2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season

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.

2014–15 Vancouver Canucks
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)
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup 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

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks 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	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1	24^[a]	Jared McCann	C	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2	36	Thatcher Demko	G	United States	Boston College Eagles (NCAA D1)
3	66	Nikita Tryamkin	D	Russia	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)
5	126	Gustav Forsling	D	Sweden	Linköpings HC (SHL)
6	156	Kyle Pettit	C	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
7	186	Mackenze Stewart	D	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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