Yahoo Sports The Weekly Rewind: Vancouver Canucks Recaps From December 23 to 29, 2024
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 23 to 29.
On December 23, Vancouver played their first game broadcasted on Amazon Prime as part of Prime Monday Night Hockey. Their matchup against the San Jose Sharks resulted in a 4–3 victory. Elias Pettersson scored two goals, but later exited the game after being “banged up” in the second period.
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Things looked bleak after Christmas, as it was soon revealed that both Pettersson and Quinn Hughes would both be missing Vancouver’s game against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. While Brock Boeser scored two goals, and the Canucks got off to a 4–1 lead, they eventually surrendered 5–4 to the Kraken in overtime.
Facts and Stats
Team record: 1–0–1
Highest points-getter: Brock Boeser (3), Jake DeBrusk (3), and J.T. Miller (3)
Most goals: Brock Boeser (3)
Most assists: J.T. Miller (3)
Most hits: Phil Di Giuseppe (8) and Dakota Joshua (8)
Most faceoffs taken: J.T. Miller (35)
Most blocks: Noah Juulsen (7) and Carson Soucy (7)
Vancouver plays three times this upcoming week, with their last game of 2024 coming on December 31 against the Calgary Flames. They later head to Seattle for a Thursday night rematch with the Kraken. The next night, the Canucks are back in Vancouver to take on the Nashville Predators.
