# 2023–24 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2023–24 Vancouver Canucks season was the 54th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.
On March 30, 2024, the Canucks clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2020, after the San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues. On April 16, 2024, the Canucks clinched the Pacific Division title for the first time in franchise history and their first franchise division title since winning the Northwest Division in 2013; following a 4–1 win over the Calgary Flames in their last regular season home game.
In game one of the playoffs in their first round series against the Nashville Predators, the Canucks played their first home playoff game at Rogers Arena since 2015, securing a 4–2 win over Nashville. The Canucks would go on to defeat the Predators in six games. In the second round, the Canucks faced the Edmonton Oilers, losing in seven games.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 44 | 279 | 223 | +56 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 39 | 294 | 237 | +57 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 256 | 215 | +41 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 8 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 2 | PA | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 3 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 4 | CE | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 5 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023. Two weeks prior to the first preseason game, Quinn Hughes was named the new captain, replacing Bo Horvat, who was traded midway through the prior season.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
2023–24 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| J. T. Miller | 81 | 37 | 66 | 103 | +32 | 58 |
| Quinn Hughes | 82 | 17 | 75 | 92 | +38 | 38 |
| Elias Pettersson | 82 | 34 | 55 | 89 | +20 | 12 |
| Brock Boeser | 81 | 40 | 33 | 73 | +23 | 14 |
| Filip Hronek | 81 | 5 | 43 | 48 | +33 | 38 |
| Conor Garland | 82 | 20 | 27 | 47 | +19 | 35 |
| Nils Hoglander | 80 | 24 | 12 | 36 | +23 | 51 |
| Dakota Joshua | 63 | 18 | 14 | 32 | +19 | 60 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 78 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +1 | 4 |
| Pius Suter | 67 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +17 | 16 |
| Tyler Myers | 77 | 5 | 24 | 29 | +16 | 77 |
| Teddy Blueger | 68 | 6 | 22 | 28 | +4 | 31 |
| Sam Lafferty | 79 | 13 | 11 | 24 | +4 | 32 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko$^‡$ | 43 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −1 | 6 |
| Nikita Zadorov$^†$ | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +6 | 102 |
| Elias Lindholm$^†$ | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 |
| Ian Cole | 78 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +10 | 61 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | 51 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 36 |
| Anthony Beauvillier$^‡$ | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
| Nils Aman | 43 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 |
| Noah Juulsen | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 22 |
| Carson Soucy | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +10 | 12 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 8 |
| Jack Studnicka$^‡$ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| Mark Friedman$^†$ | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 21 |
| Cole McWard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akito Hirose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Bains | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 |
| Linus Karlsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Brock Boeser | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +2 | 8 |
| J. T. Miller | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +5 | 8 |
| Elias Lindholm | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 4 |
| Quinn Hughes | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
| Dakota Joshua | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 26 |
| Elias Pettersson | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Conor Garland | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Soucy | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| Pius Suter | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Nils Hoglander | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| Filip Hronek | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Teddy Blueger | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| Ian Cole | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| Tyler Myers | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Nils Aman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 10 |
