VANCOUVER CANCUKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Senators this season: Nov. 8 (away) and Mar. 11 (home).
• The Canucks are 32-19-2-3 all-time against the Senators, including a 14-11-1-1 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games vs Ottawa (2-2-1 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career points vs Ottawa with 20 points (10-10-20) in 33 games.
• Quinn Hughes (1-14-15 in 13 GP) and Elias Pettersson (6-6-12 in 9 GP) have registered more than a point per game in their careers vs Ottawa.
• Tyler Myers leads active Canucks skaters in games played against Ottawa with 43 (5-11-16 in those 43 games).
• Thatcher Demko is 6-3-1 in his career against Ottawa with a 2.45 GAA and .924 save-percentage.
• Spencer Martin has yet to face the Senators in his career.
LAST MEETING – Apr. 19/22: VAN 3 at OTT 4 (SO)
J.T. Miller (1-1-2) opened up scoring with a power play goal at 1:55 in the first period…This marked J.T.’s 30th goal of the season, an NHL career high…Brock Boeser (1-1-2) followed up with a goal at 15:14 in the first…Brad Hunt (0-1-1) recorded an assist on the play…Travis Dermott (1-0-1) scored his first goal as a Canuck pushing the game into overtime…Quinn Hughes (0-2-2) collected two assists…Sheldon Dries led the team in shots (6)…William Lockwood led the team in hits (4)…J.T. Miller won 12 face-offs (67%)…Jaroslav Halak stopped all 14 shots faced before being relieved by Thatcher Demko…Demko faced 17 shots.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN OTT
Goals For/Game 3.42 (13th) 3.45 (11th)
Goals Against/Game 4.00 (29th) 3.45 (23rd)
Power Play % 30.2 (3rd) 18.4 (26th)
Penalty Kill % 60.5 (32nd) 77.3 (18th)
Penalty Min./Game 13:40 (31st) 13:54 (32nd)
LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 5/22: VAN 3 vs NSH 4 (SO)
Ilya Mikheyev scored his third of the season 1:56 into the first period to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead…Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn recorded the assists…J.T. Miller extended his point streak to six games with his seventh of the season, assisted by Nils Hoglander and Bo Horvat at 3:41 to make it 2-0…Andrei Kuzmenko got Vancouver’s third goal of the first period at 17:32… the assists went to Miller and Hughes…Bo Horvat is now on a four-game point streak (6-2-8)… Quinn Hughes is now on a three-game point streak (0-5-5) and has points in all but one game he has played in this season (0-10-10 in eight game)…Vancouver recorded their second-most shots in a game this season (45)…Thatcher Demko faced 30 shots.
LAST 5 vs OTTAWA
• Apr. 19/22: VAN 3 vs OTT 4 (SO)
• Dec. 1/21: VAN 6 at OTT 2
• Apr. 28/21: VAN 3 vs OTT 6
• Apr. 26/21: VAN 1 vs OTT 2
• Apr. 24/21: VAN 4 vs OTT 2
HORVAT HITS 200
Picking up an assist on J.T. Miller’s first period goal on Nov. 5 vs NSH, Bo Horvat recorded his 200th career assist, become the 22nd Canuck in team history to hit that mark. He also leads the team in goals (10) in 12 games so far this season.
SPECIAL TEAMS SCORER
Scoring his fifth power play goal in his last three games on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Bo Horvat tied Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin for 10th most power play goals in franchise history (61), accomplishing the feat in 64 fewer games than Kesler (583 GP vs 647 GP) and 588 fewer games than Henrik (1,171 GP). He also potted his 10th career shorthanded goal (EN), tying Kesler for seventh-most in club history.
HATS OFF TO KUZ
Recording a hat-trick with three goals, including the game-winner, on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Andrei Kuzmenko became just the fourth Russian-born skater in Canucks history to record a hat-trick, joining Pavel Bure (9x), Alexander Mogilny (4x), and Igor Larionov (2x). The winger became the fourth Canucks player in the past 20 years to record three goals in a single frame joining Horvat (Oct. 22/19), Mikael Samuelsson (Mar. 9/10) and Markus Naslund (Oct. 21/02).
FIVE-POINT PETEY
Posting one goal and four assists on Nov. 3 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson recorded his third career five-point game, joining Alexander Mogilny as the only other player in Canucks history to do so. He currently leads the team in assists (10) and points (15) in 11 games so far this season.
SCORING MACHINE
Tallying six goals in his last three games (Oct. 28-Nov.3), Bo Horvat became the third player in franchise history to notch multiple goals in three consecutive games, joining Alexander Mogilny and Petri Skriko. He now ranks tied for second in goals in the NHL this season with Erik Karlsson, only two behind Connor McDavid for first place.
• With 24 goals in 29 games since March 9, 2022, Horvat has the highest goals per game (0.83) in the League during that stretch (minimum 5 GP).
