2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season

2014–15 Vancouver Canucks
Division2nd Pacific
Conference5th Western
2014–15 record48–29–5
Home record24–15–2
Road record24–14–3
Goals for242
Goals against222
Team information
General managerJim Benning
CoachWillie Desjardins
CaptainHenrik Sedin
Alternate captainsKevin Bieksa
Daniel Sedin
ArenaRogers Arena
Average attendance18,710 (98.9%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Utica Comets (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRadim Vrbata (31)
AssistsDaniel Sedin (56)
PointsDaniel Sedin (76)
Penalty minutesDerek Dorsett (175)
Plus/minusAlexander Edler (+13)
WinsRyan Miller (29)
Goals against averageEddie Lack (2.45)

The 2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season was the franchise's 45th season in the NHL. The Canucks managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. The team would not appear in the post season again until the 2019-20 NHL Season.

Off-season

On April 8, 2014, after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008, the team fired general manager Mike Gillis.[2] One day later, ownership hired former Canucks captain Trevor Linden as team president,[3] to assist in the search for a new general manager. Three weeks after Linden was hired, the Canucks announced that both head coach John Tortorella and assistant coach Mike Sullivan, who had only just been hired prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, were fired.[4] Throughout the search for Vancouver's new general manager, it was speculated that Linden's preferred candidate was Jim Benning, who was serving as an assistant general manager for the Boston Bruins. On May 21, the Canucks confirmed that Benning had been hired as their new general manager.[5] One of Benning's first changes to the roster was buying out David Booth, who had one year remaining on his contract.[6] As a result of the buyout, Booth became an unrestricted free agent, and he will receive $1,583,333 per year (over the next two seasons) from the Canucks; Booth's buyout salary will not be applied to Vancouver's salary cap. The next major task for the Canucks was finding a new head coach. Among the candidates Benning interviewed were New York Rangers assistant coach Scott Arniel, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma. Additionally, Texas Stars head coach Willie Desjardins was also one the coaches Benning was long rumoured to have interest in. However, Benning was not able to interview Desjardins until late June, as Desjardins had just won the Calder Cup with Texas. On June 23, the Canucks officially introduced Desjardins as the 18th head coach in Canucks history.[7] The next major tasks facing Benning were dealing with the trade request of Ryan Kesler, and preparing for the draft on June 27. On draft day, Benning completed a series of trades before the Canucks even made their first pick. Jason Garrison was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2nd-round draft pick,[8] and then Ryan Kesler was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, the twenty-fourth overall pick, and a 3rd-round draft pick.[9] Benning then flipped Anaheim's 3rd-round pick to the New York Rangers, in exchange for Derek Dorsett.[10] On June 28 (the second day of the draft), Benning acquired Linden Vey from the Los Angeles Kings, in exchange for Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick (acquired the day before in the Garrison trade).[11] As a result of trading away Roberto Luongo in March, the Canucks were left with a goalie tandem of Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom, who together had combined for 88 games of NHL experience. Thus, Benning's first move on July 1 was to sign free-agent goalie Ryan Miller to a 3-year, $18 million contract, in order to bring a veteran presence to Vancouver's goaltending position.[12] Benning's next major transaction occurred only one day after acquiring Miller, as he signed former Phoenix Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata to a 2-year, $10 million contract.[13] On July 3, Benning signed restricted free agent Zack Kassian to a 2-year, $3.5 million deal.[14] On July 5, the Canucks re-signed defenceman Christopher Tanev to a 1-year, $2 million contract, only hours before the deadline to file for salary arbitration.[15] On July 7, Benning named Doug Lidster as an assistant coach for the Canucks; Lidster had also recently served as an assistant coach to new Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins on the Texas Stars.[16]

Regular season

October

November

On November 4, rookie Bo Horvat made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche; it was a winning debut for Horvat as the Canucks rally from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2. On November 20, Bo Horvat scored his first NHL goal against the Anaheim Ducks, the Canucks went onto lose the game 4-3 in a shootout. On November 23, Daniel Sedin played his 1000th NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks; the Canucks went on to defeat the Blackhawks by a final score of 4-1, forward Jannik Hansen also scored his first career hat trick this game.

