LAST GAME PLAYED – OCT. 22/26: VAN 2 vs DET 5

Lucas Raymond opened the scoring 4:18 into the first…William Wallinder doubled the lead 1:46 later…Elias Pettersson cut the lead in half at 7:02 of the first with a power play goal…Filip Hronek and Jonathan Lekkerimäki had the assists…Raymond scored his second of the game 1:54 later…Michael Rasmussen gave Detroit a four goal lead with 5:02 left in the second…Emmitt Finnie scored the Red Wings fifth of the game four minutes into the third…Jonathan Lekkerimäki got one back for Vancouver with 9:23 remaining in regulation…Zeev Buium, Jake DeBrusk, and Lekkerimäki each had two shots…Jamie Oleksiak had four hits…D Elias Pettersson, DeBrusk, and Victor Mancini each blocked two shots…Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves.

LAST 5 – vs MINNESOTA

Apr. 2/26: VAN 2 at MIN 5
Dec. 6/25: VAN 4 vs MIN 2
Nov. 1/25: VAN 2 at MIN 5
Apr. 12/25: VAN 2 vs MIN 3 (OT)
Mar. 7/25: VAN 3 vs MIN 1

ON THIS DATE

The Canucks have played 25 times on October 25 in the franchise’s history, going 10-13-1-1.

This includes a 5-6-1-1 record at home.
The Canucks have faced Minnesota on this date once before, a 3-1 victory in 2005.  

MOVIN’ ON UP

Assisting on Elias Pettersson’s first period goal on Oct. 22/26 vs DET, Filip Hronek passed Dan Hamhuis for sole possession of 14th on the Canucks all-time assists list by a defenceman (120).

With the assist, Hronek also tied Tyler Myers for 17th on the Canucks all-time points list by a defenceman (138).

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).

POWER PETEY

Doubling the Canucks lead on Oct. 17/26 at TBL via a power play goal, Elias Pettersson tied Greg Adams for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play goals list (65).

Pettersson passed Greg Adams on Oct. 22/26 vs DET.

Via his power play goal on Oct. 1726 at TBL, Elias Pettersson tied Alex Edler for the eighth-most power play points in franchise history (177).

Pettersson passed Alex Edler on Oct. 22/26 vs DET.

BROCKSTAR

With an assist on Elias Pettersson’s power play goal on Oct. 17/26 at TBL, Brock Boeser tied Brendan Morrison for 15th on the Canucks all-time power play assist list (90).  

Passed on Oct. 20/26 vs CAR.

Recording an assist on Oct. 17/26 at TBL, Brock Boeser tied Todd Bertuzzi for 13th on the Canucks all-time assist list (261).

Passed on Oct. 20/26 vs CAR.

G-PETEY

Doubled Vancouver’s lead on Oct. 15/26 at FLA, D Elias Pettersson tied his career-high in goals (3), set in 2025.26.
Tying the game on Oct. 11/26 at NYR, D 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.

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). 

SWEDE START TO THE SEASON

Recording an assist on Oct. 20/26 vs CAR, Elias Pettersson extended his season-opening home assist streak to four games, tied for the fourth-longest streak to begin a season in franchise history (H. Sedin: 5 games in 2010.11, Hronek: 6 games in 2023.24, Gradin 8 games in 1983.84).
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.

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).

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.

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

Filip Chytil activated from Injured Reserve, Oct. 15
Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr acquired from Toronto in exchange for Aatu Räty, Oct. 15
Aatu Räty placed on waivers, Oct. 14
Nikita Tolopilo assigned to Abbotsford, Sept. 28

THE LAST TIME…

The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 12/26 at ANA
The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Oct. 17/26 at TBL
The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Oct. 15/26 at FLA
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: Oct. 15/26 at FLA

The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Oct. 3/26 vs CGY
The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Oct. 22/26 vs DET
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. 22/26 vs DET
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. 20/26 vs CAR

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. 20/26 vs CAR
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, 8x, Latest Oct. 22/26 vs DET
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: 13, Oct. 22/26 vs DET
Fewest Shots, Period: 0, Oct. 22/26 vs DET, 2nd period
Fewest Shots, OT: 0, Oct. 15/26 at FLA
Most Shots Allowed, Game: 44, Oct. 20/26 vs CAR
Most Shots Allowed, Period: 19, Oct. 13/26 at NYI, 3rd period
Most Shots Allowed, OT: 2, Oct. 15/26 at FLA
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: 9 games, Oct 4-22/26 (0-8-1)
Longest Pointless Streak: 5 games, Oct 4-13/26 (0-5-0)

VANCOUVER 2026.27 RECORD WHEN…

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

THREE STARS – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

Meriläinen (10 pts)
Cotter (5 pts)
Rossi (5 pts)
Öhgren (5 pts)
Willander (5 pts)
Pettersson (5 pts)
D Pettersson (5 pts)
Lankinen (5 pts)
Lekkerimäki (5 pts)

\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 27: Vancouver at Anaheim, 7:00pm PCT
Thursday, October 29: Vancouver at San Jose, 7:00pm PCT
Saturday, October 31: Vancouver vs Toronto, 4:00pm PCT
Tuesday, November 3: Vancouver vs Anaheim, 7:00pm PCT
Thursday, November 5: Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5:00pm PCT