NHL Player News
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Anthony Beauvillier LW | VAN
Canucks' Anthony Beauvillier: Ends eight-game goal drought
Beauvillier supplied a goal in Vancouver's 5-4 overtime loss to Calgary on Friday.
Beauvillier was on an eight-game goal-scoring drought, though he did record three assists in that span. His marker came late in the second period to give the Canucks a 4-3 edge. Beauvillier has 17 goals and 38 points in 75 outings in 2022-23.
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Elias Pettersson C | VAN
Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Pushes scoring streak to 14 games
Pettersson netted a goal in Vancouver's 5-4 overtime loss to Calgary on Friday.
Pettersson extended his point streak to an incredible 14 games and has eight goals and 20 points in that span. He scored on the power play early in the second period to put Vancouver up 2-0. It was his 36th goal and 96th point in 73 appearances this season.
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Aidan McDonough LW | VAN
Canucks' Aidan McDonough: Nets first career NHL goal
McDonough contributed a goal in Vancouver's 5-4 overtime loss to Calgary on Friday.
McDonough was playing in his second career NHL contest. He didn't record a point and finished with one shot in 10:03 of ice time during his debut Sunday. In addition to scoring his first NHL goal, McDonough also finished with a shot and a hit in 6:37 versus the Flames.
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Conor Garland RW | VAN
Canucks' Conor Garland: Snaps three-game scoring drought
Garland found the back of the net in a 5-4 overtime loss to Calgary on Friday.
Garland was held off the scoresheet over his previous three contests and six of his past seven outings. Through 74 appearances this season, he has 14 goals and 41 points. That puts Garland on track to finish below his 2021-22 totals of 19 markers and 52 points.
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Jacob Markstrom G | CGY
Flames' Jacob Markstrom: Collects third straight win
Markstrom stopped 16 of 20 shots in a 5-4 overtime win over Vancouver on Friday.
Markstrom struggled in the second period, allowing three goals on just six shots in that span. Still, he picked up his third straight win thanks to the Flames giving him plenty of offensive support. The 33-year-old goaltender has a 22-20-10 record, 2.96 GAA and .890 save percentage in 54 outings this season.
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MacKenzie Weegar D | CGY
Flames' MacKenzie Weegar: Provides two assists vs. Vancouver
Weegar recorded two assists in the Flames' 5-4 overtime victory over Vancouver on Friday.
Weegar's first helper was recorded while Calgary had the man advantage. He has four goals and 29 points in 75 contests this season, including three power-play points. Weegar has a goal and four points over his last four games.
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Troy Stecher D | CGY
Flames' Troy Stecher: Has two-point game
Stecher collected a goal and an assist in Calgary's 5-4 overtime victory over Vancouver on Friday.
Stecher earned his first multi-point game of the 2022-23 campaign. He has two goals and 12 points in 75 contests this season. Stecher entered Friday's action averaging just 14:29 of ice time over 13 games since being acquired by Calgary from Arizona. With that limited role, his offensive pace isn't likely to meaningfully increase.
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Tyler Toffoli RW | CGY
Flames' Tyler Toffoli: Contributes two goals Friday
Toffoli provided two goals, including the overtime winner, in a 5-4 victory over Vancouver on Friday.
This was Toffoli's second two-goal game in the span of three contests and his third over his last eight outings. That's pushed him up to 33 markers and 69 points in 76 appearances this season. Toffoli has surpassed his previous career high of 31 goals, which was set in 2015-16.
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Blake Coleman C | CGY
Flames' Blake Coleman: Ties career high in points
Coleman tallied a goal in Calgary's 5-4 overtime win over Vancouver on Friday.
Coleman now has 36 points this season, which matches the career high he set in 2018-19. The marker, which tied the game at 2-2 midway through the second period, was also his 18th goal in 76 appearances this year. Coleman was held off the scoresheet over his previous three contests, but he did record three goals and five points in the span of four outings from March 16-21.
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Mikael Backlund C | CGY
Flames' Mikael Backlund: Supplies two helpers Friday
Backlund registered two assists in the Flames' 5-4 overtime victory over Vancouver on Friday.
Backlund's second helper was the primary assist on Tyler Toffoli's game-winner. Backlund is up to 17 goals and 52 points in 76 appearances this season. He hasn't found the back of the net over his last seven outings, but the 34-year-old has provided six assists in that span.