December

The Vancouver Canucks began struggling after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2. They lost five games in a row and finally ended their struggles against the Calgary Flames with a 3–2 win in overtime.

January

February

On February 22, Ryan Miller was injured in shutout win over New York Islanders forcing Eddie Lack into the game. He would miss the next 22 games. Jacob Markstrom was called in from the Utica Comets.

March

Jacob Markstrom started against San Jose Sharks on March 3, but he was removed after he gave up three goals in four shots as the Canucks lost to the Sharks 6-2. Markstrom finally was able to win against Arizona Coyotes with a 3–1 victory

April

Canucks clinched their playoff spot after a 2–1 victory against Los Angeles Kings.

Playoffs

The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's second seed. This was the seventh playoff meeting for these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Calgary won in seven games. The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.

The Flames defeated the Canucks in six games. Calgary rallied from a one-goal deficit in Game 1, as David Jones tied the game 7:59 into the third and Kris Russell scored the winning goal with 29.6 seconds left to give the Flames a 2–1 win. The Canucks tied the series with a 4–1 win, as goalie Eddie Lack made 22 out of 23 saves and Alex Burrows recorded two assists. With 1:17 left to play, a fight broke out that resulted in 132 penalty minutes, with the Flames' Deryk Engelland given a game misconduct for instigating it, but eventually the league rescinded Engelland's penalty and instead fined Calgary head coach Bob Hartley $50,000 for his responsibility for the incident. Jonas Hiller made 23 saves to help give the Flames to a 4–2 win in Game 3. In Game 4, Calgary scored three first-period goals out of seven shots off of Lack. Ryan Miller replaced Lack to start the second period, but Hiller made 28 total saves en route to a 3–1 win.[58] Miller then made 20 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the winning goal 1:47 into the third period to help give the Canucks to a 2–1 win in Game 5. In Game 6, Hartley pulled Hiller after he allowed two goals on his first three shots, and put Karri Ramo in net. The Flames tied the game in the second period, and then Matt Stajan scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the third period. Two empty net goals in the final minute of the game sealed the series victory for the Flames.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Anaheim Ducks 82 51 24 7 43 236 226 +10 109
2 x – Vancouver Canucks 82 48 29 5 42 242 222 +20 101
3 x – Calgary Flames 82 45 30 7 41 241 216 +25 97
4 Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 38 220 205 +15 95
5 San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 9 36 228 232 −4 89
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 14 19 198 283 −85 62
7 Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 8 19 170 272 −102 56
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 San Jose 2–4 Vancouver Cannata 13,650 1–0–0 Recap
2[a] September 23 Vancouver 2–5 San Jose Eriksson 6,810 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 25 Vancouver 3–1 Calgary Lack 19,289 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 26 Calgary 0–3 Vancouver Miller 18,482 3–1–0 Recap
5 September 29 Arizona 4–2 Vancouver Miller 18,050 3–2–0 Recap
6 October 2 Vancouver 2–1 Edmonton Lack 16,839 4–2–0 Recap
7 October 4 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Miller 18,802 5–2–0 Recap

