{"id":521566,"date":"2026-03-25T06:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/521566\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T06:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:16:19","slug":"elias-pettersson-becomes-the-2017-nhl-drafts-scoring-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/521566\/","title":{"rendered":"Elias Pettersson becomes the 2017 NHL Draft’s scoring leader"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Elias Pettersson gave Adam Foote a rare bright spot Wednesday, hitting 500 career points and pushing his name deeper into Canucks history.<\/p>\n

That matters because this wasn’t empty production in a lost stretch. It was a clean franchise checkpoint: 200 goals, 300 assists, 500 points in 533 games.<\/p>\n

The number that jumps off the page is 533. Pettersson became the seventh Canuck to reach 500 and the second fastest behind Thomas Gradin’s 529-game pace.<\/p>\n

That’s the kind of company that changes the conversation around a player. Pettersson isn’t just piling up points anymore. He’s moving into the part of the record book that fans in Vancouver actually know by heart.<\/p>\n

Here’s the top 10 Canucks scorers all-time right now: Henrik Sedin 1070, Daniel Sedin 1041, Markus Naslund 756, Trevor Linden 733, Stan Smyl 673, Thomas Gradin 550, Elias Pettersson 500, Pavel Bure 478, Brock Boeser 471, Tony Tanti 470.<\/p>\n

That list tells you where the pressure shifts next. Pettersson is no longer chasing a milestone just to get noticed. He’s now over Bure, Boeser and Tanti, and those are big names.<\/p>\n

What stands out even more is how fast he got here. A 0.94 points-per-game clip over 533 games gives him a stronger pace than a lot of bigger Canucks names ever managed over long stretches.<\/p>\n

Pettersson now owns his draft class race<\/p>\n

The other part of this story is league-wide. Pettersson now sits first among 2017 draft picks with 500 points, ahead of Cale Makar at 498, Jason Robertson at 479, Nico Hischier at 475 and Nick Suzuki at 461.<\/p>\n

That’s not small-company scoring. Makar is a star defenseman, Robertson is a top-line finisher, Hischier drives a contender down the middle, and Suzuki has carried major minutes in Montreal. Pettersson is ahead of all of them.<\/p>\n

For Foote, that’s the piece worth guarding most. Vancouver’s bench can sell structure, systems and accountability, but elite centers still decide whether a club has any real ceiling.<\/p>\n

And this is why 500 feels bigger than a round number. Pettersson didn’t just touch another marker Wednesday. He planted himself between the Sedin era above him and the next wave still trying to catch him.<\/p>\n

There’s still a lot of road left before anyone starts talking about Henrik or Daniel territory. But 500 points at 533 games puts Pettersson on a track that forces that conversation to stay alive.<\/p>\n

In Vancouver, milestones only stick when they feel like the start of something bigger. Let’s hope so!<\/p>\n

Previously on Vancouver Hockey Daily<\/p>\n

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