2023–24 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2023–24 Vancouver Canucks season is the 54th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

2023–24 Vancouver Canucks
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
2023–24 record5–2–0
Home record2–0–0
Road record3–2–0
Goals for28
Goals against15
Team information
General managerPatrik Allvin
CoachRick Tocchet
CaptainQuinn Hughes
Alternate captainsJ. T. Miller
Elias Pettersson
ArenaRogers Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrock Boeser (6)
AssistsElias Pettersson (10)
PointsElias Pettersson (12)
Penalty minutesSam Lafferty (16)
Plus/minusQuinn Hughes (+10)
WinsThatcher Demko (3)
Goals against averageThatcher Demko (1.91)

Standings

Divisional standings
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Vegas Golden Knights 8 7 0 1 6 31 17 +14 15
2 Vancouver Canucks 7 5 2 0 5 28 15 +13 10
3 Los Angeles Kings 7 4 2 1 4 32 26 +6 9
4 Anaheim Ducks 7 3 4 0 1 18 20 −2 6
5 Seattle Kraken 8 2 4 2 1 18 28 −10 6
6 Calgary Flames 8 2 5 1 2 17 29 −12 5
7 Edmonton Oilers 7 1 5 1 1 17 30 −13 3
8 San Jose Sharks 8 0 7 1 0 8 32 −24 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 27, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[2]
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)

Conference standings
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE Minnesota Wild 8 3 3 2 3 29 34 −5 8
2 CE St. Louis Blues 7 3 3 1 2 14 20 −6 7
3 CE Nashville Predators 7 3 4 0 3 20 19 +1 6
4 CE Arizona Coyotes 7 3 4 0 2 20 20 0 6
5 PA Anaheim Ducks 7 3 4 0 1 18 20 −2 6
6 CE Chicago Blackhawks 8 3 5 0 2 18 24 −6 6
7 PA Seattle Kraken 8 2 4 2 1 18 28 −10 6
8 PA Calgary Flames 8 2 5 1 2 17 29 −12 5
9 PA Edmonton Oilers 7 1 5 1 1 17 30 −13 3
10 PA San Jose Sharks 8 0 7 1 0 8 32 −24 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 27, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[3]
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)

Record vs opponents
Western Conference Eastern Conference
Pacific Division Central Division Atlantic Division Metropolitan Division
Team Home Road Team Home Road Team Home Road Team Home Road
Anaheim Nov 28Mar 31 Mar 3 Arizona Jan 18Apr 10 Apr 3 Boston Feb 24 Feb 8 Carolina Dec 9 Feb 6
Calgary Mar 23Apr 16 Nov 16Dec 2 Chicago Jan 22 Dec 17Feb 13 Buffalo Jan 27 Jan 15 Columbus Nov 10 Jan 18
Edmonton 8–1Nov 6 4–3Apr 13 Colorado Mar 13 Nov 22Feb 20 Detroit Feb 15 Feb 10 New Jersey Dec 5 Jan 6
Los Angeles Feb 29Mar 25 Mar 5Apr 6 Dallas Nov 4Mar 28 Dec 21 Florida Dec 14 5–3 N.Y. Islanders Nov 15 Jan 9
San Jose Nov 20Dec 23 Nov 2Nov 25 Minnesota Dec 7 Dec 16Feb 19 Montreal Mar 21 Nov 12 N.Y. Rangers Oct 28 Jan 8
Seattle Nov 18 Nov 24Feb 22 Nashville Oct 31 3–2Dec 19 Ottawa Jan 2 Nov 9 Philadelphia Dec 28 0–2
Vegas Nov 30Apr 8 Mar 7Apr 2 St. Louis 5–0Jan 24 Jan 4 Tampa Bay Dec 12 3–4 Pittsburgh Feb 27 Jan 11
Winnipeg Feb 17Mar 9 Apr 18 Toronto Jan 20 Nov 11 Washington Feb 11 Mar 16
Records 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0
Division 2–0–0 2–0–0 1–1–0 0–1–0
Conference 4–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–0–0) 1–2–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–2–0)
Overall 5–2–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 3–2–0)
Notes
OT Game decided in overtime
SO Game decided in a shootout

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[4] Two weeks prior to the first preseason game, Quinn Hughes was named the new captain, replacing Bo Horvat, who was traded midway through the prior season.[5]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[12]

2023–24 game log
October: 5–2–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 11Edmonton1–8VancouverDemko18,7061–0–02[13]
2October 14Vancouver4–3EdmontonDeSmith18,3472–0–04[14]
3October 17Vancouver0–2PhiladelphiaDemko18,8832–1–04[15]
4October 19Vancouver3–4Tampa BayDemko19,0922–2–04[16]
5October 21Vancouver5–3FloridaDeSmith16,9913–2–06[17]
6October 24Vancouver3–2NashvilleDemko17,1594–2–08[18]
7October 27St. Louis0–5VancouverDemko18,5485–2–010[19]
8October 28NY Rangers–Vancouver
9October 31Nashville–Vancouver

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


Player statistics

Updated to games played October 21, 2023

Skaters
Regular season [20]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Elias Pettersson52810+50
J. T. Miller5268+44
Brock Boeser5617+50
Quinn Hughes5145+60
Andrei Kuzmenko5224+30
Nils Hoglander4123+20
Filip Hronek5033+56
Tyler Myers5112+26
Conor Garland511202
Sam Lafferty5112014
Phillip Di Giuseppe5022+52
Carson Soucy310102
Jack Studnicka4101+10
Dakota Joshua5101−19
Ilya Mikheyev101100
Noah Juulsen3011−14
Mark Friedman†200005
Akito Hirose200000
Ian Cole5000+28
Anthony Beauvillier500000
Pius Suter5000−22

Goaltenders
Regular season [21]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Casey DeSmith32131:4620062.7381.9380000
Thatcher Demko33163:1912072.57100.9300000

†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.

