2020–21 Vancouver Canucks season

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

2020–21 Vancouver Canucks
2020–21 record	6–9–0
Home record	4–2–0
Road record	2–7–0
Goals for	49
Goals against	60
Team information
General manager	Jim Benning
Coach	Travis Green
Captain	Bo Horvat
Alternate captains	Alexander Edler Brandon Sutter
Arena	Rogers Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utica Comets (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brock Boeser (9)
Assists	Quinn Hughes (15)
Points	Quinn Hughes (16)
Penalty minutes	Tyler Myers (31)
Plus/minus	Antoine Roussel (+4)
Wins	Thatcher Demko Braden Holtby (3)
Goals against average	Thatcher Demko (3.81)

Due to the Canada-U.S. 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 is to be played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Vancouver and the other Canadian teams will play an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

North Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Toronto Maple Leafs	12	9	2	1	8	45	33	+12	19
2	Montreal Canadiens	12	8	2	2	8	48	31	+17	18
3	Winnipeg Jets	11	7	3	1	5	39	32	+7	15
4	Edmonton Oilers	13	6	7	0	5	46	49	−3	12
5	Vancouver Canucks	15	6	9	0	5	49	60	−11	12
6	Calgary Flames	11	5	5	1	4	33	31	+2	11
7	Ottawa Senators	12	2	9	1	2	28	52	−24	5

Updated to game(s) played on February 6, 2021. 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 amount of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater amount 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 amount of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on December 23, 2020.[3]

2020–21 game log
January: 6–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 13 Vancouver 5–3 Edmonton Holtby 0 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 January 14 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Demko 0 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 January 16 Vancouver 0–3 Calgary Holtby 0 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 January 18 Vancouver 2–5 Calgary Demko 0 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 January 20 Montreal 5–6 Vancouver SO Holtby 0 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 January 21 Montreal 7–3 Vancouver Demko 0 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 January 23 Montreal 5–2 Vancouver Holtby 0 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 January 25 Ottawa 1–7 Vancouver Demko 0 3–5–0 6 Recap 9 January 27 Ottawa 1–5 Vancouver Demko 0 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 January 28 Ottawa 1–4 Vancouver Holtby 0 5–5–0 10 Recap 11 January 30 Vancouver 4–1 Winnipeg Demko 0 6–5–0 12 Recap
February: 0–4–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 February 1 Vancouver 2–6 Montreal Holtby 0 6–6–0 12 Recap 13 February 2 Vancouver 3–5 Montreal Demko 0 6–7–0 12 Recap 14 February 4 Vancouver 3–7 Toronto Demko 0 6–8–0 12 Recap 15 February 6 Vancouver 1–5 Toronto Holtby 0 6–9–0 12 Recap 16 February 8 Vancouver – Toronto 17 February 11 Calgary – Vancouver 18 February 13 Calgary – Vancouver 19 February 15 Calgary – Vancouver 20 February 17 Vancouver – Calgary 21 February 19 Winnipeg – Vancouver 22 February 21 Winnipeg – Vancouver 23 February 23 Edmonton – Vancouver 24 February 25 Edmonton – Vancouver 25 February 28 Vancouver – Winnipeg
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 March 2 Vancouver – Winnipeg 27 March 4 Toronto – Vancouver 28 March 6 Toronto – Vancouver 29 March 8 Montreal – Vancouver 30 March 10 Montreal – Vancouver 31 March 13 Edmonton – Vancouver 32 March 15 Vancouver – Ottawa 33 March 17 Vancouver – Ottawa 34 March 19 Vancouver – Montreal 35 March 20 Vancouver – Montreal 36 March 22 Winnipeg – Vancouver 37 March 24 Winnipeg – Vancouver 38 March 31 Calgary – Vancouver
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 April 3 Vancouver – Edmonton 40 April 4 Vancouver – Winnipeg 41 April 6 Vancouver – Winnipeg 42 April 8 Vancouver – Calgary 43 April 10 Vancouver – Calgary 44 April 12 Vancouver – Edmonton 45 April 14 Vancouver – Edmonton 46 April 17 Toronto – Vancouver 47 April 19 Toronto – Vancouver 48 April 22 Ottawa – Vancouver 49 April 24 Ottawa – Vancouver 50 April 26 Vancouver – Ottawa 51 April 28 Vancouver – Ottawa 52 April 30 Vancouver – Toronto
May: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 May 1 Vancouver – Toronto 54 May 4 Edmonton – Vancouver 55 May 6 Edmonton – Vancouver 56 May 8 Calgary – Vancouver
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

North Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts	GF	GA
Calgary Flames	0–0–0	0–2–0	0–2–0	0	2	8
Edmonton Oilers	0–0–0	1–1–0	1–1–0	2	7	8
Montreal Canadiens	1–2–0	0–2–0	1–4–0	2	16	28
Ottawa Senators	3–0–0	0–0–0	3–0–0	6	16	3
Toronto Maple Leafs	0–0–0	0–2–0	0–2–0	0	4	12
Winnipeg Jets	0–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2	4	1
Total	4–2–0	2–7–0	6–9–0	12	49	60

Player statistics

As of February 6, 2021

Skaters

Regular season[4]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Quinn Hughes	15	1	15	16	−12	6
Brock Boeser	15	9	5	14	−6	8
J. T. Miller	12	3	10	13	−6	8
Bo Horvat	15	6	6	12	−6	4
Elias Pettersson	15	4	6	10	−3	4
Tanner Pearson	15	4	4	8	−3	18
Nils Hoglander	15	3	4	7	−2	4
Tyler Motte	15	5	1	6	−1	12
Jay Beagle	15	1	4	5	2	4
Tyler Myers	15	1	4	5	0	31
Brandon Sutter	15	4	0	4	−2	0
Alexander Edler	14	0	4	4	−2	18
Antoine Roussel	14	1	2	3	4	27
Nate Schmidt	15	1	2	3	3	0
Jordie Benn	9	0	3	3	2	5
Adam Gaudette	11	2	0	2	−7	8
Travis Hamonic	5	0	2	2	0	4
Olli Juolevi	7	1	0	1	2	0
Zack MacEwen	10	1	0	1	2	12
Jake Virtanen	11	1	0	1	0	6
Brogan Rafferty	1	0	1	1	−1	0
Jalen Chatfield	9	0	0	0	−7	6
Justin Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Loui Eriksson	1	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltenders

Regular season[5]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	7	7	423:10	3	4	0	27	3.83	242	.888	0	0	1	0
Thatcher Demko	8	8	472:09	3	5	0	30	3.81	291	.897	0	0	0	0

^†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 January 31, 2020[6][7]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
38		Justin Bailey	RW	R	25	2019	Buffalo, New York
83		Jay Beagle	C	R	35	2018	Calgary, Alberta
8		Jordie Benn	D	L	33	2019	Victoria, British Columbia
6		Brock Boeser	RW	R	23	2015	Burnsville, Minnesota
55		Guillaume Brisebois	D	L	23	2015	Longueuil, Quebec
63		Jalen Chatfield	D	R	24	2017	Ypsilanti, Michigan
35		Thatcher Demko	G	L	25	2014	San Diego, California
75		Michael DiPietro	G	L	21	2017	Windsor, Ontario
23		Alexander Edler (A)	D	L	34	2004	Östersund, Sweden
21		Loui Eriksson	RW	L	35	2016	Gothenburg, Sweden
79		Micheal Ferland	LW	L	28	2019	Swan River, Manitoba
96		Adam Gaudette	C	R	24	2015	Braintree, Massachusetts
27		Travis Hamonic	D	R	30	2021	St. Malo, Manitoba
13		Jayce Hawryluk	C	R	25	2020	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
36		Nils Hoglander	LW	L	20	2019	Bockträsk, Sorsele Municipality, Sweden
49		Braden Holtby	G	L	31	2020	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
53		Bo Horvat (C)	C	L	25	2013	Rodney, Ontario
43		Quinn Hughes	D	L	21	2018	Orlando, Florida
48		Olli Juolevi	D	L	22	2016	Helsinki, Finland
71		Zack MacEwen	C/RW	R	24	2017	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
56		Marc Michaelis	LW	L	25	2020	Mannheim, Germany
9		J. T. Miller	C/RW	L	27	2019	East Palestine, Ohio
64		Tyler Motte	C/LW	L	25	2018	Port Huron, Michigan
57		Tyler Myers	D	R	31	2019	Houston, Texas
70		Tanner Pearson	LW	L	28	2019	Kitchener, Ontario
40		Elias Pettersson	C	L	22	2017	Sundsvall, Sweden
25		Brogan Rafferty	D	R	25	2019	Dundee, Illinois
3		Jack Rathbone	D	L	21	2017	Boston, Massachusetts
26		Antoine Roussel	LW	L	31	2018	Roubaix, France
88		Nate Schmidt	D	L	29	2020	St. Cloud, Minnesota
20		Brandon Sutter (A)	C	R	31	2015	Huntington, New York
18		Jake Virtanen	RW	R	24	2014	Abbotsford, British Columbia

