2022–23 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2022–23 Vancouver Canucks season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 2, 2023, when the Winnipeg Jets defeated the New Jersey Devils.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on July 5, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 25 	Calgary 	3–2 	Vancouver 	OT 	Silovs 	17,598 	0–0–1 	
2 	September 25 	Vancouver 	0–4 	Calgary 	 	Delia 	5,000 	0–1–1 	
3 	September 29 	Seattle 	4–3 	Vancouver 	OT 	Silovs 	16,480 	0–1–2 	
4 	October 1 	Vancouver 	0–4 	Seattle 	 	Demko 	17,151 	0–2–2 	
5 	October 3 	Vancouver 	2–7 	Edmonton 	 	Delia 	15,716 	0–3–2 	
6 	October 5 	Edmonton 	4–5 	Vancouver 	 	Martin 	7,046 	1–3–2 	
7 	October 7 	Arizona 	0–4 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,672 	2–3–2 	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.	
Notes:
 Indicates split-squad.
Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
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October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 2–5–2 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–3–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	Vancouver 	3–5 	Edmonton 	 	Demko 	18,347 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 15 	Vancouver 	2–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Demko 	14,837 	0–2–0 	0 	
3 	October 17 	Vancouver 	4–6 	Washington 	 	Demko 	18,573 	0–3–0 	0 	
4 	October 18 	Vancouver 	3–4 	Columbus 	OT 	Martin 	14,060 	0–3–1 	1 	
5 	October 20 	Vancouver 	3–4 	Minnesota 	OT 	Demko 	17,323 	0–3–2 	2 	
6 	October 22 	Buffalo 	5–1 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,809 	0–4–2 	2 	
7 	October 24 	Carolina 	3–2 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	18,775 	0–5–2 	2 	
8 	October 27 	Vancouver 	5–4 	Seattle 	 	Demko 	17,151 	1–5–2 	4 	
9 	October 28 	Pittsburgh 	1–5 	Vancouver 	 	Martin 	18,528 	2–5–2 	6 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80	39	63	102	+16	14
 	81	32	50	82 	−7 	60
 	78	7 	69	76 	+15	34
 	81	39	35	74 	+9 	8
 	74	18	37	55 	−20	24
‡ 	49	31	23	54 	+3 	12
 	81	17	29	46 	−5 	31
 	46	13	15	28 	+3 	2
 	79	11	12	23 	−16	60
 	54	2 	20	22 	−24	22
 	55	3 	18	21 	+9 	71
† 	33	9 	11	20 	−6 	14
 	63	11	6 	17 	−9 	29
 	78	1 	16	17 	−16	76
 	68	4 	12	16 	−12	18
† 	61	3 	13	16 	+6 	25
 	30	6 	6 	12 	−1 	14
 	25	3 	6 	9 	−4 	6
† 	47	4 	4 	8 	−11	12
 	39	4 	3 	7 	−5 	9
‡ 	45	3 	2 	5 	−5 	14
 	48	2 	3 	5 	−4 	62
 	14	1 	4 	5 	−9 	21
‡ 	32	0 	5 	5 	−14	23
 	11	1 	2 	3 	+3 	15
 	17	1 	2 	3 	−2 	6
 	7 	0 	3 	3 	−1 	4
 	16	0 	3 	3 	+5 	4
† 	16	1 	1 	2 	−3 	4
 	11	1 	1 	2 	−1 	2
 	5 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	2
 	11	1 	0 	1 	−4 	2
† 	3 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
† 	4 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
‡ 	13	0 	1 	1 	−7 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	+1 	0
 	12	0 	0 	0 	+1 	6
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	32	32	1,878:31	14	14	4	99 	3.16	1,005	.901	1	0	1	4
 	29	27	1,610:11	11	15	1	107	3.99	830 	.871	0	0	0	0
 	20	18	1,135:40	10	6 	2	62 	3.28	526 	.882	0	0	1	0
 	5 	5 	305:56 	3 	2 	0	14 	2.75	152 	.908	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.
