{"id":553710,"date":"2026-04-16T07:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553710\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:31:51","slug":"game-notes-canucks-at-oilers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553710\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Notes: Canucks at Oilers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAST GAME PLAYED \u2013 APR. 14\/26: VAN 4 vs LAK 3 (OT)<\/p>\n<p>D Elias Pettersson opened the scoring 9:21 into the first period\u2026Kirill Kudryavtsev and Marco Rossi had the assists\u2026Quinton Byfield tied the game with 2:45 left in the first\u2026Jake DeBrusk re-took the lead for Vancouver 52 seconds into the second on the power play\u2026Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek had the helpers\u2026Adrian Kempe tied the game 12 seconds later\u2026Alex Laferriere gave the Kings the lead 1:13 later\u2026Zeev Buium evened the game at 9:20 of the middle frame\u2026Nils H\u00f6glander and Elias Pettersson were awarded the assists\u2026DeBrusk scored the overtime winner at 2:58 of the extra frame\u2026Pettersson and Tom Willander had the assists\u2026DeBrusk had six shots\u2026D Elias Pettersson had four hits\u2026Buium and Linus Karlsson each blocked two shots\u2026Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 5 \u2013 vs EDMONTON<\/p>\n<p>Jan. 17\/26: VAN 0 vs EDM 6<br \/>\nOct. 26\/25: VAN 4 vs EDM 3 (OT)<br \/>\nOct. 11\/25: VAN 1 at EDM 3<br \/>\nJan. 23\/25: VAN 2 at EDM 6<br \/>\nJan. 18\/25: VAN 3 vs EDM 2<\/p>\n<p>ON THIS DATE<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks have played eight times on April 16 in the franchise\u2019s history, holding a record of 1-5-1-1.<\/p>\n<p>This includes a 0-2-0-1 record on the road. \u00a0<br \/>\nVancouver has never faced the Oilers on April 16 in the franchise\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>JAKE AND BAKE<\/p>\n<p>Putting home his 19th power play goal of the season on Apr. 14\/26 vs LAK, Jake DeBrusk now has 33 power play goals over the last two seasons with Vancouver. He is the fourth player in Canucks history with at least 33 power play goals over a two-season span (Pavel Bure, Todd Bertuzzi, and Tony Tanti).<\/p>\n<p>DeBrusk\u2019s 19 power play goals this season are tied for the fifth-most in a single season in franchise history (Tony Tanti, 1983.84).<\/p>\n<p>Scoring his 20th goal of the season on Apr. 11\/26 at SJS, Jake DeBrusk became the third player since 1995.96 to score 20 goals in each of his first two seasons with the Canucks.<\/p>\n<p>BROCKSTAR<\/p>\n<p>With an assist on Jake DeBrusk\u2019s power play goal on Apr. 14\/26 vs LAK, Brock Boeser tied J.T. Miller for the 10th-most power play points in franchise history (165).<br \/>\nRecording an assist on Marco Rossi\u2019s power play overtime winner on Apr. 12\/26 at ANA, Brock Boeser passed Todd Bertuzzi for the 11th most power play points in franchise history (164).<br \/>\nWith an assist on Apr. 9\/26 at LAK, Brock Boeser passed Pavel Bure for the eighth-most points by a player in franchise history (479).<br \/>\nRecording an assist on Apr. 4\/26 vs UTA, Brock Boeser tied Pavel Bure for eighth on the Canucks all-time scoring list (478).<br \/>\nScoring three goals on Apr. 1\/26 at COL, Brock Boeser posted his seventh career hat trick, tying Stan Smyl for the fourth-most in Canucks history.