VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports Midwest
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third and final meeting between the Canucks and Blues this season: Dec. 19 (5-1 L @ VAN), Feb. 23 (3-2 OTW @ STL), and Mar. 28 (away).
• Vancouver is 78-99-18-5 all time against St. Louis, including a 33-54-9-2 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games against the Blues, including 1-4-0 in their last five.
• Elias Pettersson leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against St. Louis with 15 (5-10-15 in 10 GP).
• J.T. Miller has 11 points (5-6-11) in 15 career games against the Blues.
• Conor Garland has 11 points (5-6-11) in 16 career games against the Blues.
• Filip Hronek has three points (1-2-3) in four career games against the Blues.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in career games played against St. Louis at 30.
• Thatcher Demko is 2-1-1 in four career games against the Blues with a 2.42 GAA and a .925 SV%.
• Collin Delia has yet to face St. Louis in his career.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 12 game point-streak and has 17 points (7-10-17) in those games.
• J.T. Miller has 17 points (8-9-17) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has eight points (0-8-8) in his last six games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 12 points (7-5-12) in his last 12 games.
• Rick Tocchet is 16-9-2 since taking over as Head Coach on January 22.
LAST MEETING – FEB. 23/23: VAN 3 at STL 2 (OT)
J.T. Miller brought the Canucks within one with his first shorthanded goal of the season just past the nine-minute mark of the third period…Elias Pettersson recorded the only assist…Andrei Kuzmenko tied the game with 28.6 seconds left in regulation…Pettersson and Miller had the assists…Pettersson scored his third overtime winner of the season with 15 seconds left in the extra frame… Anthony Beauvillier and Ethan Bear recorded the assists…Pettersson set a career-high with 10 shots on goal…Jack Studnicka and Kyle Burroughs both led the team with two hits…Burroughs and Tyler Myers co-led the team with three blocked shots…Arturs Silovs made 20 saves.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN STL
Goals For/Game 3.36 (11th) 3.19 (17th)
Goals Against/Game 3.63 (26th) 3.64 (27th)
Power Play % 22.2 (11th) 20.3 (t-19th)
Penalty Kill % 70.8 (32nd) 75.1 (25th)
Penalty Min./Game 8:55 (21st) 7:58 (7th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 12:00pm PT on March 27, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 26/23: VAN 4 at CHI 2
Phillip Di Giuseppe scored the Canucks’ first goal at 19:43 in the second period to tie the game at one…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes registered assists…Elias Pettersson scored his first of two goals at 12:06 in the third…Ethan Bear and Andrei Kuzmenko were both credited with the assists…Pettersson extended the Canucks’ lead sixty-three seconds later on the power play…Kuzmenko tied the franchise record for most points in by a first year NHL-er (66) with the first helper…Brock Boeser recorded the second helper…Boeser regained the two goal lead with an empty netter at 18:57…Bear registered the sole assist on the play…Delia recorded his second career win against his former team stopping 29 shots…Pettersson led the team in shots (7)…Dakota Joshua led the team in hits (4) and blocked shots (3).
LAST 5 vs ST. LOUIS
• Feb. 23/23: VAN 3 at STL 2 (OT)
• Dec. 19/22: VAN 1 vs STL 5
• Mar. 30/22: VAN 3 vs STL 4
• Mar. 28/22: VAN 1 at STL 4
• Jan. 23/22: VAN 1 vs STL 3
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 251
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
27 – Assigned goaltender Joel Hofer to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
BLUES vs. CANUCKS
- The Blues and Canucks will meet for the 3rd and final meeting of the season
- The Blues are 1-0-1 against Vancouver this season, losing the last matchup, 3-2 in overtime on Feb. 23 in St. Louis, and winning the first matchup 5-1 on Dec. 19 in Vancouver
- The Blues have earned points in 5 straight games against Vancouver (4-0-1)
- In their 5-game point streak against the Canucks, the Blues have outscored Vancouver 18-9
- The Blues are 6-1-2 in their last 9 games against Vancouver
- The Blues have earned points in 4 straight home games against the Canucks (2-0-2)
- The Blues are also 6-1-2 in their last 9 games at Enterprise against Vancouver
- The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Canucks in 7 straight games, going 22 for 22 (100.0%) on the penalty kill over those 7 games (5-1-1 record)
- The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/30 – at Chicago
4/1 – at Nashville
4/2 – vs. Boston
4/4 – vs. Philadelphia
4/6 – vs. NY Rangers
A LOOK AHEAD
- Both of the Blues’ remining games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (1 against the Central)
- After March, the Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)
BLUES GO MARCHING IN
- Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 6-3-1 (13 points)
- Their 6 wins since Mar. 9 share 7th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 9), while their 13 points share 9th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 18)
- The Blues have scored 43 goals since Mar. 9, which ranks 1st in the NHL
- Since Mar. 9, Jordan Kyrou shares 4th in the NHL with 7 goals, while Jakub Vrana and Sammy Blais each share 10th in the NHL with 6 goals (1. Boldy, 11)
- Of those 6 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 5th most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart/Chiasson/B. Tkachuk/MacKinnon, 4)