==Roster==
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded 	Ref
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 24, 2022	
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 5, 2023 	
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 19, 2023 	
===Milestones===
Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached 	Ref
 	1st career NHL game 	October 12, 2022 	
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	October 12, 2022 	
 	1st career NHL assist 	October 17, 2022 	
 	100th career NHL goal 	October 18, 2022 	
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	October 20, 2022 	
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	October 28, 2022 	
 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	November 3, 2022 	
 	200th career NHL assist 	November 5, 2022 	
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	November 15, 2022	
 	200th career NHL game 	November 21, 2022	
 	300th career NHL assist 	December 5, 2022 	
 	600th career NHL game 	December 10, 2022	
 	400th career NHL point 	December 23, 2022	
 	900th career NHL game 	January 3, 2023 	
 	300th career NHL assist 	January 5, 2023 	
 	200th career NHL goal 	January 14, 2023 	
 	100th career NHL point 	January 27, 2023 	
 	500th career NHL point 	February 8, 2023 	
 	900th career NHL game 	February 11, 2023	
 	100th career NHL game 	February 13, 2023	
 	100th career NHL assist 	February 13, 2023	
 	1st career NHL game 	February 15, 2023	
 	1st career NHL win 	February 18, 2023	
 	300th career NHL game 	February 21, 2023	
 	100th career NHL game 	February 27, 2023	
 	300th career NHL game 	February 27, 2023	
 	1st career NHL assist 	February 27, 2023	
 	100th career NHL game 	March 2, 2023 	
 	200th career NHL assist 	March 4, 2023 	
 	900th career NHL game 	March 6, 2023 	
 	300th career NHL point 	March 6, 2023 	
 	700th career NHL game 	March 8, 2023 	
 	300th career NHL point 	March 14, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL goal 	March 14, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL game 	March 26, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	March 31, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL game 	April 6, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	April 8, 2023 	
 	200th career NHL goal 	April 11, 2023 	
 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	April 13, 2023 	
===Records===
Regular season
Player	Record 	Date 	Ref
 	Fastest defenseman in NHL history to record 200 assists (263 games)	March 4, 2023	
==Transactions==
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Chicago BlackhawksJason Dickinson2nd-round pick in 2024 	To Vancouver CanucksRiley Stillman 	
 	To Boston BruinsMichael DiPietroJonathan Myrenberg 	To Vancouver CanucksJack Studnicka 	
 	To Carolina Hurricanes5th-round pick in 2023 	To Vancouver CanucksEthan BearLane Pederson 	
 	To New York IslandersBo Horvat 	To Vancouver CanucksAnthony BeauvillierAatu RatyConditional 1st-round pick in 2023	
 	To New York RangersWill Lockwood7th-round pick in 2026 	To Vancouver CanucksVitali Kravtsov 	
 	To Buffalo SabresRiley Stillman 	To Vancouver CanucksJosh Bloom 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsLuke Schenn 	To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Detroit Red WingsNYI conditional 1st-round pick in 20232nd-round pick in 2023	To Vancouver CanucksFilip Hronek4th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsCurtis Lazar 	To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To New York RangersWyatt Kalynuk 	To Vancouver CanucksFuture considerations 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Collin Delia 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Dakota Joshua 	St. Louis Blues 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Wyatt Kalynuk 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Andrei Kuzmenko 	SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Curtis Lazar 	Boston Bruins 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Ilya Mikheyev 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4-year	Free agency	
 	Christian Wolanin	Los Angeles Kings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Max Sasson 	Western Michigan Broncos (NCHC) 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Akito Hirose 	Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nikita Tolopilo 	Södertälje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan)	2-year	Free agency	
 	Cole McWard 	Ohio State Buckeyes (B1G) 	2-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Madison Bowey 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jaroslav Halak 	New York Rangers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Nic Petan 	Minnesota Wild 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Sheldon Rempal 	Vegas Golden Knights 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Matthew Highmore	St. Louis Blues 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Brad Hunt 	Colorado Avalanche 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Ashton Sautner 	Winnipeg Jets 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Juho Lammikko 	ZSC Lions (NL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Justin Bailey 	Bakersfield Condors (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Devante Stephens	Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Phillip Di Giuseppe	1-year	
 	Michael DiPietro 	1-year	
 	J. T. Miller 	7-year	
 	Andrei Kuzmenko 	2-year	
 	Guillaume Brisebois	2-year	
 	Kirill Kudryavtsev 	3-year	
 	Phillip Di Giuseppe	2-year	
 	Aidan McDonough 	2-year	
 	Christian Wolanin 	2-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	15 	Jonathan Lekkerimaki	RW 	 	Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
3 	80 	Elias Pettersson 	D 	 	Örebro HK (J20 Nationell)
4 	112	Daimon Gardner 	C 	 	Warroad High (USHS-MN)
5 	144	Ty Young 	G 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
6 	176	Jackson Dorrington 	D 	 	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
7 	208	Kirill Kudryavtsev 	D 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Notes:
# The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Jack McBain to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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