<\/p>\n<p>Boeser also registered his 20th goal of the season, posting 20 goals for the seventh time in his career, one of only six players to do so in Canucks history (D. Sedin (11), Markus Naslund (10), Stan Smyl (8), Thomas Gradin (7), and Trevor Linden (7).<\/p>\n<p>Giving the Canucks a 2-1 lead with a power play goal on Mar. 30\/26 at VGK, Brock Boeser tied Todd Bertuzzi for the fifth-most power play goals in franchise history (79).<br \/>\nScoring his 17th goal of the season on Mar. 24\/26 vs ANA, Brock Boeser passed Tony Tanti for the ninth-most points in franchise history (471).<br \/>\nWith an assist on March 19\/26 vs TBL, Brock Boeser reached the 250-assist milestone in his career, becoming the seventh player in Canucks history with 200+ goals and 250+ assists (Stan Smyl, Trevor Linden, Markus Naslund, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, and Elias Pettersson are the others).<\/p>\n<p>Boeser also became the 10th forward from the 2015 Draft to hit the 250-assist mark, and the eighth player with at least 200 career goals and 250 career assists.<\/p>\n<p>OT? BETTER CALL PETEY<\/p>\n<p>Assisting on Jake DeBrusk\u2019s overtime winner on Apr. 14\/26 vs LAK, Elias Pettersson tied Brendan Morrison for the eighth-most overtime points in franchise history (15).<\/p>\n<p>Pettersson also tied Pavel Bure for the 11th-most game-winning points in franchise history (65).<\/p>\n<p>DENIUS PETTERSHOTS<\/p>\n<p>Recording two blocked shots (up to 107 on the season) on Apr. 12\/26 at ANA, Elias Pettersson passed Ryan Johnson (2007.08) and Brandon Tanev (2024.25) for the third-most blocked shots by a forward in a single season.<\/p>\n<p>TOLO TOPS THE CHARTS<\/p>\n<p>Appearing in the 22nd game of his career on Apr. 9\/26 at LAK, Nikita Tolopilo passed Alexei Kolosov for the most appearances in the NHL by a Belarusian goaltender in NHL history.<\/p>\n<p>Tolopilo\u2019s 23 appearances this season are a single-season record for a Belarisuan netminder.<\/p>\n<p>CAN\u2019T STOP KARLY<\/p>\n<p>Scoring two goals on Apr. 4\/26 vs UTA, Linus Karlsson is up to 13 even strength goals and 30 even strength points on the season, good for t-6th and t-6th amongst rookies this season (now 31 EVP and 7th and t-7th respectively as of Apr. 16\/26).<\/p>\n<p>1KANE<\/p>\n<p>Scoring the opening goal on Mar. 30\/26 at VGK, Evander Kane became the second player in franchise history to score a goal in his 1000th career game (Markus Naslund on Jan. 17\/08 at DET).<br \/>\nKane also became just the third player from Vancouver proper to appear in 1000 career games, joining Milan Lucic and Glenn Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>MULTI-POINT PETEY<\/p>\n<p>With two helpers on Mar. 28\/26 at CGY, Elias Pettersson tied Pavel Bure (131) for the seventh-most 2+ point performances by a Canucks player.<\/p>\n<p>PETEY FOR 200, 300, AND 500<\/p>\n<p>Recording two assists on Mar. 24\/26 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson reached the 300-assist and 500-point milestones in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Pettersson becomes the second-fastest player in Canucks history to record 500 career points (533 games), trailing on Thomas Gradin (529).<\/p>\n<p>Scoring two goals on Mar. 17\/26 vs FLA, Elias Pettersson reached the 200-goal milestone in his career. He became the fourth-fastest Canuck to reach the mark (530 games), only behind Pavel Bure (328), Tony Tanti (387) and Markus Naslund (509).