Yahoo Sports The Weekly Rewind: Vancouver Canucks Recaps From December 9 To 15
Welcome to The Weekly Rewind, a column published every Monday that recaps the past week of Vancouver Canucks hockey, including the team’s record, players with the highest stats, and more. This week, we’ll be looking at what the Canucks got up to from December 9 to 15.
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The Canucks started their week with some good news — that goaltender Thatcher Demko, who hadn’t played a game since April 21, would be starting their Tuesday night matchup against the St. Louis Blues. While Vancouver lost 4–3 in overtime, with all things considered, Demko didn’t look out of place one bit. In this game, Jake DeBrusk scored his 13th goal of the season, Brock Boeser snagged two assists, and the Canucks doubled the Blues in hits with 30.
On Thursday night, Canucks fans got to see J.T. Miller for the first time since he took a personal leave in mid-November. The forward collected two assists in the team’s 4–0 victory against the defending champion Florida Panthers. Kevin Lankinen posted his third shutout of the season, tying him for the league lead alongside Connor Hellebuyck and Sam Montembault.
In a Hockey Night in Canada matchup on Saturday night, Vancouver was thrashed 5–1 by the Boston Bruins in what may be one of the Canucks’ worst efforts this entire season. The lone tally came from Max Sasson, whose goal was his first in the NHL.
Facts and Stats
Team record: 1–1–1
Highest points-getter: Brock Boeser (3), J.T. Miller (3), and Max Sasson (3)
Most goals: Jake DeBrusk (2)
Most assists: J.T. Miller (3)
Most hits: Kiefer Sherwood (21)
Most faceoffs taken: Elias Pettersson (52)
Most blocks: Noah Juulsen (9)
Vancouver faces a split home and away schedule next week, starting at home on Monday night playing the Colorado Avalanche. They’ll play back-to-back on Wednesday and Thursday night, taking on Utah HC and the Vegas Golden Knights respectively. On Saturday, the Canucks return home to play the Ottawa Senators.