Notes:
a Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

Regular season

Game log
October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Vancouver 4–2 Calgary Miller 19,289 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 Edmonton 4–5 Vancouver SO Miller 18,870 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 17 Vancouver 2–0 Edmonton Miller 16,839 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 18 Tampa Bay 4–2 Vancouver Lack 18,647 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 21 Vancouver 3–6 Dallas Miller 15,678 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 23 Vancouver 4–1 St. Louis Miller 16,099 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 24 Vancouver 3–7 Colorado Lack 17,119 4–3–0 8 Recap
8 October 26 Washington 2–4 Vancouver Miller 18,427 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 October 28 Carolina 1–4 Vancouver Miller 18,234 6–3–0 12 Recap
10 October 30 Montreal 2–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,870 7–3–0 14 Recap
November: 9–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 6–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton Miller 16,839 8–3–0 16 Recap
12 November 2 Nashville 3–1 Vancouver Lack 18,395 8–4–0 16 Recap
13 November 4 Vancouver 5–2 Colorado Miller 13,221 9–4–0 18 Recap
14 November 6 Vancouver 3–2 San Jose Miller 17,562 10–4–0 20 Recap
15 November 8 Vancouver 1–5 Los Angeles Miller 18,230 10–5–0 20 Recap
16 November 9 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim SO Lack 16,749 11–5–0 22 Recap
17 November 11 Ottawa 3–4 Vancouver OT Miller 18,775 12–5–0 24 Recap
18 November 14 Arizona 5–0 Vancouver Miller 18,708 12–6–0 24 Recap
19 November 19 Vancouver 5–4 Edmonton Miller 16,839 13–6–0 26 Recap
20 November 20 Anaheim 4–3 Vancouver SO Lack 18,870 13–6–1 27 Recap
21 November 23 Chicago 1–4 Vancouver Miller 18,663 14–6–1 29 Recap
22 November 25 New Jersey 0–2 Vancouver Miller 18,606 15–6–1 31 Recap
23 November 28 Vancouver 5–0 Columbus Miller 14,121 16–6–1 33 Recap
24 November 30 Vancouver 3–5 Detroit Miller 20,027 16–7–1 33 Recap
December: 5–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 2 Vancouver 4–3 Washington Miller 18,506 17–7–1 35 Recap
26 December 4 Vancouver 3–0 Pittsburgh Lack 18,463 18–7–1 37 Recap
27 December 6 Vancouver 2–5 Toronto Miller 19,346 18–8–1 37 Recap
28 December 7 Vancouver 3–4 Ottawa OT Lack 16,870 18–8–2 38 Recap
29 December 9 Vancouver 1–3 Montreal Miller 21,286 18–9–2 38 Recap
30 December 13 NY Rangers 5–1 Vancouver Miller 18,870 18–10–2 38 Recap
31 December 17 Dallas 2–0 Vancouver Lack 18,755 18–11–2 38 Recap
32 December 20 Calgary 2–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,747 19–11–2 40 Recap
33 December 22 Arizona 1–7 Vancouver Miller 18,794 20–11–2 42 Recap
34 December 28 Vancouver 1–2 Anaheim OT Miller 17,374 20–11–3 43 Recap
35 December 30 Vancouver 3–1 San Jose Miller 17,562 21–11–3 45 Recap
January: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
36 January 1 Los Angeles 3–2 Vancouver Miller 18,870 21–12–3 45 Recap
37 January 3 Detroit 1–4 Vancouver Miller 18,870 22–12–3 47 Recap
38 January 6 NY Islanders 2–3 Vancouver Lack 18,562 23–12–3 49 Recap
