-1 in one career game against Dallas.
• Arturs Silovs has yet to face the Stars in his career.
• Conor Garland is set to play in his 300th career game, while Sheldon Dries is slated to play in his 100th career game.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 23 points (10-13-23) in his last 15 games.
• J.T. Miller has 12 points (2-10-12) in his last 11 games.
• Quinn Hughes has nine points (1-8-9) in his last nine games.
• Brock Boeser has 10 points (2-8-10) in his last 11 games.
• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.
• Anthony Beauvillier has seven points (4-3-7) in his last eight games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has seven points (5-2-7) in his last six games.
LAST MEETING – APR. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
The Canucks have extended their win streak to six games…Conor Garland opened the scoring with a goal at 7:28 in the first period…Vasily Podkolzin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded assists on the play…Elias Pettersson (2-1-3) extended his goal streak to three games and set a career high in goals (29)…Upon his return from injury, Brock Boeser recorded a three-point game (1-2-3)… Jason Dickinson notched a goal and two assists (1-2-3)…Vasily Podkolzin (1-1-2) extended his goal streak to three games…Oliver Ekman-Larsson collected two assists while Quinn Hughes, Sheldon Dries and Brad Hunt each recorded an assist…Brad Hunt led the team in shots (4)…Tyler Myers led in hits (6)…Luke Schenn led in blocked shots (3)…J.T. Miller won 13 face-offs (65%)…Oliver EkmanLarsson led the game in TOI (25:00)…Thatcher Demko faced 30 shots.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN DAL
Goals For/Game 3.32 (10th) 3.19 (14th)
Goals Against/Game 3.97 (31st) 2.56 (2nd)
Power Play % 22.6 (t-11th) 22.6 (t-11th)
Penalty Kill % 66.3 (32nd) 83.4 (4th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:06 (20th) 8:34 (15th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 3:30pm PT on February 26, 2023
Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes
LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 25/23: VAN 1 vs BOS 3
Brock Boeser celebrated his 25th birthday by contributing his 11th goal of the season at 7:24 in the third period…Sheldon Dries led all skaters in shots (5)…Kyle Burroughs registered a game-high in hits (5)…Guillaume Brisebois and Tyler Myers shared the team-lead in blocked shots (4)…Brisebois also set a career-high in time on ice (18:44)…Arturs Silovs made 32 saves.
LAST 5 vs DALLAS
• Apr. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
• Mar. 26/22: VAN 4 at DAL 1
• Nov. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3
• Nov. 19/19: VAN 1 at DAL 6
• Nov. 14/19: VAN 2 vs DAL 4
SHINING AGAINST THE STARS
Entering tonight’s game with an active three-game win streak vs Dallas, the Canucks will look to extend their streak against the Stars to four games for just the third time in franchise history (second time since the Stars relocated to Dallas from Minnesota). Vancouver’s most recent winning streak of four or more games against Dallas took place from Jan. 2/10 to Feb. 19/11 (6-0-0).
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Feb. 25, 2023 – STARS 3 at GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2 (shootout)
The Stars snapped a five-game losing skid (0-2-3) with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. Down by a goal late in regulation, Dallas staged a dramatic comeback when forward Roope Hintz (1-0—1) scored the game-tying marker with just 37 seconds left on the clock. Jason Robertson (0-1—1) opened the shootout with a goal and Hintz scored the game-deciding tally to lift the Stars to their second consecutive victory in Vegas (also 4-0 on Jan. 16). Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) tallied his 14th goal of the season while forward Ty Dellandrea (0-1—1) picked up his 14th assist of the 2022-23 campaign. Captain Jamie Benn (0-2—2) led the squad with two assists and goaltender Jake Oettinger turned aside 41 of 43 shots (and all three in the shootout) in an epic goaltending duel with Golden Knights netminder Laurent Brossoit (41 of 43).
PP: 0-4 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 43 | SA: 43 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (27:57 – game high) | Attendance: 17,906
Three Stars: 1. DAL– J. Oettinger 2. VGK – L. Brossoit 3. VGK – J. Eichel
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon, Feb. 27, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed, March 1, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 2, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. United Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat, March 4, 2023 Colorado Avalanche 2:30 p.m. American Airlines Center ABC/KTCK
Mon, March 6, 2023 Calgary Flames 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 16 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 18 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 19 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 20 – Recalled forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 21 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 23 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 24 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 26 – Acquired forward Evgenii Dadonov from Montreal in exchange for forward Denis Gurianov
Feb. 26 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 27 – Recalled forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 32
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 7 Feb. 8-pres.
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 3 Feb. 18-pres.
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: After a trip to Las Vegas, the Stars are back in Dallas to open a two-game homestand beginning tonight against the Vancouver Canucks at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Four months have gone by since the 2022-23 season started, yet this marks the first time Dallas and Vancouver face one another this season. These clubs will clash twice more following tonight’s game on March 14 at Rogers Arena and March 25 at American Airlines Center.
