On March 28, 1971, the Canucks made history, defeating the California Golden Seals 11-5. It marked the first time in their history that the Canucks hit double digits in a game. Two years later, the Seals returned the favour, becoming the first team to hit double digits against the Canucks.
In total, the Canucks have been involved in 23 games where one of the teams scored ten or more goals. Not surprisingly, most of these games came during the high-scoring 1980’s. There have been no double-digit games between 1992-93 and 2009-10. Canuck Library
NOTE: My research into double-digit games between 2010-11 and 2014-15 involving the Canucks has not indicated any. The current 2015-16 season has none.
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 9, 2015
Canucks rookies Jared McCann, Jake Virtanen and Ben Hutton are in the top-16 of NHL rookie scoring leaders.
Hutton and McCann are tied for 6th most points over-all with 7-points each. Hutton is the top point getter among rookie defensemen.
Virtanen has 4-points and is 16th over-all in rookie scoring.
Jared McCann is tied for 2nd most rookie goals with 5-goals in 13-games, two behind Oscar Lindberg.
Ben Hutton is tied for the 2nd most assists over-all among NHL rookies, 4-assists behind leader Artemi Panarin. Jake Virtanen has 3-assists in 12-games.
Ben Hutton is tied for 2nd most rookie power play assists with 2-assists, one assists behind Artemi Panarin and Colin Miller.
Ben Hutton is tied for 2nd most rookie power play points with 2-points.
Ben Hutton is tied with Viktor Svedberg for 9th most rookie shots with 23-shots, while Jared McCann is next with 22-shots.
Jared McCann is right up there in rookie shooting percentage with the 3rd best at 22.7 per cent. Jake Virtanen is 21rst at 5.3 per cent.
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 8, 2015
Canucks Suffer 9th-One Goal Loss This Season
Vancouver takes one on the chin with another frustrating loss, ruining a perfect opportunity to end their losing streak which now is at 3-games.
Instead, even with the Devil’s backup goalie, Keith Kincaid in net, the Canucks came up on the short end of the score again, as the the Devil’s scored in the overtime session, handing the Canucks a single point.
CANUCKS JOTTINGS:
The Canucks were 0-6 on the power play including a 5-minute power play opportunity in the last half of the 3rd-period.
Vancouver suffered their 9th 1-goal loss this season
The Canucks continued their abysmal showing on 3-3 overtime play by losing their 5th 3-3 OT session in 15 games.
Vancouver had one disallowed goal scored by Jake Virtanen due to Alex Burrows interfering with the Devil’s goalie
Canucks came from behind in the last half of the 2nd period on goals by Edler and Baertschi in just under three minutes to tie game at 3-3.
Henrik Sedin’s five game point streak came to an end with the loss. He had 1-goal and 4-assists during the point streak.
Tonight marked the first of two meetings this season between the Canucks and Devils. New Jersey will visit Vancouver on Nov. 22nd.
With the loss tonight, overall the Canucks are 4-2-0 in their last 6-meetings and 7-4-0 in their last 11-meetings versus New Jersey.
In 55 all-time road games in New Jersey, including tonight’s, the Canucks have collected 59 points, this is tied for second most road points collected among
Eastern Conference opponents. Vancouver has collected 63 points in 67 road games in Toronto and 59 points in 83 road games in
Detroit.
The Canucks suffered their 8th-loss in their last 11-games. In those 8-losses, they got 4-points in OT game losses, including the Devil’s loss.
Canucks rookies McCann, Hutton and Virtanen all picked up assists.
Sven Baertschi had his first goal of the season, to go along with an assist, for 5-assists on the season.
Chris Higgins scored his second goal in two consecutive games, his 3rd game this season after returning from a pre-season injury.
Alex Edler scored his 3rd-goal of the season and Bo Horvat picked up his 3rd assist in 15-games played.
Rookie Jared McCann continues to be the Canucks top sniper with 5-goals in 13-games played.
Rookie Ben Hutton leads all rookie defensemen with 7-assists, and over-all is tied for 2nd place with Connor McDavid of Edmonton among all rookies, four assists behind Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Black Hawks, who leads all rookies.
The Canucks prepare to take on Columbus on Tuesday, November 10, taking their 4-1-2 road record against the Blue Jackets.
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 8, 2015
Last Minute Goal Spoils Miller’s Return To Buffalo As Canucks Lose 3-2
The Vancouver Canucks began a tough 7-game road trip after a disappointing 3-2 home loss to Pittsburgh at home, only to lose to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in the final minute of regulation play; the first time this season the Canucks have lost back-to-back games in regulation.
