2021–22 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2021–22 Vancouver Canucks season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Canucks missed the playoffs for the second straight season, as they were eliminated from playoff contention when the Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout on April 26, 2022.

On December 5, 2021, the Canucks fired both general manager Jim Benning, and head coach Travis Green following a slow start at 8-15-2. This led to Bruce Boudreau’s being hired as head coach.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on July 20, 2021. 2021 preseason game log: 2–5–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 26 Vancouver 3–5 Seattle Martin 10,208 0–1–0 2 September 27 Calgary 2–4 Vancouver DiPietro — 1–1–0 3 October 1 Vancouver 1–4 Calgary Demko 14,722 1–2–0 4 October 3 Winnipeg 2–3 Vancouver DiPietro 9,108 2–2–0 5 October 5 Seattle 4–0 Vancouver Demko 9,268 2–3–0 6 October 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton Halak 13,742 2–4–0 7 October 9 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver Demko 9,350 2–5–0 Notes: Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington. Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with only a handful of games originally scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. As the result of an outbreak of COVID-19 that affected multiple teams and reduced attendance capacity in Canadian NHL cities, the league pulled out of the Olympics after postponing nearly 100 games in order to finish the regular season by April 29. Most of the postponed games were made up during the initially scheduled Olympic break in February.

2021–22 game logOctober: 3–5–1 (home: 0–3–0; road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Demko 16,034 0–0–1 1 2 October 15 Vancouver 5–4 Philadelphia SO Demko 19,338 1–0–1 3 3 October 16 Vancouver 1–3 Detroit Halak 16,274 1–1–1 3 4 October 19 Vancouver 2–5 Buffalo Demko 7,376 1–2–1 3 5 October 21 Vancouver 4–1 Chicago Demko 20,490 2–2–1 5 6 October 23 Vancouver 4–2 Seattle Demko 17,151 3–2–1 7 7 October 26 Minnesota 3–2 Vancouver Demko 18,870 3–3–1 7 8 October 28 Philadelphia 2–1 Vancouver Halak 18,344 3–4–1 7 9 October 30 Edmonton 2–1 Vancouver Demko 18,422 3–5–1 7 November: 4–9–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–6–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 NY Rangers 2–3 Vancouver OT Demko 18,257 4–5–1 9 11 November 5 Nashville 3–2 Vancouver Demko 18,870 4–6–1 9 12 November 7 Dallas 3–6 Vancouver Demko 18,661 5–6–1 11 13 November 9 Anaheim 3–2 Vancouver OT Halak 18,201 5–6–2 12 14 November 11 Vancouver 1–7 Colorado Demko 17,226 5–7–2 12 15 November 13 Vancouver 4–7 Vegas Demko 18,264 5–8–2 12 16 November 14 Vancouver 1–5 Anaheim Halak 11,892 5–9–2 12 17 November 17 Colorado 4–2 Vancouver Demko 18,361 5–10–2 12 18 November 19 Winnipeg 2–3 Vancouver Demko 18,628 6–10–2 14 19 November 21 Chicago 1–0 Vancouver Demko 18,830 6–11–2 14 20 November 24 Vancouver 1–4 Pittsburgh Demko 17,590 6–12–2 14 21 November 26 Vancouver 2–4 Columbus Demko 16,992 6–13–2 14 22 November 28 Vancouver 2–3 Boston Halak 17,850 6–14–2 14 23 November 29 Vancouver 2–1 Montreal Demko 20,478 7–14–2 16 December: 8–1–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Vancouver 6–2 Ottawa Demko 10,571 8–14–2 18 25 December 4 Pittsburgh 4–1 Vancouver Demko 18,422 8–15–2 18 26 December 6 Los Angeles 0–4 Vancouver Demko 18,591 9–15–2 20 27 December 8 Boston 1–2 Vancouver SO Demko 18,403 10–15–2 22 28 December 10 Winnipeg 3–4 Vancouver SO Demko 18,457 11–15–2 24 29 December 12 Carolina 1–2 Vancouver Demko 18,714 12–15–2 26 30 December 14 Columbus 3–4 Vancouver Halak 18,412 13–15–2 28 31 December 16 Vancouver 5–2 San Jose Demko 10,340 14–15–2 30 — December 18 Toronto – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 12. — December 19 Arizona – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 8. — December 21 Vancouver – San Jose Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 17. — December 23 Anaheim – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 19. — December 27 Seattle – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 21. 