2021–22 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2021–22 Vancouver Canucks season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Canucks missed the playoffs for the second straight season, as they were eliminated from playoff contention when the Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout on April 26, 2022.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on July 20, 2021.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	Vancouver 	3–5 	Seattle 	 	Martin 	10,208 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 27 	Calgary 	2–4 	Vancouver 	 	DiPietro 	— 	1–1–0 	
3 	October 1 	Vancouver 	1–4 	Calgary 	 	Demko 	14,722 	1–2–0 	
4 	October 3 	Winnipeg 	2–3 	Vancouver 	 	DiPietro 	9,108 	2–2–0 	
5 	October 5 	Seattle 	4–0 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	9,268 	2–3–0 	
6 	October 7 	Vancouver 	2–3 	Edmonton 	 	Halak 	13,742 	2–4–0 	
7 	October 9 	Edmonton 	3–2 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	9,350 	2–5–0 	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with only a handful of games originally scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. As the result of an outbreak of COVID-19 that affected multiple teams and reduced attendance capacity in Canadian NHL cities, the league pulled out of the Olympics after postponing nearly 100 games in order to finish the regular season by April 29. Most the postponed games were made up during the initially scheduled Olympic break in February.
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October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)	October: 3–5–1 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 13 	Vancouver 	2–3 	Edmonton 	SO 	Demko 	16,034 	0–0–1 	1 	
2 	October 15 	Vancouver 	5–4 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Demko 	19,338 	1–0–1 	3 	
3 	October 16 	Vancouver 	1–3 	Detroit 	 	Halak 	16,274 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 19 	Vancouver 	2–5 	Buffalo 	 	Demko 	7,376 	1–2–1 	3 	
5 	October 21 	Vancouver 	4–1 	Chicago 	 	Demko 	20,490 	2–2–1 	5 	
6 	October 23 	Vancouver 	4–2 	Seattle 	 	Demko 	17,151 	3–2–1 	7 	
7 	October 26 	Minnesota 	3–2 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,870 	3–3–1 	7 	
8 	October 28 	Philadelphia 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Halak 	18,344 	3–4–1 	7 	
9 	October 30 	Edmonton 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,422 	3–5–1 	7 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80	32	67	99	+15	47
 	80	32	36	68	+1 	12
 	76	8 	60	68	+10	28
 	70	31	21	52	+3 	40
 	77	19	33	52	+18	36
 	71	23	23	46	−5 	20
 	68	14	20	34	+9 	30
 	79	5 	24	29	+5 	52
 	79	14	12	26	+7 	26
 	67	13	9 	22	+5 	24
 	60	10	8 	18	−7 	24
 	82	1 	17	18	+15	66
 	66	5 	12	17	+15	61
 	50	3 	14	17	−3 	12
‡ 	49	7 	8 	15	+3 	22
 	75	7 	8 	15	−6 	14
 	46	5 	7 	12	+1 	14
 	62	5 	6 	11	−1 	19
‡ 	24	3 	4 	7 	+1 	6
 	42	1 	4 	5 	−3 	39
† 	17	2 	2 	4 	+1 	8
 	22	2 	2 	4 	−3 	2
 	11	2 	1 	3 	−3 	0
 	40	1 	2 	3 	+2 	12
† 	17	1 	1 	2 	+5 	0
 	18	0 	2 	2 	−2 	4
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	−4 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
 	13	0 	0 	0 	−3 	9
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−5 	2
 	14	0 	0 	0 	−5 	6
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	64	61	3,700:39	33	22	7	168	2.72	1,967	.915	1	0	2	2
 	17	14	796:42 	4 	7 	2	39 	2.94	400 	.903	0	0	0	2
 	6 	6 	378:21 	3 	0 	3	11 	1.74	218 	.950	0	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	57:21 	0 	1 	0	3 	3.14	17 	.824	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
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 13, 2021
 	NHL Third Star of the Month	January 2, 2022
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 13, 2022
===Milestones===
Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 13, 2021
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point	October 15, 2021
 	100th career NHL point 	October 19, 2021
 	100th career NHL point 	October 21, 2021
 	800th career NHL game 	October 30, 2021
 	100th career NHL goal 	October 30, 2021
 	100th career NHL game 	November 14, 2021
 	100th career NHL assist 	November 14, 2021
 	1st career NHL assist 	November 19, 2021
 	1st career NHL goal 	November 19, 2021
 	100th career NHL game 	December 30, 2021
 	800th career NHL game 	January 1, 2022
 	200th career NHL game 	January 11, 2022
 	200th career NHL game 	January 11, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	January 11, 2022
 	200th career NHL game 	January 13, 2022
 	100th career NHL assist 	January 23, 2022
 	800th career NHL game 	January 25, 2022
 	1st career NHL win 	January 27, 2022
 	100th career NHL game 	January 29, 2022
 	600th career NHL game 	January 31, 2022
 	600th career NHL game 	January 31, 2022
 	400th career NHL point 	February 8, 2022
 	400th career NHL point 	February 8, 2022
