2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season
2014–15 Vancouver Canucks | |
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Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 5th Western |
2014–15 record | 48–29–5 |
Home record | 24–15–2 |
Road record | 24–14–3 |
Goals for | 242 |
Goals against | 222 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Benning |
Coach | Willie Desjardins |
Captain | Henrik Sedin |
Alternate captains | Kevin Bieksa Daniel Sedin |
Arena | Rogers Arena |
Average attendance | 18,710 (98.9%)[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Utica Comets (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Radim Vrbata (31) |
Assists | Daniel Sedin (56) |
Points | Daniel Sedin (76) |
Penalty minutes | Derek Dorsett (175) |
Plus/minus | Alexander Edler (+13) |
Wins | Ryan Miller (29) |
Goals against average | Eddie 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
Off-season
On April 8, 2014, after missing the playoffs for the first time since
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
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Schedule and results
Pre-season
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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 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold italics = Player scored game-winning goal |
Player statistics
Skaters
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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
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Milestones
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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
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June 27, 2014[9] | To 2014
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To 2015
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June 27, 2014[8] | To 2014
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To 2015
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June 27, 2014[10] | To Vancouver Canucks: Derek Dorsett |
To 2014
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June 28, 2014[11] | To Vancouver Canucks: Linden Vey |
To 2014
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November 20, 2014[20] | To Vancouver Canucks: Will Acton |
To Edmonton Oilers: Kellan Lain |
November 25, 2014[21] | To Vancouver Canucks: Andrey Pedan |
To 2016
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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 2015
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Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Player signings
Player | Date | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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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 |
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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
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 6 | Jake Virtanen | RW | ![]() |
Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
1 | 24[a] | Jared McCann | C | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
2 | 36 | Thatcher Demko | G | ![]() |
NCAA D1 )
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3 | 66 | Nikita Tryamkin | D | ![]() |
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) |
5 | 126 | Gustav Forsling | D | ![]() |
Linköpings HC (SHL )
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6 | 156 | Kyle Pettit | C | ![]() |
Erie Otters (OHL) |
7 | 186 | Mackenze Stewart | D | ![]() |
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
- Draft notes
- 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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