LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 13/26: VAN 2 at NYI 3

Kyle Palmieri opened the scoring with 5:03 left in the opening period…Mattias Maccelli doubled New York’s lead 53 seconds later…Max Sasson got the Canucks on the board with 7:52 gone in the second…Arshdeep Bains and Jamie Oleksiak each had a helper…Brock Boeser tied the game on the power play with 1:05 left in the middle frame…Elias Pettersson and Filip Hronek had the assists…Palmieri gave the Islanders the lead at 5:38 of the third…Boeser had three shots…Luke Schenn and Paul Cotter each had five hits…Tom Willander blocked three shots…Leevi Meriläinen made 35 saves.

LAST 5 – vs FLORIDA

Mar. 17/26: VAN 5 vs FLA 2
Nov. 17/25: VAN 5 at FLA 8
Dec. 12/24: VAN 4 vs FLA 0
Oct. 17/24: VAN 3 at FLA 2 (OT)
Dec. 14/23: VAN 4 vs FLA 0

ON THIS DATE

The Canucks have played 21 times on October 15 in the franchise’s history, going 9-10-2-0.

This includes a 6-8-1-0 record on the road.
Tonight will be Vancouver’s first-ever game against Florida on October 15.

READY TO BROCK & ROLL

Entering 2026.27, Brock Boeser is close to moving up the franchise list in a number of different categories:

Tied with Todd Bertuzzi for fifth on the Canucks all-time power play goals list (79).

Passed on Oct. 13/26 at NYI

Tied with J.T. Miller for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play points list (165).

Passed on Sept. 29/26 at EDM

One assist behind Brendan Morrison for 14th on the Canucks all-time assists list (257).

Tied on Sept. 29/26 at EDM
Passed on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM

Two goals behind Tony Tanti for eighth on the Canucks all-time even-strength goals list (147). 

G-PETEY

Tying the game on Oct. 11/26 at NYR, Elias Pettersson notched his first career shorthanded goal, becoming the fourth Canucks defenceman in the last decade to record a shorthanded goal.
Scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, D Elias Pettersson recorded his first career game-winning goal.

SWEDE START TO THE SEASON

With two points (0-2-2) on Oct. 8/26 at CAR, Elias Pettersson extended his season-opening point streak to five games (2-6-8), tied for the longest of his career and tied for the eighth-longest season-opening point streak in franchise history.

GOALS! GOALS! GOALS!

Scoring two goals on Oct. 8/26 at CAR, the Canucks have 21 goals through their first five games this season, the most through the team’s first five games since 19965.96 (25).
With four goals on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, the Canucks now have 17 goals through their first three games in 2026.27, tied for the fourth-most through three games in the franchise’s history.
Scoring 13 goals across the team’s first two games of the season, the 2026.27 Canucks have matched the 1980.81 and 1983.84 teams for the second-most goals scored across the team’s first two games of a season, trailing only the 1978.79 Canucks (16 goals).

CZECH OUT FIL

Assisting on Paul Cotter’s goal on Oct. 4/26 vs VGK, Filip Hronek tied Doug Halward (118) for 15th on the Canucks all-time assist list by a defenceman.
With his first of two assists on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Filip Hronek passed Michal Rozsival for the eighth-most assists by a Czech-born defenceman in NHL history (240).
Recording two points (0-2-2) on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Filip Hronek tied Jaroslav Spacek (58) for the fifth-most multipoint games by a Czech defenceman in NHL history.
Notching two assists on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Filip Hronek tied Marek Zidlicky for the fourth-most multi-assist games by a Czech defenceman in NHL history (45).

BETTER CALL PAUL

Opening the scoring on Oct. 4/26 vs VGK, Paul Cotter notched his fourth goal in his fourth game as a Canuck, matching Curt Fraser (1978), Elias Pettersson (2018) and Tyler Toffoli (2020) for the second-most goals scored by a player in their first four games as a Canuck.
Making his first appearance in a Canucks uniform on Sept. 29/26 at EDM, Paul Cotter achieved a number of franchise marks, including:

First player to score a shorthanded goal in his Canucks debut.
First player to score the overtime winner in his Canucks debut.

Scoring two goals in his Canucks debut, Paul Cotter became the sixth player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his team debut, joining Claire Alexander, Thomas Gradin, Greg Adams, Esa Tikkanen, and Elias Lindholm.
With both a shorthanded goal and overtime winner on Sept. 29.26 at EDM, Paul Cotter became the second player in NHL history to record both such goals in a season opener.

MAMMA MIA! PETEY’S PLAYING THE HITS ALL NIGHT LONG

With eight hits on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, Elias Pettersson has 16 hits over a two-game span (Oct. 1-3/26), the most hits he has registered in a two-game span in his career.