 	200th career NHL point 	February 21, 2022
 	300th career NHL game 	February 24, 2022
 	200th career NHL point 	March 26, 2022
 	200th career NHL game 	April 19, 2022
===Records===
Player 	Record 	Date
Quinn Hughes	Most assists by Canucks defenceman in single season	April 23, 2022
Quinn Hughes	Most points by Canucks defenceman in single season 	April 26, 2022
==Transactions==
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Arizona CoyotesLoui ErikssonAntoine RousselJay Beagle1st-round pick in 20212nd-round pick in 20227th-round pick in 2023	To Vancouver CanucksOliver Ekman-LarssonConor Garland	
 	To Winnipeg JetsNate Schmidt 	To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningFuture considerations 	To Vancouver CanucksSpencer Martin 	
 	To Florida PanthersOlli Juolevi 	To Vancouver CanucksNoah JuulsenJuho Lammikko 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsTravis Hamonic 	To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Vancouver CanucksTravis Dermott 	
 	To New York RangersTyler Motte 	To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2023 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Kyle Burroughs 	Colorado Avalanche 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Phillip Di Giuseppe	New York Rangers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Justin Dowling 	Dallas Stars 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Sheldon Dries 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jaroslav Halak 	Boston Bruins 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brad Hunt 	Minnesota Wild 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brady Keeper 	Florida Panthers 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Nic Petan 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tucker Poolman 	Winnipeg Jets 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Sheldon Rempal 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Luke Schenn 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Devante Stephens 	Syracuse Crunch (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	John Stevens 	Utica Comets (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Alex Chiasson 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ashton Sautner 	Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Arshdeep Bains 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Brad Richardson 	Calgary Flames 	 	Waivers 	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Kole Lind 	Seattle Kraken 	 	Expansion draft	
 	Jake Virtanen 	Spartak Moscow (KHL) 	1-year	Buy-out 	
 	Tyler Graovac 	Dinamo Minsk (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Braden Holtby 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Buy-out 	
 	Sven Baertschi 	Vegas Golden Knights 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Alexander Edler	Los Angeles Kings 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Brogan Rafferty	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jalen Chatfield	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Travis Boyd 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Josh Teves 	Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Ashton Sautner 	Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Mitch Eliot 	Rochester Americans (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Marc Michaelis 	Toronto Marlies (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jayce Hawryluk 	Skelleftea AIK (SHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Jonah Gadjovich	San Jose Sharks 	 	Waivers 	
 	Jimmy Vesey 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Zack MacEwen 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Contract type	Ref
 	Conor Garland 	5-year	Re-signing 	
 	Justin Bailey 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Travis Hamonic 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Danila Klimovich 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Brandon Sutter 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Olli Juolevi 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Guillaume Brisebois	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Jason Dickinson 	3-year	Re-signing 	
 	Quinn Hughes 	6-year	Re-signing 	
 	Elias Pettersson 	3-year	Re-signing 	
 	Spencer Martin 	2-year	Extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held virtually via video conference call on July 23 and 24, 2021 from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	41 	Danila Klimovich 	C 	Belarus 	Minskie Zubry (Vysshaya Liga)
5 	137	Aku Koskenvuo 	G 	Finland 	HIFK Hockey (U20 SM-sarja)
5 	140	Jonathan Myrenberg	D 	Sweden 	Sollentuna HC (Hockeyettan)
6 	169	Hugo Gabrielson 	D 	Sweden 	Halmstad Hammers HC (Hockeyettan)
6 	178	Connor Lockhart 	C 	Canada 	Erie Otters (OHL)
7 	201	Lucas Forsell 	LW 	Sweden 	Färjestad BK (J20 SuperElit)
==References==
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