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 the 2012–13 season; 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===
===Conference standings===
==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.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 24 	Vancouver 	0–10 	Calgary 	 	Silovs 	15,452 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 27 	Vancouver 	1–2 	Edmonton 	OT 	DeSmith 	16,700 	0–1–1 	
3 	September 28 	Vancouver 	1–3 	Seattle 	 	Demko 	17,151 	0–2–1 	
4 	September 30 	Edmonton 	2–5 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,488 	1–2–1 	
5 	October 4 	Seattle 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	DeSmith 	6,563 	1–3–1 	
6 	October 6 	Calgary 	1–3 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,353 	2–3–1 	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 6–2–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 11 	Edmonton 	1–8 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,706 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 14 	Vancouver 	4–3 	Edmonton 	 	DeSmith 	18,347 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 17 	Vancouver 	0–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Demko 	18,883 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 19 	Vancouver 	3–4 	Tampa Bay 	 	Demko 	19,092 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 21 	Vancouver 	5–3 	Florida 	 	DeSmith 	16,991 	3–2–0 	6 	
6 	October 24 	Vancouver 	3–2 	Nashville 	 	Demko 	17,159 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 27 	St. Louis 	0–5 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,548 	5–2–0 	10 	
8 	October 28 	NY Rangers 	4–3 	Vancouver 	OT 	DeSmith 	18,483 	5–2–1 	11 	
9 	October 31 	Nashville 	2–5 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,413 	6–2–1 	13 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2	Western Conference first round vs. (WC1) Nashville Predators: Vancouver won 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 21 	Nashville 	2–4 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,967 	1–0 	
2 	April 23 	Nashville 	4–1 	Vancouver 	 	DeSmith 	18,960 	1–1 	
3 	April 26 	Vancouver 	2–1 	Nashville 	 	DeSmith 	17,474 	2–1 	
4 	April 28 	Vancouver 	4–3 	Nashville 	OT 	Silovs 	17,590 	3–1 	
5 	April 30 	Nashville 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Silovs 	19,036 	3–2 	
6 	May 3 	Vancouver 	1–0 	Nashville 	 	Silovs 	17,682 	4–2 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	37	66	103	+32	58
 	82	17	75	92 	+38	38
 	82	34	55	89 	+20	12
 	81	40	33	73 	+23	14
 	81	5 	43	48 	+33	38
 	82	20	27	47 	+19	35
 	80	24	12	36 	+23	51
 	63	18	14	32 	+19	60
 	78	11	20	31 	+1 	4
 	67	14	15	29 	+17	16
 	77	5 	24	29 	+16	77
 	68	6 	22	28 	+4 	31
 	79	13	11	24 	+4 	32
‡ 	43	8 	13	21 	−1 	6
† 	54	5 	9 	14 	+6 	102
† 	26	6 	6 	12 	−6 	4
 	78	2 	9 	11 	+10	61
 	51	5 	5 	10 	−1 	36
‡ 	22	2 	6 	8 	+8 	4
 	43	3 	4 	7 	−3 	8
 	54	1 	6 	7 	−1 	22
 	40	2 	4 	6 	+10	12
 	19	0 	2 	2 	−4 	8
‡ 	5 	1 	0 	1 	+2 	0
† 	23	0 	1 	1 	+4 	21
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	−5 	6
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	12	7	5 	12	+2	8
 	13	3	9 	12	+5	8
 	13	5	5 	10	+4	4
 	13	0	10	10	+1	6
 	13	4	4 	8 	+1	10
 	13	4	4 	8 	+3	26
 	13	1	5 	6 	0 	2
 	13	3	2 	5 	0 	2
 	12	1	4 	5 	+1	6
 	13	2	1 	3 	+2	6
 	11	1	1 	2 	−2	2
 	13	1	1 	2 	−3	6
 	11	1	1 	2 	+1	2
 	13	0	2 	2 	−3	6
 	13	0	2 	2 	−3	6
 	12	0	1 	1 	+1	6
 	5 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	11	0	0 	0 	−4	0
 	2 	0	0 	0 	+1	10
 	2 	0	0 	0 	−1	2
 	2 	0	0 	0 	−1	4
 	11	0	0 	0 	−2	2
===Goaltenders===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	51	51	3,015:53	35	14	2	123	2.45	1,492	.918	5	0	1	0
 	29	27	1,663:29	12	9 	6	80 	2.89	759 	.896	1	0	1	0
 	4 	4 	243:13 	3 	0 	1	10 	2.47	84 	.881	0	0	0	0
Playoffs 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	10	10	598:18	5	5	29	2.91	283	.898	1	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	60:00 	1	0	2 	2.00	24 	.917	0	0	0	0
 	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 	Ref
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	October 16, 2023 	
 	NHL Second Star of the Month	November 1, 2023 	
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	November 6, 2023 	
 	NHL Third Star of the Month 	December 1, 2023 	
 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	December 18, 2023	
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 4, 2024 	
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 13, 2024 	
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 13, 2024 	
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 13, 2024 	
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 13, 2024 	
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	January 15, 2024 	
 	NHL Third Star of the Month 	February 1, 2024 	
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	March 11, 2024 	
===Milestones===
Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached 	Ref
 	4th career NHL hat-trick 	October 11, 2023 	
 	400th career NHL game 	October 14, 2023 	
 	2nd career NHL hat-trick 	October 31, 2023 	
 	500th career NHL game 	November 2, 2023 	
 	200th career NHL assist 	November 2, 2023 	
 	200th career NHL game 	November 6, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL game 	November 16, 2023	
 	300th career NHL game 	November 16, 2023	
 	100th career NHL game 	November 22, 2023	