| Linus Karlsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Noah Juulsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Sam Lafferty | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Thatcher Demko | 51 | 51 | 3,015:53 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 123 | 2.45 | 1,492 | .918 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey DeSmith | 29 | 27 | 1,663:29 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 2.89 | 759 | .896 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arturs Silovs | 4 | 4 | 243:13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.47 | 84 | .881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Arturs Silovs | 10 | 10 | 598:18 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 2.91 | 283 | .898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thatcher Demko | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 24 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey DeSmith | 2 | 2 | 118:58 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.02 | 45 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canucks. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Elias Pettersson | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 16, 2023 |
| Elias Pettersson | NHL Second Star of the Month | November 1, 2023 |
| Quinn Hughes | NHL First Star of the Week | November 6, 2023 |
| Quinn Hughes | NHL Third Star of the Month | December 1, 2023 |
| Thatcher Demko | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 18, 2023 |
| Quinn Hughes | NHL All-Star game selection | January 4, 2024 |
| J.T. Miller | NHL All-Star game selection | January 13, 2024 |
| Brock Boeser | NHL All-Star game selection | January 13, 2024 |
| Thatcher Demko | NHL All-Star game selection | January 13, 2024 |
| Elias Pettersson | NHL All-Star game selection | January 13, 2024 |
| Elias Pettersson | NHL First Star of the Week | January 15, 2024 |
| Elias Pettersson | NHL Third Star of the Month | February 1, 2024 |
| Thatcher Demko | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 11, 2024 |
| Rick Tocchet | Jack Adams Award | May 22, 2024 |
| Quinn Hughes | James Norris Memorial Trophy | June 27, 2024 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Brock Boeser | 4th career NHL hat-trick | October 11, 2023 |
| Brock Boeser | 400th career NHL game | October 14, 2023 |
| Elias Pettersson | 2nd career NHL hat-trick | October 31, 2023 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 500th career NHL game | November 2, 2023 |
| Elias Pettersson | 200th career NHL assist | November 2, 2023 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 200th career NHL game | November 6, 2023 |
| Linus Karlsson | 1st career NHL game | November 16, 2023 |
| Quinn Hughes | 300th career NHL game | November 16, 2023 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 100th career NHL game | November 22, 2023 |
| Teddy Blueger | 100th career NHL point | November 24, 2023 |
| Conor Garland | 200th career NHL point | November 24, 2023 |
| Brock Boeser | 5th career NHL hat-trick | December 12, 2023 |
| Thatcher Demko | 100th career NHL win | January 6, 2024 |
| Thatcher Demko | 200th career NHL game | January 18, 2024 |
| Teddy Blueger | 300th career NHL game | January 20, 2024 |
| Pius Suter | 100th career NHL point | January 22, 2024 |
| Quinn Hughes | 300th career NHL point | January 24, 2024 |
| J.T. Miller | 600th career NHL point | January 24, 2024 |
| Pius Suter | 2nd career NHL hat-trick | January 24, 2024 |
| Noah Juulsen | 100th career NHL game | January 27, 2024 |
| Brock Boeser | 6th career NHL hat-trick | January 27, 2024 |
| Ian Cole | 800th career NHL game | February 11, 2024 |
| Nils Aman | 100th career NHL game | February 17, 2024 |
| Arshdeep Bains | 1st career NHL game | February 20, 2024 |
| Filip Hronek | 200th career NHL point | February 24, 2024 |
| Nils Hoglander | 200th career NHL game | February 27, 2024 |
| Brock Boeser | 200th career NHL assist | March 5, 2024 |
| Elias Pettersson | 400th career NHL point | March 7, 2024 |
| Elias Pettersson | 400th career NHL game | April 2, 2024 |
| Conor Garland | 400th career NHL game 100th career NHL goal | April 8, 2024 |
| J.T. Miller | 400th career NHL assist | April 8, 2024 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Pius Suter | 1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point | April 21, 2024 |
| Filip Hronek | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 21, 2024 |
| Nils Höglander | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 21, 2024 |
| Dakota Joshua | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff goal 1st career NHL playoff point | April 21, 2024 |
| Noah Juulsen | 1st career NHL playoff game | April 23, 2024 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | April 23, 2024 |
| Casey DeSmith | 1st career NHL playoff win | April 26, 2024 |
| Artūrs Šilovs | 1st career NHL playoff game 1st career NHL playoff start 1st career NHL playoff win | April 28, 2024 |
| Brock Boeser | 1st career NHL playoff hat-trick | April 28, 2024 |
| Artūrs Šilovs | 1st career NHL playoff shutout | May 3, 2024 |
| Nils Höglander | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | May 8, 2024 |
| Nils Åman | 1st career NHL playoff game | May 12, 2024 |
| Linus Karlsson | 1st career NHL playoff game | May 12, 2024 |
| Pius Suter | 1st career NHL playoff assist | May 12, 2024 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | 1st career NHL playoff game | May 16, 2024 |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | 1st career NHL playoff goal | May 16, 2024 |
| Nils Höglander | 1st career NHL playoff goal | May 18, 2024 |
| Filip Hronek | 1st career NHL playoff assist 1st career NHL playoff point | May 18, 2024 |