MARTIN’S MAGICAL RUN
Turning aside 26 shots in an 8-5 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 3, Spencer Martin improved his record with the Canucks to 5-0-4, passing Curt Ridley (6-0-2 in 1975.76) as the only goaltender in franchise history to earn at least a point in each of his first nine starts with the team.
BOUDREAU REACHES 600 WINS
Thanks to Vancouver’s 5-3 win on Oct. 27 at SEA, Canucks Head Coach Bruce Boudreau became the 22nd coach in NHL history and just the fifth active head coach to reach 600 regular season wins with a record of 600-322-127. Among coaches with 600 wins to their name, Boudreau’s 1,049 games coached were the second-fewest required to reach the mark, while his .633 points percentage ranks second only to Scotty Bowman (.657).
ELIAS PETTER-CENT
Netting his third goal of the season on Oct. 18 at CBJ, Elias Pettersson registered his 100th career NHL goal, requiring the second-fewest games in Canucks history to reach the mark among players to debut with the franchise, trailing only Pavel Bure (154 GP).
• The goal also tied Pettersson with Jake Guentzel (PIT) and Brayden Point (TBL) as the ninth-fastest active player to reach 100 career goals. He also is the first player from the 2017 NHL draft class to reach the milestone.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Sheldon Dries recalled from Abbotsford, Nov. 3
• Quinn Hughes and Riley Stillman activated from injured reserve, Nov. 1
• Guillaume Brisebois assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 31
• Sheldon Dries and Noah Juulsen assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 29
• Ethan Bear and Lane Pederson acquired from Carolina in exchange for a 2023 fifth-round draft pick, Oct. 28
• William Lockwood assigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 28
• Jack Studnicka acquired from Boston in exchange for Michael DiPietro and Jonathan Myrenberg, Oct. 27
• Travis Dermott placed on LTIR, Oct. 27
• Riley Stillman placed on injured reserve, Oct. 27
2022.23 CANUCKS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS
Player Number Date/Opponent
Goals Kuzmenko 3 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Assists Pettersson 4 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Points Pettersson 5 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Shots Pettersson 8 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Blocked Shots Bear 5 Nov. 3 vs ANA
Hits Burroughs, Joshua, Schenn 7 Latest Oct. 27 at SEA (Schenn)
Face-Off Wins Horvat 24 Nov. 5 vs NSH
Penalty Minutes Myers 19 Nov. 5 vs NSH
THE LAST TIME…
• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct. 28/22 vs PIT
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Oct. 15/22 at PHI
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Nov. 5//22 vs NSH
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Nov. 3/22 vs ANA
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 17/22 at WSH
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Nov. 5/22 vs NSH
• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Oct. 27/22 at SEA
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Nov. 1/22 vs NJD
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Apr. 3/22 vs VGK
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Mar. 5/22 at TOR
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Nov. 1/22 vs NJD
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Oct. 18/22 vs CBJ
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Nov. 3/22 vs ANA
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Oct. 24/22 vs CAR
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Oct. 20 at MIN
• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Oct. 27/22 at SEA
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Oct. 24/22 vs CAR
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 20/22 vs BUF
2022.23 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS
• Most Goals Scored, Game: 8, Nov. 3 vs ANA
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 5, Nov. 3 vs ANA, 3rd period
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, Oct. 17 at WSH
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 17 at WSH, 3rd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 22 vs BUF
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 28 vs PIT
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 2 (4x), Latest Nov. 3 vs ANA
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 3, Oct. 12 at EDM
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 1 (2x), Latest Nov. 3 vs ANA
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1 (3x), Latest Nov. 1 vs NJD
• Most Shots, Game: 47, Nov. 3 vs ANA
• Most Shots, Period: 21, Nov. 3 vs ANA, 3rd period
• Fewest Shots, Game: 16, Oct. 24 vs CAR
• Fewest Shots, Period: 3 (2x), Latest Oct. 27 at SEA, 3rd period
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 39, Oct. 24 vs CAR
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 16, Nov. 1 vs NJD, 2nd period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 25, Oct. 12 at EDM
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 3, Nov. 5 vs NSH, 1st period
• Most Hits, Game: 40, Oct. 22 vs BUF
• Fewest Hits, Game: 12, Oct. 20 at MIN
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 19, Oct. 28 vs PIT
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 8, Oct. 15 at PHI
• Largest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, Oct. 28 vs PIT (5-1 W)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 4 goals, Oct. 22 vs BUF (5-1 L)
• Longest Win Streak: 2 games, Oct. 27-28
• Longest Point Streak: 2 games (3x), Latest Nov. 3-5
• Longest Winless Streak: 7 games, Oct. 12-24
• Longest Pointless Streak: 3 games, Oct. 12-17
VANCOUVER’S 2022.23 RECORD WHEN…
• Score 4+ Goals: 3-1-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 0-5-3
• Allow 4+ Goals: 2-4-2
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 1-2-0
• Scoring First: 2-2-1
• Allowing First Goal: 1-4-1
• On 0 Days Rest: 1-0-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 1-3-2
• On 2 Days Rest: 1-1-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 0-2-0
• Score a PPG: 3-5-1
• Give up a PPG: 3-6-2
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 2-4-3
• Less than 25 shots: 1-2-0
THREE STARS – NOVEMBER
• Horvat – 15 pts
• Kuzmenko – 5 pts
• Pettersson – 5 pts
OCTOBER WINNER – Horvat, Kuzmenko (10 pts)
*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selection
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Nov. 5, 2-1 loss vs. Philadelphia: Giroux registered the 300th goal of his career in his first game against his former team for whom he skated for 15 seasons which stood as the only offence for the home side in a 2-1 defeat at Canadian Tire Centre. It was Ottawa’s fifth consecutive loss, their longest stretch since an additional five-game winless streak from 2/26/22 to 3/6/22. After the former Flyers captain opened the scoring just 2:44 into the game, Philadelphia would follow with consecutive goals from Hayes and MacEwen. Hart earned the win for Philadelphia by way of making 31 saves while Talbot took the loss for Ottawa in turning aside 26 shots. Scratches: Bernard-Docker, Gambrell, Hellberg; Injuries: Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 32, PHI – 28; PP: OTT – 0-5, PHI – 1-3. BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Vancouver will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a two-game road trip against New Jersey on Thursday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the first of three regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Prudential Center.
