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Ilya Mikheyev - Adds helper in win Mikheyev notched an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Mikheyev has gone five games without a goal, but he's picked up four assists and 10 shots on net in that span. The 29-year-old had the secondary helper on Ian Cole's opening tally Tuesday. Mikheyev remains in a top-six role at even strength while also seeing time on the second power-play unit. He's been a solid part of the Canucks' supporting cast with 21 points, 66 shots on net, 18 hits and a plus-7 rating over 33 appearances.

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Brock Boeser - Nabs assist in win Boeser posted an assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Boeser had gone two games without a point and eight contests without a helper prior to Tuesday. The 26-year-old assisted on a J.T. Miller tally in the first period. Boeser has enjoyed a career-best scoring pace in 2023-24 with 39 points, 101 shots on net and a plus-11 rating over 37 appearances.

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Quinn Hughes - Picks up helper in win Hughes notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Hughes stretched his point streak to five games (one goal, six assists). He helped out on Elias Pettersson's second goal of the first period. Hughes is up to 46 points, 94 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a plus-26 rating through 37 outings overall. The 24-year-old continues to lead all defensemen in scoring, though Colorado's Cale Makar is two points back.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Ian Cole - Opens scoring Tuesday Cole scored a goal in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Cole's first goal of the campaign opened the scoring at 2:14 of the first period, sparking a five-goal frame for the Canucks. The defenseman has three points over his last 10 games, matching his production from the first two months of the campaign. Cole is at six points, 32 shots on net, 36 PIM, 36 hits, 73 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating through 37 outings in a bottom-four role this season.

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Canucks jump out to 5-0 lead, never look back in beating Sens Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each scored twice as the Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks began the new year in dominant fashion,...

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J.T. Miller - Pair of points in win Miller scored a goal on two shots, added a power-play assist, logged four hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Miller's points came 55 seconds apart late in the first period as the Canucks stormed out to a 5-0 lead. The 30-year-old had gone eight games without a goal, his worst drought of the season, but he had eight assists in that span. He's also had just one multi-game point drought all campaign. Miller is up to 16 tallies, 50 points (22 on the power play), 82 shots on net, 80 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-13 rating through 37 appearances.

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Elias Pettersson - Scores twice Tuesday Pettersson scored a pair of goals on five shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Pettersson's two goals bookended a sequence of three Canucks tallies in 1:19 of game time in the first period. This was his third multi-point effort in the last five contests. The center is up to 15 goals, 45 points, 101 shots on net, 42 hits, 30 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating through 37 outings. He's earned 18 points, including one of his goals Tuesday, on the power play.

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Pius Suter - Racks up three points Tuesday Suter scored twice on five shots, added an assist and went plus-4 in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact Suter had a goal in the first period and pinballed a second shot in for the finally tally in the third. He also set up an Elias Pettersson goal in the opening frame. Suter has four goals and three assists over his last six games, playing larger than his bottom-six role would suggest. Overall, he's produced eight goals, three helpers, 32 shots on net and a plus-13 rating through 23 appearances.

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Thatcher Demko - Defeats Senators Demko stopped 35 of 38 shots in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Senators.

Impact The Canucks spotted Demko a 5-0 lead after one period, and while he faltered a bit, the advantage was never in doubt. The 28-year-old has given up at least three goals in four straight outings, but he's won three of them. For the season, he's 18-7-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a .917 save percentage through 26 appearances. The Canucks begin a lengthy road trip Thursday in St. Louis.

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Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter power the Vancouver Canucks past the Ottawa Senators 6-3 Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks used a fast start to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3

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Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter power the Vancouver Canucks past the Ottawa Senators 6-3

Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks used a fast start to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3

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Canucks 6, Senators 3: Rested, refreshed for fast start, before a sluggish finish Elias Pettersson scored twice as the Canucks found the net five times in the opening period to lay foundation for victory

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NHL Highlights | Senators vs. Canucks - January 2, 2024

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OTT@VAN: Tarasenko scores goal against Thatcher Demko | Ottawa Senators OTT@VAN: Tarasenko scores goal against Thatcher Demko

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OTT@VAN: Giroux scores goal against Thatcher Demko | Ottawa Senators OTT@VAN: Giroux scores goal against Thatcher Demko

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Phillip Di Giuseppe - Leaves game Di Giuseppe (undisclosed) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Senators.

Impact It's unclear what happened to prompt Di Giuseppe's exit from the contest. With the Canucks leading 5-0 after the first period, it's possible this is a precautionary move. More information should be available prior to Thursday's game in St. Louis, which begins a seven-game road trip for the Canucks.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Canucks' Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller Strike 24 Seconds Apart To Chase Anton Forsberg

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Canucks Q&A: How Carson Soucy's growth spurt turned doubt into NHL career Carson Soucy was 5-foot-10 at age 16. The following year, he grew five inches and suddenly had the size and reach to pursue an NHL career.

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Canucks prospects at the World Juniors: Lekkerimaki shoots Sweden into the semifinals Jonathan Lekkerimaki fires nine shots on net and scores his fourth in five games as Sweden scrapes by a scrappy Swiss side 3-2 in overtime

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First-rate second stringer: Casey DeSmith upgrades Canucks back-up goaltending Casey DeSmith says of pinch hitting for Thatcher Demko: “I’m perfectly fine with my job. I take a lot of pride when I’m handed the baton."

JANUARY 2 • THEPROVINCE.COM

Thatcher Demko - Guarding cage Tuesday Demko will patrol the crease at home versus the Senators on Tuesday, Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650 reports.

Impact Demko is sporting a 5-0-1 record and 2.47 GAA in his last six contests and finds himself trailing Colorado's Alexandar Georgiev by two wins for the league lead (19). If Demko can maintain his win rate and hold up under a heavy workload, he could be in contention for the Vezina Trophy at the end of the season.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Canucks Game Day: New year with a good resolution to change a bad habit The Canucks have slipped from second to third-fewest goals allowed because they've surrendered four in each of their last three games.

JANUARY 2 • THEPROVINCE.COM

Canucks Begin 2024 with Senators in Town Ahead of Long Road Trip | Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks return to home ice in 2024 with their second and final matchup against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. That’s Ja...

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PRACTICE | J.T. Miller | Vancouver Canucks Forward J.T. Miller meets with the media following practice at Rogers Arena.

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PRACTICE | Rick Tocchet | Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet meets with the media following practice at Rogers Arena.

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