<\/p>\n<p>Pettersson also became the sixth-fastest Swedish player in NHL history to reach the 200-goal plateau, trailing only Kent Nilsson (363), Mats Sundin (458), Henrik Setterberg (487), Mats Naslund (493) and Filip Forsberg (529).<br \/>\nWith his second goal, Pettersson tied Todd Bertuzzi for 10th on the Canucks all-time power play points list (163).<\/p>\n<p>POWER PETEY ACTIVATED<\/p>\n<p>Recording two power play assists on Mar. 24\/26 vs ANA, Elias Pettersson passed J.T. Miller for the ninth-most power play points in franchise history (167).<br \/>\nWith an assist on Filip Hronek\u2019s power play goal on Mar. 21\/26 vs STL. Elias Pettersson tied J.T. Miller for the ninth-most power play points in franchise history (165).<br \/>\nRecording two power play points on Mar. 17\/26 vs FLA, Elias Pettersson passed Todd Bertuzzi for the 10th-most power play points by a Canucks player in franchise history (164).<\/p>\n<p>RECENT TRANSACTIONS<\/p>\n<p>Jiri Patera reassigned to Abbotsford, Apr. 11<br \/>\nKirill Kudryavtsev recalled from Abbotsford, Apr. 11<br \/>\nRiley Patterson assigned to Abbotsford from Niagara, Apr. 6<br \/>\nJiri Patera recalled under emergency conditions, Apr. 4<br \/>\nTy Mueller recalled from Abbotsford, Apr. 1<br \/>\nPierre-Olivier Joseph activated from Injured Reserve, Mar. 21<br \/>\nVictor Mancini re-signed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 20<br \/>\nJayden Grubbe acquired from Edmonton in exchange for Josh Bloom, Mar. 13<\/p>\n<p>THE LAST TIME\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Apr. 12\/26 at ANA<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Apr. 2\/26 at MIN<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost in OT\/SO when leading after 1P: Mar. 7\/26 at WPG<br \/>\nThe Canucks won when leading after 2P: Apr. 12\/26 at ANA<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Oct. 25\/25 vs MTL<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks lost in OT\/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 31\/26 vs TOR<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Apr. 11\/26 at SJS<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Apr. 9\/26 at LAK<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost in OT\/SO when trailing after 1P: Jan. 3\/26 vs BOS<br \/>\nThe Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Mar. 12\/26 vs NSH<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Apr. 9\/26 at LAK<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost in OT\/SO when trailing after 2P: Jan. 2\/26 vs SEA<br \/>\nThe Canucks won when tied after 1P: Apr. 14\/26 vs LAK<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Apr. 7\/26 vs VGK<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks lost in OT\/SO when tied after 1P: Feb. 25\/26 vs WPG<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Apr. 14\/26 vs LAK<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Apr. 7\/26 vs VGK<br \/>\nThe Canucks lost in OT\/SO when tied after 2P: Mar. 7\/26 at WPG<\/p>\n<p>2025.26 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS<\/p>\n<p>Most Goals Scored, Game: 8, Apr. 1\/26 at COL<br \/>\nMost Goals Scored, Period: 5, Nov. 16\/25 at TBL, 3rd period<br \/>\nMost Goals Allowed, Game: 8, Nov. 17\/25 at FLA<br \/>\nMost Goals Allowed, Period: 6, Jan. 17\/26 vs EDM, 2nd period<br \/>\nFewest Goals Scored, Game: 0, 6x, Latest Mar. 26\/26 vs LAK<br \/>\nFewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, 2x, Latest Jan. 29\/26 