INJURY REPORT: C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Canucks this evening. Total man-games lost: 20.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Bernard-Docker from Belleville on Nov. 7.
OTTAWA vs. VANCOUVER – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Nov. 8 @ Ottawa, March 11 @ Vancouver
2021-22 (1-1-0): 12/1/21 @ Ottawa (6-2 loss), 4/19/22 @ Vancouver (4-3 SO win)
Series record: Overall: 22-25-2-7; Home: 12-10-1-4; Away: 10-15-1-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 4/28/21 (6-3); @ Vancouver: 4/19/22 (4-3 SO win)
Last Vancouver win: @ Ottawa: 12/1/21 (6-2); @ Vancouver: 4/24/21 (4-2)
Last OT result: 3/15/21 (3-2 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 4/19/22 (4-3 SO win) @ Vancouver
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (2x, Last: 1/3/10, 7-4 win); Allowed: 8, (3x, Last: 2/26/97, 8-5 loss); Both teams: 13, (2/26/97, 8-5 loss)
Last Game: 4/19/22, 4-3 SO win @ Vancouver; OTT Goals: Formenton (x2), Kelly; VAN Goals: Miller, Boeser, Dermott; OTT Scratch: Mete; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Ennis, Joseph, Murray, Pinto, Sanderson, White; OTT Goalie: Gustavsson; VAN Goalie: Halak (O GA, 20:00), Demko (3GA, L, 45:00); OTT PP: 0-1; VAN PP: 1-4; Shots: 31-37.
Career vs. Vancouver: Brassard leads all players in career games played (32) and is tied in assists with Giroux (12); Giroux leads in points (17) and is tied with DeBrincat and Norris in goals (five); Tkachuk leads in penalty minutes (25) against Vancouver.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 59-74-11 all-time record (4-7-0 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (0-0-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 4-3-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux, Shane Pinto and Brady Tkachuk are the Senators leaders with four goals at home while Tkachuk maintains the club lead with nine assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through seven home games, Tkachuk leads the team with 13 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 0-4-0 on the road this season … Giroux, Pinto and Tkachuk lead with two goals on the road this season while Batherson, Giroux and Jake Sanderson rank first with two assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through four road games this season, Giroux maintains the club lead with four points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,008-989-115-176 over 2,288 games … The Senators are 552-438-60-97 through 1,147 all-time home games and 456-551-55-79 through 1,141 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will do so for the first time on Dec. 2 when the team visits the N.Y. Rangers ahead of welcoming San Jose to Canadian Tire Centre the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (0-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (0-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are seven for 38 (18.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Batherson, Thomas Chabot and Pinto lead with two power-play goals while Batherson and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with four points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals once in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 34 of the 44 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 77.3% through 11 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013-14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 85 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.
SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.
300 FOR G: Senators forward Claude Giroux became the 213th different skater to reach the 300-goal milestone when he found the back of the net on Saturday. With the goal coming against his former club where 291 of those goals were scored, he has now notched a tally against each of the 32 teams in the league. He became the fourth member of the 2006 draft class to score 300 career goals joining Phil Kessel (400), Jonathan Toews (364) and Brad Marchand (354). The Hearst, Ont. native, who sits second all-time in points for the Flyers franchise (900) currently sits 11th in points among all active skaters (933) and tied for 112th all-time (Steve Thomas), three points behind fellow active skater Joe Pavelski (936) for 111th (as of Nov. 6). He became the third player this season to reach the milestone joining Jeff Skinner (Buffalo) and Logan Couture (San Jose) while Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler will join the group when he next finds the back of the net.
ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson (435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).