THREE-POINT PETEY

Registering three points (1-2-3) on Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, Elias Pettersson passed Thomas Gradin for sole possession of the seventh-most three-point games in franchise history (39).

MOVIN’ ON UP

With an assist on Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, Elias Pettersson passed Alex Edler for eighth on the franchise’s all-time assist list (311).

DOWN BUT NOT OUT

Scoring shorthanded to open the scoring during their season opener courtesy of Paul Cotter, the 2026.27 Canucks became the second team in franchise history to score their first goal of the season shorthanded, joining the 2000.01 Canucks (Matt Cooke).

SEASON-OPENING STREAKS

Recording a goal and an assist respectively, Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser extend their point streaks in season-opening games to five, tying Brendan Morrison (2000.01 to 2005.06) for the fourth-longest season-opening point streaks in franchise history.

FROM A TO Z(EEV)

Fresh off signing an eight-year contract extension on September 4, 2026, Zeev Buium looks to build upon his rookie season in 2026.27, after finishing third amongst NHL rookie defencemen in points (6-20-26) and tied for third amongst all NHL rookies in average time on ice (19:35), minimum five games played.

NEW MAN(NY) IN TOWN

Hired as the 23rd Head Coach in franchise history on June 1, 2026, Manny Malhotra became the eighth coach in the last 30 years to win the Calder Cup with an organization’s AHL affiliate (as the Head Coach) before being promoted to the NHL club as Head Coach.

First since Sheldon Keefe (Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Aatu Räty placed on waivers, Oct. 14
Nikita Tolopilo assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 28
Filip Chytil placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to Sept. 24, Sept. 25
Braeden Cootes assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 25
Matthew Stienburg assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 25
Leevi Meriläinen claimed off waivers from Ottawa, Sept. 25

THE LAST TIME…

The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA
The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Oct. 4/26 vs VGK
The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG
The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA
The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 25/25 vs MTL

The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 31/26 vs TOR

The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 13/26 at NYI
The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 3/26 vs BOS
The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Oct. 11/26 at NYR
The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Jan. 2/26 vs SEA
The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Sept. 29/26 at EDM
The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Oct. 11/26 at NYR

The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Feb. 25/26 vs WPG

The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Sept. 29/26 at EDM
The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Oct. 13/26 at NYI
The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 7/26 at WPG

2026.27 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

Most Goals Scored, Game: 7, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM

Most Goals Scored, Period: 4, 2x, Latest Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, 3rd period

Most Goals Allowed, Game: 9, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM
Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, 2nd & 3rd period
Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 1, Oct. 10/26 at NJD

Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 1, Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
Most PPG Scored, Game: 1, 5x, Latest Oct. 13/26 at NYI
Most PPG Allowed, Game: 3, 2x, Latest Oct. 10/26 at NJD
Most SHG Scored, Game: 1, 2x, Latest Oct. 11/26 at NYR
Most SHG Allowed, Game: 2, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM
Most Shots, Game: 26, 2x, Latest Oct. 13/26 at NYI
Most Shots, Period: 12, 2x, Latest Oct. 3/26 vs CGY, 3rd period
Most Shots, OT: 2, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
Fewest Shots, Game: 20, 2x, Latest Oct. 8/26 at CAR
Fewest Shots, Period: 2, Oct. 1/26 vs EDM, 1st period
Fewest Shots, OT: 2, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
Most Shots Allowed, Game: 38, Oct. 13/26 at NYI
Most Shots Allowed, Period: 19, Oct. 13/26 at NYI, 3rd period
Most Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 24, Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 2, Oct. 4/26 vs VGK, 3rd period
Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
Most Hits, Game: 33, 2x, Latest Oct. 13/26 at NYI
Fewest Hits, Game: 13, Sept. 29/26 at EDM
Most Blocked Shots, Game: 21, 2x, Latest Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 7, Oct. 8/26 at CAR
Largest Margin of Victory: 3 goals, Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
Largest Margin of Defeat: 5 goals, Oct. 8/26 at CAR
Longest Win Streak: n/a
Longest Point Streak: n/a
Longest Winless Streak: 4 games, Oct 4-13/26 (0-5-0)
Longest Pointless Streak: 4 games, Oct 4-13/26 (0-5-0)

VANCOUVER 2026.27 RECORD WHEN…

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

THREE STARS – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

Cotter (5 pts)
Rossi (5 pts)
Öhgren (5 pts)
Meriläinen (5 pts)
Willander (5 pts)
Pettersson (5 pts)

\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 17: Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 1:00pm PCT
Tuesday, October 20: Vancouver vs Carolina, 7:00pm PCT
Thursday, October 22: Vancouver vs Detroit, 7:00pm PCT
Sunday, October 25: Vancouver vs Minnesota, 7:00pm PCT
Tuesday, October 27: Vancouver at Anaheim, 7:00pm PCT