Game Notes: Canucks vs. Blue Jackets

LAST GAME PLAYED – NOV. 5/25: VAN 2 vs CHI 5

Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring for Chicago 3:06 into the final frame…Bertuzzi added his second of the contest 3:40 later…Ilya Mikheyev added another 53 seconds later…Bertuzzi scored his third of the game at 11:37…Aatu Räty got Vancouver on the board with 3:11 remaining…Pierre-Olivier Joseph had the lone assist…Evander Kane got the Canucks within two with two minutes remaining in regulation…Quinn Hughes and Tom Willander had the helpers…Connor Bedard added an empty-netter at 19:00…Kane had 10 shots…Kiefer Sherwood had four hits…Filip Hronek blocked three shots…Kevin Lankinen made 23 saves.

LAST 5 – vs COLUMBUS

• Mar. 28/25: VAN 6 at CBJ 7 (SO)
• Dec. 6/24: VAN 5 vs CBJ 2
• Jan. 27/24: VAN 5 vs CBJ 4 (OT)
• Dec. 15/24: VAN 3 at CBJ 4 (SO)
• Jan. 27/23: VAN 5 vs CBJ 2

BROCKSTAR

• Scoring the overtime winner on Nov. 3/25 at NSH, Brock Boeser tied Tony Tani for the eighth-most game-winning goals in franchise history (29).
• Recording an assist on the overtime winner on Oct. 26/25 vs EDM, Brock Boeser tied Daniel Sedin for the third-most overtime assists (15) in franchise history.
  • The assist also moved Boeser past Sami Salo and Alex Edler for fourth on the Canucks all-time overtime points list (18).
• Scoring his first power play goal of the season on Oct. 16/25 at DAL, Brock Boeser became the fourth Canucks player in the last 10 years to score in each of the team’s first two road games of the season, joining Bo Horvat, Thomas Vanek, and Henrik Sedin.
• Getting on the board on Oct. 11/25 at EDM, Brock Boeser has goals in back-to-back games to open a season for the first time in his career.
• With his goal on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Brock Boeser passed Markus Naslund for the most goals in season-opening games in franchise history (9).
• Scoring the team’s fifth goal on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Brock Boeser passed Don Lever for the 10th most even-strength goals in franchise history (131).

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

• Scoring the overtime winner at 4:58 of the extra frame on Nov. 3/25 at NSH, Brock Boeser recorded the second-latest overtime winner in franchise history, only bested by Sami Salo on Oct. 20/06 (4:59).

MR. 500

• Scoring his first goal as a Canuck on Nov. 3/25 at NSH, Evander Kane became the 500th different player to score a goal for Vancouver.
  • The Canucks have become the 11th franchise in NHL history to hit the mark, and the first post-1967 expansion to hit it.

MOVIN’ ON UP

• With two assists on Nov. 3/25 at NSH, Elias Pettersson tied J.T. Miller for ninth on the franchise’s multi-assist game list (59).
• Recording three points on Oct. 26/25 vs EDM, Brock Boeser passed J.T. Miller for 11th on the Canucks all-time scoring list (440).
• With an assist on Kiefer Sherwood’s power play goal on Oct. 19/25 at WSH, Quinn Hughes became the fourth defenceamn in Canucks history to record a point in each of the team’s first four road games of a season, joining Jason Garrison (2013.14), Jeff Brown (1995.96), and Dennis Kearns (1977.78).
• Recording an assist on Oct. 19/25 at WSH, Quinn Hughes passed Thomas Gradin (354) for sixth on the Canucks all-time assist list.
• With an assist on Jake DeBrusk’s power play goal on Oct. 17/25 at CHI, Quinn Hughes recorded his 181st career power play point, tying Stan Smyl for the sixth-most in franchise history.

DOC’S ON THE CASE

• With two points (2-0-2) on Nov. 1/25 at MIN, Drew O’Connor recorded multiple points in back-to-back games for the first time in his career (after posting 0-2-2 on Oct. 30/25 at STL).

LAN-KING OF THE SHOOTOUT

• After all three Blues shooters failed to score in the shootout on Oct. 30/25 at STL, Kevin Lankinen passed Marc Denis for the highest save percentage in shootouts (.864) in NHL history (minimum 40 attempts).
  • Thatcher Demko currently ranks second amongst active goaltenders in shootout save percentage in NHL history (.811).

