Vancouver Canucks
3-10-1, 7 pts · 8th in the Pacific Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at   ANA | W | 6-5 OT | 33-23 | Game summary |
| Oct 25 |   MIN | L | 2-4 | 17-34 | Game summary |
| Oct 22 |   DET | L | 2-5 | 13-31 | Game summary |
| Oct 20 |   CAR | L | 3-6 | 17-44 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 |   San Jose Sharks | 10:00 p.m. | Away |
| Oct 31 |   Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 3 | Anaheim Ducks | 9:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 5 |   Winnipeg Jets | 7:00 p.m. | Away |
đźš‘ Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko | G | Injured reserve | Hip · SurgeryCo-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin said Monday that he hopes Demko (hip) will be ready to return before Christmas, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com reports. | Dec 21 | Sep 28 |
| Akil Thomas | C | Injured, off roster | Undisclosed | Nov 9 | Sep 29 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | LW | Injured, off roster | Undisclosed | Nov 7 | Sep 29 |
Roster and projections
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Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 68.8 |
| Brock Boeser | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 59.8 |
| Jake DeBrusk | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 45.7 |
| Linus Karlsson | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 41.6 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki 🔥 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36.8 |
| Marco Rossi 🧊 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 34.1 |
| Paul Cotter | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27.8 |
| Liam Ohgren | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25.4 |
| Drew O'Connor | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24.4 |
| Max Sasson | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23.1 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Arshdeep Bains | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13.8 |
| Aatu Räty | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.3 |
| Filip Chytil | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 56.1 |
| Zeev Buium | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24.5 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21.4 |
| Tom Willander | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19.8 |
| Elias Pettersson | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15.9 |
| Luke Schenn | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.8 |
| Victor Mancini | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Guillaume Brisebois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen 🧊 | 8 | 1 | .812 | 28.7 |
| Leevi Meriläinen | 9 | 2 | .900 | 24.9 |
| Thatcher Demko 🚑 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.5 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivers |
| Placed D Jack Thompson on waivers. | |
| Trade | Placed F Miles Wood on injured reserve. Acquired F Aatu Räty from Vancouver in exchange for Fs Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan. | ||
| Waivers | Placed C Aatu Raty on waivers. | ||
| Waivers |
| Placed G Nikita Tolopilo on waivers. | |
| Waivers, Injured reserve, Assignment |
| Claimed G Leevi Merilainen off waivers from Ottawa. Placed F Filip Chytil on injured reserve. Assigned F Braeden Cootes to Abbotsford (AHL). | |
| Waivers |
| Placed RW Trey Fix-Wolansky on waivers. | |
| Contract |
| Signed G Chris Driedger to a professional tryout agreement. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Adam NovotnĂ˝ to a three-year contract. | |
| Contract |
| Signed F Matthew Stienburg to a one-year contract. Signed F Matthew Stienburg to a one-year, two-way contract. | |
| Contract | Signed D Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year contract. | ||
| Trade | Acquired a 2029 third-round draft pick from Nashville Predators for F Nils Höglander. |
Transactions source: ESPN.