The Canucks are now 1-5 in their last 6-meetings in Buffalo and in their last 18-home games against the Canucks, the Sabres are 14-3-1.
Henrik Sedin with his 3rd goal and Chris Higgins with his 1rst goal of the season scored for the Canucks while Daniel Sedin, with his team leading 7th-assist and rookie Ben Hutton with his 6th-assist also contributed to the score sheet.
Vancouver allowed their first shorthanded goal on the road for the first time this season against Buffalo.
Interesting note: Hutton has 6-assists in 14-games as a rookie. The rookie assists record for a Canucks defenseman is 42-assists set by Dale Tallon in 1970-71.
The 6-4-4 Canucks are in New Jersey to take on ex-Canucks goalie Corey Schneider and the Devils. There is a possibility that the backup goalies for both teams may be in net for each team, as both Richard Bachman for the Canucks and Keith Kincaid for the Devils need playing time.
The Canucks are currently in 2nd-place with 16-point with Los Angeles at the top of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, with 18-points. San Jose, are alone in 3rd-place with 14-points. Vancouver, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Edmonton all have a game in-hand on Calgary. Arizona has a game in-hand on Vancouver, San Jose, Los Angeles, Edmonton and Anaheim; two games in-hand on Calgary.
Vancouver is among the top 7-teams in the Western Conference, and have 5th most points in the conference with 16-points. The Dallas Stars are at the top of the conference with 22-points, with St. Louis nipping at their skate blades with 21-points, both teams currently sporting 2-game winning streaks.
Canucks are among the top 14-teams in the NHL, and are tied for the 7th best team in the league with their 16-points. The Montreal Canadians are the top team with 27-points, on 13-wins, 2-losses, and 1-OT; all wins in regulation play. The Dallas Stars and New York Rangers are near with 22-points each.
New Jersey is in 5th-place with 15-points, 7-points behind the New York Rangers who lead the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, with 22-points. Washington and the Pittsburgh Penguins closely follow with 20 and 18-points respectively. The New York Islanders currently occupy 4rth place with 15-points. The Flyers, Panthers, Islanders, Penguins, and Rangers, all have a game in-hand on the Blue Jackets; Washington and New Jersey have two games in-hand on Blue Jackets.
Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks in scoring with 11-points including a team high 7-assists, followed by Henrik Sedin with 9-points; Alex Burrows with 8-points; Brandon Sutter with 7-points. Radim Vrbata, Jannik Hansen, rookies Ben Hutton and Jared McCann, are next with 6-points each. Brandon Prust, and Alex Edler have 5-points each.
Rookie Jared McCann leads the Canucks as the top sniper with 5-goals in 12-games played.
For the Devils, Mike Cammalleri leads Philadelphia with 12-points and a team high 8-assists; followed by Lee Stempniak, Travis Zajac and Kyle Palmieri with 10-points each. Adam Henrique has 9-points.
Zajac and Henrique are the top goal scorers for New Jersey with 6-goals each.
GAME JOTTINGS
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CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 6, 2015
The Vancouver Canucks begin an intense 7-game road trip after a disappointing 3-2 home loss to Pittsburgh, while the Buffalo Sabres, after being beaten by Tampa Bay for the third time this year 4-1, attempt to get back on the winning track at home after losing both games of a brief 2-game road trip.
The Canucks are 1-4 in their last 5-meetings in Buffalo.
In their last 17-home games against the Canucks, the Sabres are 13-3-1.
The game is the first of two meetings with the Sabres this season. Buffalo visits Vancouver December 7. Vancouver split last season’s two-game series, losing 6-3 in Buffalo and winning 5-2 at Rogers Arena.
Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller will start his first game as a Canucks against his former team, as Vancouver looks for a win to get back on the winning track after splitting their last 6-games.
The Canucks are 4-1 in their last 5-road games and 1-5 in their last 6-Saturday games.
Daniel Sedin has scored 2-goals in his last 3-games; recording 6-points on 2-goals and 4-assists in 5-road games this season.
Henrik Sedin enters the game with a point in each of his last 4-games.
Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks in assists with 6-assists, while rookie Jared McCann is the top sniper with 5-goals.
CANUCKS JOTTINGS
Vancouver is:
12-4 in their last 16 games playing on two days rest
5-2 their last seven vs the Atlantic
Buffalo is:
15-46 in their last 61 games following a loss of three or more goals
CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 9, 2015
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