39 January 8 Florida 3–1 Vancouver Miller 18,799 23–13–3 49 Recap
40 January 10 Calgary 1–0 Vancouver Lack 18,870 23–14–3 49 Recap
41 January 13 Vancouver 1–5 Nashville Lack 15,726 23–15–3 49 Recap
42 January 15 Vancouver 4–0 Philadelphia Miller 19,571 24–15–3 51 Recap
43 January 16 Vancouver 3–0 Carolina Miller 13,093 25–15–3 53 Recap
44 January 19 Vancouver 2–1 Florida Miller 9,373 26–15–3 55 Recap
45 January 20 Vancouver 1–4 Tampa Bay Miller 18,517 26–16–3 55 Recap
46 January 27 Anaheim 4–0 Vancouver Miller 18,813 26–17–3 55 Recap
47 January 30 Buffalo 2–5 Vancouver Miller 18,570 27–17–3 57 Recap
February: 8–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
48 February 1 Minnesota 4–2 Vancouver Miller 18,438 27–18–3 57 Recap
49 February 3 Winnipeg 2–3 Vancouver OT Lack 18,509 28–18–3 59 Recap
50 February 5 San Jose 5–1 Vancouver Miller 18,508 28–19–3 59 Recap
51 February 7 Pittsburgh 0–5 Vancouver Miller 18,870 29–19–3 61 Recap
52 February 9 Vancouver 3–5 Minnesota Miller 18,804 29–20–3 61 Recap
53 February 11 Vancouver 5–4 Chicago OT Lack 21,346 30–20–3 63 Recap
54 February 13 Boston 2–5 Vancouver Miller 18,870 31–20–3 65 Recap
55 February 14 Vancouver 2–3 Calgary Miller 19,289 31–21–3 65 Recap
56 February 16 Minnesota 2–3 Vancouver Lack 18,465 32–21–3 67 Recap
57 February 19 Vancouver 5–4 NY Rangers SO Miller 18,006 33–21–3 69 Recap
58 February 20 Vancouver 2–4 New Jersey Lack 14,822 33–22–3 69 Recap
59 February 22 Vancouver 4–0 NY Islanders Miller 16,170 34–22–3 71 Recap
60 February 24 Vancouver 2–1 Boston Lack 17,565 35–22–3 73 Recap
61 February 26 Vancouver 3–6 Buffalo Lack 19,070 35–23–3 73 Recap
March: 10–4–2 (Home: 5–4–1 ; Road: 5–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
62 March 1 St. Louis 5–6 Vancouver SO Lack 18,870 36–23–3 75 Recap
63 March 3 San Jose 6–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,535 36–24–3 75 Recap
64 March 5 Vancouver 2–3 Arizona SO Lack 12,589 36–24–4 76 Recap
65 March 7 Vancouver 3–2 San Jose Lack 17,562 37–24–4 78 Recap
66 March 9 Anaheim 1–2 Vancouver Lack 18,557 38–24–4 80 Recap
67 March 12 Los Angeles 4–0 Vancouver Lack 18,663 38–25–4 80 Recap
68 March 14 Toronto 1–4 Vancouver Lack 18,870 39–25–4 82 Recap
69 March 17 Philadelphia 1–4 Vancouver Lack 18,870 40–25–4 84 Recap
70 March 19 Columbus 6–2 Vancouver Lack 18,668 40–26–4 84 Recap
71 March 21 Vancouver 4–1 Los Angeles Lack 18,230 41–26–4 86 Recap
72 March 22 Vancouver 3–1 Arizona Markstrom 12,405 42–26–4 88 Recap
73 March 24 Winnipeg 2–5 Vancouver Lack 18,870 43–26–4 90 Recap
74 March 26 Colorado 4–1 Vancouver Lack 18,870 43–27–4 90 Recap
75 March 28 Dallas 4–3 Vancouver OT Lack 18,595 43–27–5 91 Recap
76 March 30 Vancouver 4–1 St. Louis Lack 19,204 44–27–5 93 Recap
77 March 31 Vancouver 5–4 Nashville SO Lack 17,113 45–27–5 95 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
78 April 2 Vancouver 1–3 Chicago Lack 21,901 45–28–5 95 Recap
79 April 4 Vancouver 4–5 Winnipeg Lack 15,016 45–29–5 95 Recap
80 April 6 Los Angeles 1–2 Vancouver SO Lack 18,870 46–29–5 97 Recap
81 April 9 Arizona 0–5 Vancouver Lack 18,796 47–29–5 99 Recap
82 April 11 Edmonton 5–6 Vancouver OT Miller 18,870 48–29–5 101 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