Awards and honours

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Nils Hoglander 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point January 13, 2021[8] Olli Juolevi 1st career NHL regular season game January 13, 2021 Brock Boeser 200th career NHL game January 16, 2021 Nate Schmidt 400th career NHL game January 18, 2021 Jalen Chatfield 1st career NHL game January 20, 2021[9] Nils Hoglander 1st career NHL assist January 21, 2021 Brogan Rafferty 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point January 21, 2021 Olli Juolevi 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point January 25, 2021[10] Brandon Sutter 1st career NHL hat-trick January 25, 2021[11] Tyler Motte 200th career NHL game February 2, 2021

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
October 12, 2020	To Vegas Golden Knights 2022 third-round pick	To Vancouver Canucks Nate Schmidt	[12]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
October 9, 2020	Braden Holtby	from Washington Capitals	2-year	[13]
October 9, 2020	Jacob Markstrom	to Calgary Flames	6-year	[14]
October 9, 2020	Christopher Tanev	to Calgary Flames	4-year	[15]
October 10, 2020	Louis Domingue	to Calgary Flames	1-year	[16]
October 10, 2020	Troy Stecher	to Detroit Red Wings	2-year	[17]
October 12, 2020	Tyler Toffoli	to Montreal Canadiens	4-year	[18]
October 19, 2020	Jayce Hawryluk	from Ottawa Senators	1-year	[19]
October 24, 2020	Josh Leivo	to Calgary Flames	1-year	[20]
October 27, 2020	Oscar Fantenberg	to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)	1-year	[21]
January 12, 2021	Travis Hamonic	from Calgary Flames	1-year	[22]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref

Retirement Date Player Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
October 6, 2020	Zack MacEwen	2-year	[23]
October 9, 2020	Tyler Motte	2-year	[24]
October 13, 2020	Ashton Sautner	1-year	[25]
October 16, 2020	Jake Kielly	1-year	[26]
October 19, 2020	Adam Gaudette	1-year	[27]
October 22, 2020	Jake Virtanen	2-year	[28]
October 30, 2020	Guillaume Brisebois	1-year	[29]
December 9, 2020	Jalen Chatfield	1-year	[30]
December 13, 2020	Tyler Graovac	1-year	[31]
December 17, 2020	Justin Bailey	1-year	[32]
January 6, 2021	Carson Focht	3-year	[33]

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	Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
4	113	Jackson Kunz	LW	United States	Shattuck-St. Mary's High School (Minnesota)
5	144	Jacob Truscott	D	United States	U.S. NTDP U-18 (USHL)
6	175	Dmitry Zlodeyev	C	Russia	Dynamo Moscow 2 (MHL)
7	191^3	Viktor Persson	D	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).[34] 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.[35]

   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.[36]

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.[37]

   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.[38]

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.[39]
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.[40]

   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.[41][42]

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