Roster

Updated October 23, 2023[22][23]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
72 Canada Anthony Beauvillier LW L 26 2023 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
53 Latvia Teddy Blueger C L 29 2023 Riga, Latvia
6 United States Brock Boeser RW R 26 2015 Burnsville, Minnesota
55 Canada Guillaume Brisebois Injured Reserve D L 26 2015 Longueuil, Quebec
82 United States Ian Cole D D 34 2023 Ann Arbor, Michigan
35 United States Thatcher Demko G L 27 2014 San Diego, California
29 United States Casey DeSmith G L 32 2023 Rochester, New Hampshire
34 Canada Phillip Di Giuseppe LW L 30 2021 Maple, Ontario
51 Canada Mark Friedman D R 27 2023 Toronto, Ontario
8 United States Conor Garland RW R 27 2021 Scituate, Massachusetts
21 Sweden Nils Hoglander LW L 22 2019 Bocktrask, Sweden
17 Czech Republic Filip Hronek D R 25 2023 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
43 United States Quinn Hughes (C) D L 24 2018 Orlando, Florida
81 United States Dakota Joshua C L 27 2022 Dearborn, Michigan
47 Canada Noah Juulsen D R 26 2021 Surrey, British Columbia
96 Russia Andrei Kuzmenko LW R 27 2022 Yakutsk, Russia
18 United States Sam Lafferty C R 28 2023 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
65 Russia Ilya Mikheyev RW L 29 2022 Omsk, Russia
9 United States J. T. Miller (A) C/RW L 30 2019 East Palestine, Ohio
57 Canada Tyler Myers D R 33 2019 Houston, Texas
40 Sweden Elias Pettersson (A) C L 24 2017 Sundsvall, Sweden
5 United States Tucker Poolman Injured Reserve D R 30 2021 Dubuque, Iowa
7 Canada Carson Soucy D L 29 2023 Irma, Alberta
23 Canada Jack Studnicka C R 24 2022 Tecumseh, Ontario
24 Switzerland Pius Suter C L 27 2023 Zurich, Switzerland

Awards and honours

Awards
Regular season
PlayerAwardAwardedRef
Elias PetterssonNHL Second Star of the WeekOctober 16, 2023[24]

Milestones
Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReachedRef
Brock Boeser4th career NHL hat-trickOctober 11, 2023[25]
Brock Boeser400th career NHL gameOctober 14, 2023[26]

Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) To Montreal Canadiens
Tanner Pearson
3rd-round pick in 2025		 To Vancouver Canucks
Casey DeSmith		 [27]
October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08) To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th-round pick in 2024		 To Vancouver Canucks
Sam Lafferty		 [28]
October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jack Rathbone
Karel Plasek		 To Vancouver Canucks
Mark Friedman
Ty Glover		 [29]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Teddy BluegerVegas Golden Knights1-yearFree agency[30]
Ian ColeTampa Bay Lightning1-yearFree agency[31]
Matt IrwinWashington Capitals1-yearFree agency[32]
Tristen NielsenAbbotsford Canucks (AHL)2-year†Free agency[33]
Zach SawchenkoSan Jose Sharks1-yearFree agency[32]
Carson SoucySeattle Kraken3-yearFree agency[34]
August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)Pius SuterDetroit Red Wings2-yearFree agency[35]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Brady KeeperMontreal Canadiens1-yearFree agency[36]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Justin DowlingNew Jersey Devils2-yearFree agency[37]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Kyle BurroughsSan Jose Sharks3-yearFree agency[38]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Collin DeliaWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[39]
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)John StevensAbbotsford Canucks (AHL)2-yearFree agency[40]
July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12)Travis DermottArizona Coyotes1-yearFree agency[41]
September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)Spencer MartinColumbus Blue JacketsWaivers[42]

Signings
DatePlayerTermRef
June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)Noah Juulsen2-year[43]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Akito Hirose2-year[44]
July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)Nils Hoglander2-year[45]
September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)Sawyer Mynio3-year†[46]
September 25, 2023 (2023-09-25)Ty Young3-year†[47]

Draft picks
See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 11 Tom Willander D  Sweden Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)
3 75 Hunter Brzustewicz D  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
89[upper-alpha 1] Sawyer Mynio D  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 105[upper-alpha 2] Ty Mueller C  Canada Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (NCHC)
107 Vilmer Alriksson LW  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell)
119[upper-alpha 3] Matthew Perkins C  Canada Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
6 171 Aiden Celebrini D  Canada Brooks Bandits (AJHL)

Notes

  1. The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Luke Schenn to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[48]
  2. The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023 that sent the Islanders' conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2023 to Detroit in exchange for Filip Hronek and this pick.
  3. The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Tyler Motte to New York in exchange for this pick.[49]

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