2020–21 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2020–21 Vancouver Canucks season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

2020–21 Vancouver Canucks
Division7th North
2020–21 record23–29–4
Home record13–12–3
Road record10–17–1
Goals for151
Goals against188
Team information
General managerJim Benning
CoachTravis Green
CaptainBo Horvat
Alternate captainsAlexander Edler
Brandon Sutter
ArenaRogers Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Utica Comets (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrock Boeser (23)
AssistsQuinn Hughes (38)
PointsBrock Boeser (49)
Penalty minutesAlexander Edler (58)
Plus/minusJordie Benn (+5)
WinsThatcher Demko (16)
Goals against averageThatcher Demko (2.85)

Due to the Canada–United States border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canucks were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division. The league's 56 game season was played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Vancouver and the other Canadian teams played an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

On March 31, 2021, the first of several Canucks games were postponed due to COVID protocols. By April, a majority of the team had tested positive for COVID-19, including several coaches.[2][3] It is the most extensive COVID outbreak in the NHL and in North American professional sports to date.[4][5] The Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention on May 10 after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime.[6]

Standings

Divisional standings
North Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Toronto Maple Leafs 56 35 14 7 29 187 148 +39 77
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 56 35 19 2 31 183 154 +29 72
3 x – Winnipeg Jets 56 30 23 3 24 170 154 +16 63
4 x – Montreal Canadiens 56 24 21 11 20 159 168 −9 59
5 e – Calgary Flames 56 26 27 3 22 156 161 −5 55
6 e – Ottawa Senators 56 23 28 5 18 157 190 −33 51
7 e – Vancouver Canucks 56 23 29 4 17 151 188 −37 50
Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on December 23, 2020.[8]

2020–21 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records
North Division
OpponentHomeAwayTotalPtsGFGA
Calgary Flames2–1–21–4–03–5–282635
Edmonton Oilers1–4–03–2–04–6–082933
Montreal Canadiens2–3–01–2–13–5–172641
Ottawa Senators4–1–02–2–06–3–0123020
Toronto Maple Leafs4–0–00–5–04–5–082332
Winnipeg Jets0–3–13–2–03–5–171727
Total13–12–310–17–123–29–450151188

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular season[69]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Brock Boeser56232649−316
J. T. Miller53153146−743
Quinn Hughes5633841−2422
Bo Horvat56192039−623
Nils Hoglander56131427−416
Elias Pettersson2610112106
Tyler Myers5561521−851
Tanner Pearson5110818−1526
Nate Schmidt5451015−74
Brandon Sutter439312−92
Travis Hamonic383710−339
Tyler Motte24639014
Jordie Benn‡31189+59
Alexander Edler52088−858
Adam Gaudette‡33437−1312
Jake Virtanen38505−441
Matthew Highmore†1832502
Jayce Hawryluk30235−79
Jay Beagle30145−28
Tyler Graovac14314−36
Antoine Roussel35134+437
Olli Juolevi23213−10
Jack Rathbone8123+10
Jimmy Vesey†20033−106
Travis Boyd†19202−60
Zack MacEwen34112−244
Jalen Chatfield18011−1112
Brogan Rafferty1011−10
Loui Eriksson7011−32
Justin Bailey3000−22
Marc Michaelis15000−52
Guillaume Brisebois100000
Kole Lind7000−40
Jonah Gadjovich1000−117
William Lockwood2000−22

Goaltenders
Regular season[70]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Thatcher Demko35352,086:4816181992.851,164.9151000
Braden Holtby21211,260:297113773.67695.8890010

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canucks. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours


Milestones

Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) To Vegas Golden Knights
3rd-round pick in 2022		 To Vancouver Canucks
Nate Schmidt		 [76]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Gaudette		 To Vancouver Canucks
Matthew Highmore		 [77]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
4th-round pick in 2021		 To Vancouver Canucks
Madison Bowey
5th-round pick in 2021		 [78]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Winnipeg Jets
Jordie Benn		 To Vancouver Canucks
6th-round pick in 2021		 [79]
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick in 2021		 To Vancouver Canucks
Jason Dickinson		 [80]

Free agents
DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Braden Holtbyfrom Washington Capitals2-year[81]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Jacob Markstromto Calgary Flames6-year[82]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Christopher Tanevto Calgary Flames4-year[83]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Louis Domingueto Calgary Flames1-year[84]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Troy Stecherto Detroit Red Wings2-year[85]
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)Tyler Toffolito Montreal Canadiens4-year[86]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)Jayce Hawrylukfrom Ottawa Senators1-year[87]
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)Josh Leivoto Calgary Flames1-year[88]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)Oscar Fantenbergto SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)1-year[89]
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)Travis Hamonicfrom Calgary Flames1-year[90]

Waivers
DatePlayerTeamRef
March 17, 2021Jimmy Veseyfrom Toronto Maple Leafs[91]
March 22, 2021Travis Boyd[92]

Signings
DatePlayerContract termRef
October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06)Zack MacEwen2-year[93]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Tyler Motte2-year[94]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)Ashton Sautner1-year[95]
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)Jake Kielly1-year[96]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)Adam Gaudette1-year[97]
October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)Jake Virtanen2-year[98]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)Guillaume Brisebois1-year[99]
December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09)Jalen Chatfield1-year[100]
December 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)Tyler Graovac1-year[101]
December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)Justin Bailey1-year[102]
January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)Carson Focht3-year[103]
April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)Thatcher Demko5-year[104]
April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)Tanner Pearson3-year[105]
May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)Vasily Podkolzin3-year[106]
June 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)Karel Plášek3-year[107]

Draft picks
See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held virtually via video conference call on October 6 and 7, 2020 from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
3 82 Joni Jurmo D Finland Finland Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
4 113 Jackson Kunz LW United States United States Shattuck-St. Mary's High School (Minnesota)
5 144 Jacob Truscott D United States United States U.S. NTDP U-18 (USHL)
6 175 Dmitry Zlodeyev C Russia Russia Dynamo Moscow 2 (MHL)
7 1913 Viktor Persson D Sweden Sweden Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

Notes:

  1. The Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 16, 2020 that sent Blake Coleman to Tampa Bay in exchange for Nolan Foote and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[108] The condition – New Jersey will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if Vancouver qualifies for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted when the Canucks advanced to the first round of the playoffs on August 7, 2020.[109]
    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick in a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent J. T. Miller to Vancouver in exchange for Marek Mazanec, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[110]
  2. The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2020 (45th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 (97th overall) and this pick.[111]
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 17, 2020 that sent Tyler Toffoli to Vancouver in exchange for Tim Schaller, Tyler Madden, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[112]
  3. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on January 16, 2019 that sent Michael Del Zotto to Anaheim in exchange for Luke Schenn and this pick.[113]
  4. The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2020 (127th overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2020 (196th overall) and this pick.[114]
    The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 12, 2019 that sent Marek Mazanec to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[115][116]

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