vs ANA<br \/>\nMost PPG Scored, Game: 2, 11x, Latest Apr. 12\/26 at ANA<br \/>\nMost PPG Allowed, Game: 2, 14x, Latest Mar. 28\/26 at CGY<br \/>\nMost SHG Scored, Game: 1, 9x, Latest Apr. 12\/26 at ANA<br \/>\nMost SHG Allowed, Game: 1, 5x, Latest Jan. 6\/26 at BUF<br \/>\nMost Shots, Game: 45, Nov. 5\/25 vs CHI<br \/>\nMost Shots, Period: 19, 2x, Latest Nov. 5\/25 vs CHI, 2nd period<br \/>\nMost Shots, OT: 7, Apr. 12\/26 at ANA<br \/>\nFewest Shots, Game: 11, Apr. 7\/26 vs VGK<br \/>\nFewest Shots, Period: 1, 2x, Latest Dec. 14\/25 at NJD, 3rd period<br \/>\nFewest Shots, OT: 0, 3x, Latest Dec. 29\/25 at SEA<br \/>\nMost Shots Allowed, Game:\u00a042, Dec. 20\/25 at BOS<br \/>\nMost Shots Allowed, Period: 19, Dec. 30\/25 vs PHI, 2nd period<br \/>\nMost Shots Allowed, OT: 6, Dec. 20\/25 at BOS<br \/>\nFewest Shots Allowed, Game: 18, 2x, Latest Dec. 5\/25 vs UTA<br \/>\nFewest Shots Allowed, Period: 2, Dec. 11\/25 vs BUF, 3rd period<br \/>\nFewest Shots Allowed, OT: 0, 2x, Latest Apr. 14\/26 vs LAK<br \/>\nMost Hits, Game: 33, Dec. 22\/25 at PHI<br \/>\nFewest Hits, Game: 3, 4x, Latest Feb. 28\/26 at SEA<br \/>\nMost Blocked Shots, Game: 29, Nov. 14\/25 at CAR<br \/>\nFewest Blocked Shots, Game: 6, 2x, Latest Mar. 19\/26 vs TBL<br \/>\nLargest Margin of Victory: 4 goals, 2x, Latest Nov. 16\/25 at TBL<br \/>\nLargest Margin of Defeat: 6 goals, Jan. 17\/26 vs EDM<br \/>\nLongest Win Streak: 4 games, Dec. 14-20\/25 (4-0-0)<br \/>\nLongest Point Streak: 4 games, Dec. 14-20\/25 (4-0-0)<br \/>\nLongest Winless Streak: 11 games, Dec. 30\/25 &#8211; Jan. 19\/26 (0-9-2)<br \/>\nLongest Pointless Streak: 8 games, Jan. 6-19\/26 (0-8-0)<\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER 2025.26 RECORD WHEN\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Score 4+ Goals: 17-3-1<br \/>\nScore 3 Goals or Less: 8-45-7<br \/>\nAllow 4+ Goals: 3-37-2<br \/>\nAllow 3 Goals or Less: 22-11-6<br \/>\nScoring First: 13-15-4<br \/>\nAllowing First Goal: 12-33-4<br \/>\nOn 0 Days Rest: 5-4-4<br \/>\nOn 1 Day Rest: 12-34-1<br \/>\nOn 2 Days Rest: 7-9-2<br \/>\nOn 3+ Days Rest: 1-1-1<br \/>\nScore a PPG: 17-18-4<br \/>\nGive up a PPG: 12-28-5<br \/>\n25 or More Shots on Goal: 15-28-3<br \/>\nLess than 25 shots: 10-20-5<\/p>\n<p>THREE STARS \u2013 APRIL<\/p>\n<p>Blueger (10 pts)<br \/>\nBoeser (5 pts)<br \/>\nKarlsson (5 pts)<br \/>\nTolopilo (5 pts)<br \/>\nRossi (5 pts)<br \/>\nDeBrusk (5 pts)<br \/>\nBuium (5 pts)<\/p>\n<p>MARCH WINNER \u2013 Hronek (15 pts)<\/p>\n<p>FEBRUARY WINNER \u2013 Tolopilo (5 pts)<\/p>\n<p>JANUARY WINNER \u2013 Lankinen, DeBrusk, Tolopilo (10 pts)<\/p>\n<p>DECEMBER WINNER \u2013 Demko, \u00d6hgren (15 pts)<\/p>\n<p>NOVEMBER WINNER \u2013 Hughes (20 pts)<\/p>\n<p>OCTOBER WINNER \u2013 Demko, Sherwood (20 pts)<\/p>\n<p>\\5 points are awarded for each Three Stars Selection*<\/p>\n<p>UPCOMING SCHEDULE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAST GAME PLAYED \u2013 APR. 14\/26: VAN 4 vs LAK 3 (OT) D Elias Pettersson opened the scoring&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5128],"tags":[894,5,4,893,27,5313],"class_list":{"0":"post-553710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver-canucks","8":"tag-canucks","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-vancouver","12":"tag-vancouver-canucks","13":"tag-vancouvercanucks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116413222158308387","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}