The 2023/24 season was one to remember for Dakota Joshua. He set new career standards with 18 goals, 14 assists, and 32 points in just 63 regular season games, and then added eight more points in 13 playoff contests.
CBC, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific Radio: Sportsnet 650 MATCH-UP INFO - Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Maple Leafs this season: Jan. 11 (road) and Feb. 8 (home).
Let’s tuck the elephants in the room into bed off the top. Vancouver Canucks star Quinn Hughes has been held to two shots or fewer in six consecutive games, and the Los Angeles Kings allow the fewest shots per game and second-fewest to opposing defensemen.
After signing a series of cheap one-year deals with other clubs, Danton Heinen was finally rewarded with a two-year, $2.25 million AAV contract from the Canucks. Mediocre would be the best word to sum up Heinen’s tenure in Vancouver so far: He hasn’t hurt the team in any way, but he isn’t doing enough to move the needle either.
MONTREAL -- Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Bell Centre on Monday.
The Vancouver Canucks' annual Dice & Gala features a silent auction to raise money for the Canucks For Kids Fund.
The Vancouver Canucks are nearly back to full health but they have some serious work to do as they're no longer in a playoff spot.
It's been a rough season for the Vancouver Canucks. Here is a long list of everything that has gone wrong for the team.
The Canucks are 31st in shots per game (25.2), 22nd in goals per outing (2.88) and have slipped to 13th on the power play (21.2 per cent). They are easier to defend because the level of hesitation, lack of shot selection and finish in the offensive zone is alarming.
And after being special for most of the season, Kevin Lankinen was less than ordinary. And so were most of his teammates and especially Vancouver’s top players.
Still, Miller’s underlying numbers at 5-on-5 are quite strong. He leads all Canucks forwards in expected goals percentage, just ahead of Garland, as well as in on-ice goals for per 60 minutes, even if he’s not the one scoring the goals most of the time.
Quinn Hughes has 20 points in the 19 home games ... Nils Höglander, Danton Heinen and Dakota Joshua combined for a total of 59 goals last season – that trio each has one goal at home so far ...