| Filip Hronek | 1st career NHL playoff goal | May 20, 2024 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Date | Ref |
| Quinn Hughes | Second defenceman in Canucks history to record a five-point game | November 2, 2023 | |

## Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) | To Montreal CanadiensTanner Pearson 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Vancouver CanucksCasey DeSmith |
| October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08) | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-round pick in 2024 | To Vancouver CanucksSam Lafferty |
| October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsJack Rathbone Karel Plasek | To Vancouver CanucksMark Friedman Ty Glover |
| November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28) | To Chicago BlackhawksAnthony Beauvillier | To Vancouver Canucksconditional 5th-round pick in 2024 |
| November 30, 2023 (2023-11-30) | To Calgary Flamesconditional 5th-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2026 | To Vancouver CanucksNikita Zadorov |
| December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) | To San Jose SharksJack Studnicka | To Vancouver CanucksNick Cicek 6th-round pick in 2024 |
| January 31, 2024 | To Calgary FlamesHunter Brzustewicz Joni Jurmo Andrei Kuzmenko 1st-round pick in 2024 conditional 4th-round pick in 2024 | To Vancouver CanucksElias Lindholm |
| June 26, 2024 | To Chicago BlackhawksSam Lafferty Ilya Mikheyev* 2nd-round pick in 2027 | To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2027 |
Notes
* Canucks retain 15% of Mikheyev's remaining salary.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Teddy Blueger | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Ian Cole | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Matt Irwin | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Tristen Nielsen | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | 2-year† | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Zach Sawchenko | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Carson Soucy | Seattle Kraken | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11) | Pius Suter | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14) | Christian Felton | Merrimack College (Hockey East) | 1-year† | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Brady Keeper | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Justin Dowling | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Kyle Burroughs | San Jose Sharks | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Collin Delia | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | John Stevens | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12) | Travis Dermott | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) | Spencer Martin | Columbus Blue Jackets | | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| June 30, 2023 (2023-06-30) | Noah Juulsen | 2-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Akito Hirose | 2-year |
| July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) | Nils Hoglander | 2-year |
| September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24) | Sawyer Mynio | 3-year† |
| September 25, 2023 (2023-09-25) | Ty Young | 3-year† |
| November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) | Nils Aman | 2-year‡ |
| March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02) | Elias Pettersson | 8-year‡ |
| March 30, 2024 (2024-03-30) | Ty Mueller | 3-year† |
| June 18, 2024 (2024-06-18) | Filip Hronek | 8–year‡ |
| June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19) | Mark Friedman | 1–year‡ |
| June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | Linus Karlsson | 1–year‡ |
| June 20, 2024 (2024-06-20) | Cole McWard | 1–year‡ |
| June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26) | Teddy Blueger | 2–year‡ |
| June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | Dakota Joshua | 4–year‡ |
| June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27) | Tyler Myers | 3–year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club (League) |
| 1 | 11 | Tom Willander | D | Sweden | Rögle BK (J20 Nationell) |
| 3 | 75 | Hunter Brzustewicz | D | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Sawyer Mynio | D | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 4 | 105 | Ty Mueller | C | Canada | Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (NCHC) |
| 4 | 107 | Vilmer Alriksson | LW | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell) |
| 4 | 119 | Matthew Perkins | C | Canada | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 6 | 171 | Aiden Celebrini | D | Canada | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) |
Notes
* ↑ The Toronto Maple Leafs' third-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on February 28, 2023, that sent Luke Schenn to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
* ↑ The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023 that sent the Islanders' conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2023 to Detroit in exchange for Filip Hronek and this pick.
* ↑ The New York Rangers' fourth-round pick will go to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Tyler Motte to New York in exchange for this pick.