Western Conference
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks 1–0–0 1–1–0 2–1–0 4 10 8
Colorado Avalanche 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–2–0 2 9 13
Dallas Stars 0–1–1 0–1–0 0–2–1 1 6 12
Minnesota Wild 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–2–0 2 8 11
Nashville Predators 0–1–0 1–1–0 1–2–0 2 7 12
St. Louis Blues 1–0–0 2–0–0 3–0–0 6 14 7
Winnipeg Jets 2–0–0 0–1–0 2–1–0 4 12 9
Total 5–4–1 5–6–0 10–10–1 21 66 72
Pacific Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks 1–1–1 1–0–1 2–1–2 6 8 12
Arizona Coytes 2–1–0 1–0–1 3–1–1 7 17 10
Calgary Flames 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 9 8
Edmonton Oilers 2–0–0 3–0–0 5–0–0 10 21 15
Los Angeles Kings 1–2–0 1–1–0 2–3–0 4 9 14
San Jose Sharks 0–2–0 3–0–0 3–2–0 6 12 16
Vancouver Canucks – – – – – –
Total 7–7–1 10–2–2 17–9–3 37 76 75


Eastern Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 7 3
Buffalo Sabres 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 8 8
Detroit Red Wings 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 7 6
Florida Panthers 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 3 4
Montreal Canadiens 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 5
Ottawa Senators 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 7 7
Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 3 8
Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 6
Total 6–2–0 2–5–1 8–7–1 17 45 47
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 7 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 7 6
New Jersey Devils 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 4
New York Islanders 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 7 2
New York Rangers 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 9
Philadelphia Flyers 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 0
Washington Capitals 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 5
Total 6–2–0 7–1–0 13–3–0 26 55 28

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (P3) Calgary Flames: Calgary won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Canucks Goals Flames Goals Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 15 Calgary 2–1 Vancouver Horvat Jones, Russell Lack 18,870 0–1 Recap
2 April 17 Calgary 1–4 Vancouver D. Sedin, Higgins, Kenins, Vrbata Russell Lack 18,870 1–1 Recap
3 April 19 Vancouver 2–4 Calgary Matthias, Hansen Bollig, Brodie, Bennett, Monahan Lack 19,289 1–2 Recap
4 April 21 Vancouver 1–3 Calgary H. Sedin Gaudreau, Hudler, Bennett Lack 19,289 1–3 Recap
5 April 23 Calgary 1–2 Vancouver Bonino, D. Sedin Jones Miller 18,870 2–3 Recap
6 April 25 Vancouver 4–7 Calgary McMillan, Hansen, Vrbata, Sbisa Ferland (2), Monahan, Gaudreau, Hudler (2), Stajan Miller 19,289 2–4 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold italics = Player scored game-winning goal

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Daniel Sedin 82 20 56 76 +5 18
Henrik Sedin 82 18 55 73 +11 22
Radim Vrbata 79 31 32 63 +6 20
Nick Bonino 75 15 24 39 +7 22
Chris Higgins 77 12 24 36 +8 16
Alex Burrows 70 18 15 33 0 68
Jannik Hansen 81 16 17 33 −6 27
Alexander Edler 74 8 23 31 +13 54
Shawn Matthias 78 18 9 27 −3 16
Bo Horvat 68 13 12 25 −8 16
Derek Dorsett 79 7 18 25 +4 175
Linden Vey 75 10 14 24 −3 18
Dan Hamhuis 59 1 22 23 0 44
Yannick Weber 65 11 10 21 +4 30
Brad Richardson 45 8 13 21 0 34
Christopher Tanev 70 2 18 20 +8 12
Zack Kassian 42 10 6 16 −5 81
Kevin Bieksa 60 4 10 14 0 77
Ronalds Kenins 30 4 8 12 −2 8
Ryan Stanton 54 3 8 11 +9 35
Luca Sbisa 76 3 8 11 −8 46
Sven Baertschi† 3 2 0 2 0 4
Adam Clendening† 17 0 2 2 +1 8
Alex Biega 7 1 0 1 −2 0
Frank Corrado 10 1 0 1 −7 0
Tom Sestito 3 0 1 1 +1 7
Brandon McMillan† 8 0 1 1 −1 0
Brandon DeFazio 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nicklas Jensen 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Totals 82 236 406 642 +31 858
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jannik Hansen 6 2 2 4 +1 0
Daniel Sedin 6 2 2 4 −1 0
Radim Vrbata 6 2 2 4 −2 0
Bo Horvat 6 1 3 4 +1 2
Henrik Sedin 6 1 3 4 −1 2
Nick Bonino 6 1 2 3 −2 4
Christopher Tanev 6 0 3 3 +4 0
Alexander Edler 6 0 3 3 +3 4
Ronalds Kenins 5 1 1 2 +2 4
Chris Higgins 6 1 1 2 0 2
Luca Sbisa 6 1 1 2 −2 7
Shawn Matthias 6 1 1 2 −3 10
Alex Burrows 3 0 2 2 +1 21
Brandon McMillan 2 1 0 1 +1 4
Dan Hamhuis 6 0 1 1 −2 16
Linden Vey 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sven Baertschi 2 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Richardson 5 0 0 0 −3 15
Kevin Bieksa 6 0 0 0 −1 9
Derek Dorsett 6 0 0 0 −3 20
Yannick Weber 6 0 0 0 −5 12
Totals 6 14 27 41 −12 132