KIEFER SCOREWOOD

• Kiefer Sherwood scored second career hat trick on Oct. 30/25 at STL. Only Artemi Panarin (8), Jonathan Marchessault (6), Frank Vatrano (6), and Noel Acciari (3) have more amongst active undrafted players.
• Scoring two goals on Oct. 26/25 vs EDM, Kiefer Sherwood now has five goals through the Canucks first four home games of the season, tying Thomas Gradin, Greg Adams, Geoff Courtnall, and Markus Naslund for the third-most goals in Vancouver’s first four home games of a season in franchise history.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

• 2023 11th overall pick Tom Willander made his NHL debut on Oct. 28/25 vs NYR, becoming the sixth defenceman from the 2023 draft class to debut in the league, and the third defenceman selected in the first round.
• Newly acquired forward Lukas Reichel is the fifth-highest drafted German player in NHL history, following Tim Stutzle (3rd overall, 2020), Leon Draisaitl (3rd overall, 2014), Orest Romashyna (3rd overall, 1963) and Mortiz Seider (6th overall, 2019).
  • Reichel is the nephew of former NHLer and IIHF Hall of Famer Robert Reichel, who suited up for 830 NHL games across 11 seasons in the league.

MR. 300

• With a goal and an assist on Oct. 25/25 vs MTL, Conor Garland reached the 300-career point milestone. He becomes only the fourth player drafted outside the first round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft to hit the mark.

THREE-POINT-PETEY

• Registering three points (1-2-3) on Oct. 25/25 vs MTL, Elias Pettersson now has 38 such games in his career, tying Thomas Gradin for the seventh-most in franchise history.

FIL THE THRILL

• Assisting on Conor Garland’s first period goal on Oct. 21/25 at PIT, Filip Hronek passed Jaroslav Modry for the for the ninth-most assists by a Czech-born defenceman in NHL history (202).
• With two assists on Oct. 16/25 at DAL, Filip Hronek reached the 200-assist mark for his career. He becomes the 10th Czech defenceman in NHL history to reach the 200-assist mark.

CENTURY MARK

• Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 19/25 at WSH, Tyler Myers registered the 100th goal of his career. He becomes the seventh defenceman from the 2008 NHL draft to hit the mark, following Erik Karlsson, Roman Josi, Drew Doughty, John Carlson, Alex Pietrangelo, and Jared Spurgeon.
• Scoring Vancouver’s first goal on Oct. 13/25 vs STL, Kiefer Sherwood hit the 100-point mark for his career. His is one of only three players in NHL history from Columbus, alongside Jack Roslovic and Cole Sillinger, with all three having at least 100 career points.

TOP TIER

• With an assist on Brock Boeser’s goal on Oct. 11/25 at EDM, Quinn Hughes recorded career point number 410, passing Alex Edler for the most in franchise history by a defenceman.
  • Hughes reached the mark in 435 games, while Elder skated in 925 games to set the original mark.

DEMMER TIME

• Recording the win on Oct. 9/25 vs CGY, Thatcher Demko passed Richard Brodeur for the third-most wins by a goaltender in franchise history.
• Fresh off signing a three-year contract extension on July 1/25, Thatcher Demko enters the 2025.26 season one win away from passing Richard Brodeur for third on the Canucks all-time win list.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

• Jiri Patera recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Nov. 7
• Kirill Kudryavtsev reassigned to Abbotsford, Nov. 5
• Vitali Kravtsov placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination, Nov. 4
• Aku Koskenvuo assigned to Kalamazoo from Abbotsford, Oct. 29
• Mackenzie MacEachern recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 29
• Nils Åman reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 29
• Tom Willander recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 28
• Derek Forbort placed on LTIR, retroactive to Oct. 11, Oct. 28
• Victor Mancini placed on Injured Reserve, retroactive to Oct. 26, Oct. 28
• Kirill Kudryavtsev recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 26
• Joseph LaBate reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 26
• Victor Mancini recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 25
• Tom Willander reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 25
• Lukas Reichel acquired from Chicago in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick, Oct. 24
• Teddy Blueger placed on Injured Reserve, retroactive to Oct. 19, Oct. 24
• Tom Willander recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 20
• Nils Åman recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 20
• Jimmy Schuldt reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 20
• Nils Höglander played on Long-Term Injured Reserve retroactive to Oct. 7, Oct. 20
• Joseph LaBate recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 20
• Jimmy Schuldt recalled from Abbotsford, Oct. 20
• Victor Mancini reassigned to Abbotsford, Oct. 20