32 December 29 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim OT Demko 11,866 15–15–2 32 33 December 30 Vancouver 1–2 Los Angeles SO Halak 14,514 15–15–3 33 January: 5–4–3 (home: 0–1–2; road: 5–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 34 January 1 Vancouver 5–2 Seattle Demko 17,151 16–15–3 35 — January 5 NY Islanders – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 9. — January 8 Ottawa – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 19. 35 January 11 Vancouver 2–5 Florida Demko 15,041 16–16–3 35 36 January 13 Vancouver 2–4 Tampa Bay Demko 19,092 16–17–3 35 37 January 15 Vancouver 1–4 Carolina Demko 17,435 16–18–3 35 38 January 16 Vancouver 4–2 Washington Demko 18,573 17–18–3 37 39 January 18 Vancouver 3–1 Nashville Demko 16,676 18–18–3 39 40 January 21 Florida 2–1 Vancouver SO Martin 9,346 18–18–4 40 41 January 23 St. Louis 3–1 Vancouver DiPietro 9,424 18–19–4 40 42 January 25 Edmonton 3–2 Vancouver OT Martin 9,396 18–19–5 41 43 January 27 Vancouver 5–1 Winnipeg Martin 250 19–19–5 43 44 January 29 Vancouver 0–1 Calgary OT Demko 9,639 19–19–6 44 45 January 31 Vancouver 3–1 Chicago Halak 17,170 20–19–6 46 February: 6–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 46 February 1 Vancouver 2–4 Nashville Demko 17,159 20–20–6 46 47 February 8 Arizona 1–5 Vancouver Demko 9,124 21–20–6 48 48 February 9 NY Islanders 6–3 Vancouver Halak 9,268 21–21–6 48 49 February 12 Toronto 2–3 Vancouver Demko 9,396 22–21–6 50 50 February 17 Vancouver 5–4 San Jose OT Demko 10,608 23–21–6 52 51 February 19 Anaheim 7–4 Vancouver Demko 18,932 23–22–6 52 52 February 21 Seattle 2–5 Vancouver Demko 18,346 24–22–6 54 53 February 24 Calgary 1–7 Vancouver Demko 18,857 25–22–6 56 54 February 27 Vancouver 5–2 NY Rangers Demko 16,483 26–22–6 58 55 February 28 Vancouver 2–7 New Jersey Halak 11,693 26–23–6 58 March: 6–5–3 (home: 2–4–2; road: 4–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 March 3 Vancouver 4–3 NY Islanders Demko 16,412 27–23–6 60 57 March 5 Vancouver 6–4 Toronto Demko 17,534 28–23–6 62 58 March 9 Montreal 3–5 Vancouver Demko 18,645 29–23–6 64 59 March 11 Washington 4–3 Vancouver OT Demko 18,814 29–23–7 65 60 March 13 Tampa Bay 2–1 Vancouver Demko 18,760 29–24–7 65 61 March 15 New Jersey 3–6 Vancouver Demko 18,562 30–24–7 67 62 March 17 Detroit 1–0 Vancouver Demko 18,893 30–25–7 67 63 March 19 Calgary 5–2 Vancouver Demko 18,865 30–26–7 67 64 March 20 Buffalo 3–2 Vancouver OT Demko 18,873 30–26–8 68 65 March 23 Vancouver 3–1 Colorado Halak 17,482 31–26–8 70 66 March 24 Vancouver 2–3 Minnesota OT Demko 17,333 31–26–9 71 67 March 26 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Demko 18,532 32–26–9 73 68 March 28 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Halak 18,096 32–27–9 73 69 March 30 St. Louis 4–3 Vancouver Demko 18,809 32–28–9 73 April: 8–2–3 (home: 6–0–1; road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 70 April 3 Vegas 3–2 Vancouver OT Demko 18,969 32–28–10 74 71 April 6 Vancouver 5–1 Vegas Demko 18,113 33–28–10 76 72 April 7 Vancouver 5–1 Arizona Halak 9,679 34–28–10 78 73 April 9 San Jose 2–4 Vancouver Demko 18,607 35–28–10 80 74 April 12 Vegas 4–5 Vancouver OT Demko 18,717 36–28–10 82 75 April 14 Arizona 1–7 Vancouver Demko 18,890 37–28–10 84 76 April 18 Dallas 2–6 Vancouver Demko 18,826 38–28–10 86 77 April 19 Ottawa 4–3 Vancouver SO Demko 18,845 38–28–11 87 78 April 21 Vancouver 3–6 Minnesota Demko 17,894 38–29–11 87 79 April 23 Vancouver 3–6 Calgary Demko 17,533 38–30–11 87 80 April 26 Seattle 2–5 Vancouver Martin 18,261 39–30–11 89 81 April 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Vancouver OT Martin 18,779 40–30–11 91 82 April 29 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Martin 18,347 40–30–12 92 Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters Regular season Player 80 32 67 99 +15 47 80 32 36 68 +1 12 76 8 60 68 +10 28 70 31 21 52 +3 40 77 19 33 52 +18 36 71 23 23 46 −5 20 68 14 20 34 +9 30 79 5 24 29 +5 52 79 14 12 26 +7 26 67 13 9 22 +5 24 60 10 8 18 −7 24 82 1 17 18 +15 66 66 5 12 17 +15 61 50 3 14 17 −3 12 ‡ 49 7 8 15 +3 22 75 7 8 15 −6 14 46 5 7 12 +1 14 62 5 6 11 −1 19 ‡ 24 3 4 7 +1 6 42 1 4 5 −3 39 † 17 2 2 4 +1 8 22 2 2 4 −3 2 11 2 1 3 −3 0 40 1 2 3 +2 12 † 17 1 1 2 +5 0 18 0 2 2 −2 4 8 0 2 2 −4 0 1 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 −1 0 2 0 0 0 −3 0 13 0 0 0 −3 9 9 0 0 0 −5 2 14 0 0 0 −5 6