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ryan Miller 45 45 2,541:31 29 15 1 107 2.53 1,198 .911 6 0 0 0
Eddie Lack 41 35 2,323:57 18 13 4 95 2.45 1,201 .921 2 0 0 2
Jacob Markstrom 3 2 77:38 1 1 0 4 3.09 33 .879 0 0 0 0
Totals 82 4,943:06 48 29 5 206 2.50 2,432 .915 8 0 0 2
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ryan Miller 3 2 156:10 1 1 6 2.31 67 .910 0 0 0 0
Eddie Lack 4 4 198:16 1 3 10 3.03 88 .886 0 0 0 0
Totals 6 354:26 2 4 16 2.71 155 .897 0 0 0 0

†Traded to Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Jannik Hansen NHL First Star of the Week[17] November 24, 2014
Radim Vrbata NHL All-Star game selection[18] January 10, 2015
Henrik Sedin NHL Second Star of the Week[19] February 23, 2015

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Linden Vey 1st NHL goal October 11, 2014
Alexander Edler 500th NHL game October 23, 2014
Ryan Miller 300th NHL win October 28, 2014
Radim Vrbata 800th NHL game October 28, 2014
Nick Bonino 200th NHL game November 1, 2014
Chris Higgins 300th NHL point November 1, 2014
Jannik Hansen 400th NHL game November 1, 2014
Bo Horvat 1st NHL game November 4, 2014
Brandon DeFazio 1st NHL game November 9, 2014
Bo Horvat 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point		 November 20, 2014
Bo Horvat 1st NHL assist November 23, 2014
Jannik Hansen 1st NHL hat-trick November 23, 2014
Daniel Sedin 1,000th NHL game November 23, 2014
Nick Bonino 100th NHL point November 28, 2014
Brad Richardson 500th NHL game January 1, 2015
Henrik Sedin 200th NHL goal January 3, 2015
Luca Sbisa 300th NHL game January 8, 2015
Christopher Tanev 200th NHL game January 19, 2015
Yannick Weber 200th NHL game January 27, 2015
Ronalds Kenins 1st NHL game January 30, 2015
Ronalds Kenins 1st NHL goal
1st NHL point		 February 1, 2015
Ryan Stanton 100th NHL game February 3, 2015
Radim Vrbata 500th NHL point February 7, 2015
Ronalds Kenins 1st NHL assist February 11, 2015
Shawn Matthias 1st NHL hat-trick February 13, 2015
Ryan Miller 600th NHL game February 13, 2015
Alex Biega 1st NHL game
1st NHL goal
1st NHL point		 February 16, 2015
Jannik Hansen 100th NHL assist February 16, 2015
Henrik Sedin 900th NHL point March 3, 2015
Dan Hamhuis 800th NHL game March 12, 2015
Shawn Matthias 400th NHL game March 22, 2015
Derek Dorsett 400th NHL game March 22, 2015
Henrik Sedin 700th NHL assist April 6, 2015
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Bo Horvat 1st NHL playoff game
1st NHL playoff goal
1st NHL playoff point		 April 15, 2015
Ronalds Kenins 1st NHL playoff game April 15, 2015
Eddie Lack 1st NHL playoff game April 15, 2015
Bo Horvat 1st NHL playoff assist April 17, 2015
Ronalds Kenins 1st NHL playoff goal
1st NHL playoff point		 April 17, 2015
Eddie Lack 1st NHL playoff win April 17, 2015
Shawn Matthias 1st NHL playoff goal April 19, 2015
Ronalds Kenins 1st NHL playoff assist April 19, 2015
Linden Vey 1st NHL playoff game April 21, 2015
Sven Baertschi 1st NHL playoff game April 23, 2015
Luca Sbisa 1st NHL playoff goal April 25, 2015

Records

Player Record Date
Ryan Miller First Canucks goaltender to post back-to-back road game shutouts in back-to-back days January 16, 2015
Daniel Sedin Most career power-play goals in Canucks history February 7, 2015
Eddie Lack Most saves by a Canuck goalie in a relief appearance without allowing a goal February 22, 2015