THE LAST TIME…

• The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Oct. 26/25 vs EDM
• The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Oct. 25/25 vs MTL
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/25 vs MIN
• The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Nov. 3/25 at NSH
• The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 25/25 vs MTL
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Apr. 12/25 vs MIN
• The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Oct. 17/25 at CHI
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Nov. 1/25 at MIN
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH
• The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Apr. 14/25 vs SJS
• The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Nov. 1/25 at MIN
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Mar. 20/25 at STL
• The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Nov. 3/25 at NSH
• The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Nov. 5/25 vs CHI
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Mar. 20/25 at STL
• The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Oct. 30/25 at STL
• The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Nov. 5/25 vs CHI
• The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Jan. 8/25 at WSH

2025.26 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

• Most Goals Scored, Game: 5, 2x, Latest Oct. 16/25 at DAL
• Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 2x, Latest Oct. 16/25 at DAL, 2nd period
• Most Goals Allowed, Game: 5, 4x, Latest Nov. 5/25 vs CHI
• Most Goals Allowed, Period: 5, 4x, Nov. 5/25 vs CHI, 3rd period
• Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, Oct. 28/25 vs NYR
• Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Most PPG Scored, Game: 2, 2x, Latest Nov. 3/25 at NSH
• Most PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 4x, Latest Nov. 3/25 at NSH
• Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 23/25 at NSH
• Most Shots, Game: 45, Nov. 5/25 vs CHI
• Most Shots, Period: 19, 2x, Latest Nov. 5/25 vs CHI, 2nd period
• Most Shots, OT: 3, Oct. 17/25 at CHI
• Fewest Shots, Game: 15, Oct. 11/25 at EDM
• Fewest Shots, Period: 3, Oct. 21/25 at PIT, 2nd period
• Fewest Shots, OT: 0, Oct. 30/25 at STL
• Most Shots Allowed, Game: 39, Oct. 30/25 at STL
• Most Shots Allowed, Period: 17, Oct. 13/25 vs STL, 2nd period
• Most Shots Allowed, OT: 2, Oct. 30/25 at STL
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 18, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 25/25 vs MTL, 1st period
• Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Oct. 26/25 vs EDM
• Most Hits, Game: 29, Oct. 13/25 vs STL
• Fewest Hits, Game: 14, Oct. 26/25 vs EDM
• Most Blocked Shots, Game: 23, Oct. 19/25 at WSH
• Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 10, 2x, Latest Oct. 28/25 vs NYR
• Largest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, Oct. 9/25 vs CGY
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 4 goals, Oct. 21/25 at PIT
• Longest Win Streak: 2 games, Oct. 16-19/25 (3-0-0)
• Longest Point Streak: 2 games, Oct. 16-19/25 (3-0-0)
• Longest Winless Streak: 3 games, Oct. 21-25/25 (0-3-0)
• Longest Pointless Streak: 3 games, Oct. 21-25/25 (0-3-0)

VANCOUVER 2025.26 RECORD WHEN…

• Score 4+ Goals: 5-0-0
• Score 3 Goals or Less: 2-8-0
• Allow 4+ Goals: 0-5-0
• Allow 3 Goals or Less: 7-3-0
• Scoring First: 3-2-0
• Allowing First Goal: 4-6-0
• On 0 Days Rest: 2-0-0
• On 1 Day Rest: 3-8-0
• On 2 Days Rest: 1-0-0
• On 3+ Days Rest: 1-0-0
• Score a PPG: 6-1-0
• Give up a PPG: 6-5-0
• 25 or More Shots on Goal: 5-4-0
• Less than 25 shots: 2-4-0

THREE STARS – NOVEMBER

• Kane (10 pts)
• Boeser (5 pts)

OCTOBER WINNER – Demko, Sherwood (20 pts)

*5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• Sunday, November 9: Vancouver vs Colorado, 7:00pm PT
• Tuesday, November 11: Vancouver vs Winnipeg, 7:00pm PT
• Friday, November 14: Vancouver at Carolina, 4:00pm PT
• Sunday, November 16: Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 2:00pm PT
• Monday, November 17: Vancouver at Florida, 4:00pm PT