Goaltenders Regular season Player 64 61 3,700:39 33 22 7 168 2.72 1,967 .915 1 0 2 2 17 14 796:42 4 7 2 39 2.94 400 .903 0 0 0 2 6 6 378:21 3 0 3 11 1.74 218 .950 0 0 0 0 1 1 57:21 0 1 0 3 3.14 17 .824 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.

Awards and honours

Awards Regular season Player Award Awarded NHL First Star of the Week December 13, 2021 NHL Third Star of the Month January 2, 2022 NHL All-Star game selection January 13, 2022

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached 1st career NHL game October 13, 2021 1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point October 15, 2021 100th career NHL point October 19, 2021 100th career NHL point October 21, 2021 800th career NHL game October 30, 2021 100th career NHL goal October 30, 2021 100th career NHL game November 14, 2021 100th career NHL assist November 14, 2021 1st career NHL assist November 19, 2021 1st career NHL goal November 19, 2021 100th career NHL game December 30, 2021 800th career NHL game January 1, 2022 200th career NHL game January 11, 2022 200th career NHL game January 11, 2022 100th career NHL game January 11, 2022 200th career NHL game January 13, 2022 100th career NHL assist January 23, 2022 800th career NHL game January 25, 2022 1st career NHL win January 27, 2022 100th career NHL game January 29, 2022 600th career NHL game January 31, 2022 600th career NHL game January 31, 2022 400th career NHL point February 8, 2022 400th career NHL point February 8, 2022 200th career NHL point February 21, 2022 300th career NHL game February 24, 2022 200th career NHL point March 26, 2022 200th career NHL game April 19, 2022

Records Player Record Date Quinn Hughes Most assists by Canucks defenceman in single season April 23, 2022 Quinn Hughes Most points by Canucks defenceman in single season April 26, 2022

Transactions The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Arizona CoyotesLoui ErikssonAntoine RousselJay Beagle1st-round pick in 20212nd-round pick in 20227th-round pick in 2023 To Vancouver CanucksOliver Ekman-LarssonConor Garland To Winnipeg JetsNate Schmidt To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2022 To Tampa Bay LightningFuture considerations To Vancouver CanucksSpencer Martin To Florida PanthersOlli Juolevi To Vancouver CanucksNoah JuulsenJuho Lammikko To Ottawa SenatorsTravis Hamonic To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2022 To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 2022 To Vancouver CanucksTravis Dermott To New York RangersTyler Motte To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2023

Players acquired