Transactions

The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2014[9] To Vancouver Canucks:
Nick Bonino
Luca Sbisa
1st-round pick (24th overall) in 2014
3rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2014 		To Anaheim Ducks:
Ryan Kesler
3rd-round pick in 2015
June 27, 2014[8] To Vancouver Canucks:
2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2014 		To Tampa Bay Lightning:
Jason Garrison
Jeff Costello
7th-round pick in 2015
June 27, 2014[10] To Vancouver Canucks:
Derek Dorsett 		To New York Rangers:
ANA's 3rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2014
June 28, 2014[11] To Vancouver Canucks:
Linden Vey 		To Los Angeles Kings:
TBL's 2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2014
November 20, 2014[20] To Vancouver Canucks:
Will Acton 		To Edmonton Oilers:
Kellan Lain
November 25, 2014[21] To Vancouver Canucks:
Andrey Pedan 		To New York Islanders:
Alexandre Mallet
3rd-round pick (64th overall) in 2016
January 29, 2015[22] To Vancouver Canucks:
Adam Clendening 		To Chicago Blackhawks:
Gustav Forsling
March 2, 2015[23] To Vancouver Canucks:
Cory Conacher 		To New York Islanders:
Dustin Jeffrey
March 2, 2015[24] To Vancouver Canucks:
Sven Baertschi 		To Calgary Flames:
2nd-round pick (53rd overall) in 2015

Free agents acquired

Player Date Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
Ryan Miller July 1, 2014 St. Louis Blues 3 years, $18 million [12]
Bobby Sanguinetti July 1, 2014 Atlant Moscow Oblast 1 year, $600,000 [25]
Dustin Jeffrey July 2, 2014 Dallas Stars 1 year, $600,000 [26][27]
Cal O'Reilly July 2, 2014 Utica Comets 1 year, $600,000 [26][28]
Radim Vrbata July 2, 2014 Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $10 million [13]

Free agents lost

Player Date New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
Mike Santorelli July 3, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.5 million [29]
Jordan Schroeder July 11, 2014 Minnesota Wild 2 years, $1.2 million [30][31]
Zac Dalpe July 13, 2014 Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $700,000 [32][33]
Benn Ferriero July 16, 2014 St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [34][35]
Jeremy Welsh July 21, 2014 St. Louis Blues 1 year, $550,000 [36][37]
David Booth July 22, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.1 million [38]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Brandon McMillan[39] Arizona Coyotes February 12, 2015

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
Alex Biega July 1, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension [40][41]
Zack Kassian July 3, 2014 2-year, $3.5 million contract extension [14]
Yannick Weber July 4, 2014 1 year, $850,000 contract extension [42]
Joe Cannata July 4, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension [43][44]
Peter Andersson July 5, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension [45][46]
Christopher Tanev July 5, 2014 1 year, $2 million contract extension [15]
Linden Vey July 14, 2014 1 year, $735,000 contract extension [47]
Darren Archibald July 22, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension [48][49]
Brandon DeFazio July 22, 2014 1 year, $600,000 contract extension [48][50]
Jared McCann July 24, 2014 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [51]
Jake Virtanen July 25, 2014 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [52]

Suspensions and fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Ref
Alex Burrows Illegal check to the head of Montreal defenceman Alexei Emelin. 3 games $72,580.65 October 31, 2014 [53]
Jannik Hansen Illegal check to the head of San Jose forward Tommy Wingels. – $5,000.00 December 31, 2014 [54]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Canucks had following picks:

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 6 Jake Virtanen RW Canada Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1 24[a] Jared McCann C Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 36 Thatcher Demko G United States United States Boston College Eagles (NCAA D1)
3 66 Nikita Tryamkin D Russia Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)
5 126 Gustav Forsling D Sweden Sweden Linköpings HC (SHL)
6 156 Kyle Pettit C Canada Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
7 186 Mackenze Stewart D Canada Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Draft notes
  • a Anaheim's first-round pick went to Vancouver, as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim, in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a third-round pick in 2014, and this pick.[9]
  • Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to Carolina, as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh to Vancouver, in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and this pick.[55]

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