 	100th career NHL point 	November 24, 2023	
 	200th career NHL point 	November 24, 2023	
 	5th career NHL hat-trick 	December 12, 2023	
 	100th career NHL win 	January 6, 2024 	
 	200th career NHL game 	January 18, 2024 	
 	300th career NHL game 	January 20, 2024 	
 	100th career NHL point 	January 22, 2024 	
 	300th career NHL point 	January 24, 2024 	
 	600th career NHL point 	January 24, 2024 	
 	2nd career NHL hat-trick 	January 24, 2024 	
 	100th career NHL game 	January 27, 2024 	
 	6th career NHL hat-trick 	January 27, 2024 	
 	800th career NHL game 	February 11, 2024	
 	100th career NHL game 	February 17, 2024	
 	1st career NHL game 	February 20, 2024	
 	200th career NHL point 	February 24, 2024	
 	200th career NHL game 	February 27, 2024	
 	200th career NHL assist 	March 5, 2024 	
 	400th career NHL point 	March 7, 2024 	
 	400th career NHL game 	April 2, 2024 	
 	400th career NHL game100th career NHL goal	April 8, 2024 	
 	400th career NHL assist 	April 8, 2024 	
Playoffs
Player	Milestone 	Reached 	Ref
 	1st career NHL playoff game1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff point 	April 21, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 21, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 21, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff goal1st career NHL playoff point	April 21, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	April 23, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point 	April 23, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff win 	April 26, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff game1st career NHL playoff start1st career NHL playoff win 	April 28, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff hat-trick 	April 28, 2024	
 	1st career NHL playoff shutout 	May 3, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point 	May 8, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	May 12, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	May 12, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff assist 	May 12, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff game 	May 16, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff goal 	May 16, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff goal 	May 18, 2024 	
 	1st career NHL playoff assist1st career NHL playoff point 	May 18, 2024 	
===Records===
Regular season
Player	Record 	Date 	Ref
 	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 	Ref
 	To Montreal CanadiensTanner Pearson3rd-round pick in 2025 	To Vancouver CanucksCasey DeSmith 	
 	To Toronto Maple Leafs5th-round pick in 2024 	To Vancouver CanucksSam Lafferty 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJack RathboneKarel Plasek 	To Vancouver CanucksMark FriedmanTy Glover 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksAnthony Beauvillier 	To Vancouver Canucksconditional 5th-round pick in 2024	
 	To Calgary Flamesconditional 5th-round pick in 20243rd-round pick in 2026 	To Vancouver CanucksNikita Zadorov 	
 	To San Jose SharksJack Studnicka 	To Vancouver CanucksNick Cicek6th-round pick in 2024 	
January 31, 2024	To Calgary FlamesHunter BrzustewiczJoni JurmoAndrei Kuzmenko1st-round pick in 2024conditional 4th-round pick in 2024	To Vancouver CanucksElias Lindholm 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Teddy Blueger 	Vegas Golden Knights 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ian Cole 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Irwin 	Washington Capitals 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Tristen Nielsen 	Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Zach Sawchenko 	San Jose Sharks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Carson Soucy 	Seattle Kraken 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Pius Suter 	Detroit Red Wings 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Christian Felton	Merrimack College (Hockey East)	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Brady Keeper 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Justin Dowling	New Jersey Devils 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Kyle Burroughs	San Jose Sharks 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Collin Delia 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	John Stevens 	Abbotsford Canucks (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	
 	Travis Dermott	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Spencer Martin	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Noah Juulsen 	2-year	
 	Akito Hirose 	2-year	
 	Nils Hoglander 	2-year	
 	Sawyer Mynio 	3-year	
 	Ty Young 	3-year	
 	Nils Aman 	2-year	
 	Elias Pettersson	8-year	
 	Ty Mueller 	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 	 	Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)
3 	75 	Hunter Brzustewicz	D 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3 	89 	Sawyer Mynio 	D 	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 	105	Ty Mueller 	C 	 	Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (NCHC)
4 	107	Vilmer Alriksson 	LW 	 	Djurgårdens IF (J20 Nationell)
4 	119	Matthew Perkins 	C 	 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
6 	171	Aiden Celebrini 	D 	 	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
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==References==
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