2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Canucks missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season. This was the last season for both Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who both announced their retirements on April 2, 2018, after 18-season NHL careers.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was released on June 14, 2017.
2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)	2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Vancouver 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Nilsson 	11,846 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	Vegas 	9–4 	Vancouver 	 	Bachman 	15,565 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 20 	Vancouver 	5–3 	Calgary 	 	Demko 	18,232 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 21 	Vancouver 	2–5 	Los Angeles 	 	— 	10,088 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 22 	Vancouver 	3–5 	Edmonton 	 	Bachman 	18,347 	2–3–0 	Recap
6 	September 23 	Los Angeles 	4–3 	Vancouver 	SO 	— 	12,759 	2–3–1 	Recap
7 	September 28 	Calgary 	1–3 	Vancouver 	 	Nilsson 	14,712 	3–3–1 	Recap
8 	September 30 	Edmonton 	2–3 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	16,637 	4–3–1 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.	
Notes:
Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
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October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 7 	Edmonton 	2–3 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	18,865 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 10 	Ottawa 	3–2 	Vancouver 	SO 	Markstrom 	17,273 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 12 	Winnipeg 	4–2 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	15,589 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 14 	Calgary 	5–2 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	17,074 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap
5 	October 17 	Vancouver 	3–0 	Ottawa 	 	Nilsson 	13,430 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 19 	Vancouver 	3–6 	Boston 	 	Nilsson 	17,565 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	October 20 	Vancouver 	4–2 	Buffalo 	 	Markstrom 	18,050 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 22 	Vancouver 	4–1 	Detroit 	 	Markstrom 	19,515 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Vancouver 	1–0 	Minnesota 	 	Nilsson 	18,694 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 26 	Washington 	2–6 	Vancouver 	 	Nilsson 	18,293 	6–3–1 	13 	Recap
11 	October 30 	Dallas 	2–1 	Vancouver 	OT 	Markstrom 	17,109 	6–3–2 	14 	Recap
===Detailed records===
 Western Conference
Central Division 	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Chicago Blackhawks 	2–0–0 	1–0–0 	3–0–0 	6 	14 	6
Colorado Avalanche 	1–0–1 	0–1–0 	1–1–1 	3 	9 	11
Dallas Stars 	0–0–1 	2–0–0 	2–0–1 	5 	11 	3
Minnesota Wild 	0–1–0 	2–0–0 	2–1–0 	4 	6 	7
Nashville Predators 	0–1–1 	1–0–0 	1–1–1 	3 	9 	14
St. Louis Blues 	0–1–1 	0–1–0 	0–2–1 	2 	5 	11
Winnipeg Jets 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0–3–0 	0 	3 	10
Total 	3–3–4 	6–4–0 	9–7–4 	22 	56 	59
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks 	1–1–0 	0–2–0 	1–3–0 	2 	5 	13
Arizona Coyotes 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	8 	7
Calgary Flames 	0–2–0 	1–1–0 	1–3–0 	2 	10 	18
Edmonton Oilers 	2–0–0 	0–1–1 	2–1–1 	5 	9 	11
Los Angeles Kings 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	12 	11
San Jose Sharks 	1–1–0 	0–2–1 	1–3–1 	3 	12 	22
Vegas Golden Knights	0–1–1 	0–2–0 	0–3–1 	1 	10 	20
Vancouver Canucks 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Total 	6–7–1 	3–10–2 	9–17–3 	21 	66 	102
 Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Boston Bruins 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	9 	7
Buffalo Sabres 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	4 	6
Detroit Red Wings 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	4
Florida Panthers 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	4 	7
Montreal Canadiens 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	7 	12
Ottawa Senators 	0–0–1 	1–0–0 	1–0–1 	3 	5 	3
Tampa Bay Lightning 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	4 	9
Toronto Maple Leafs 	1–0–0 	0–0–1 	1–0–1 	3 	4 	4
Total 	2–5–1 	3–4–1 	5–8–2 	12 	43 	48
Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	4 	4
Columbus Blue Jackets	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	10 	6
New Jersey Devils 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	2 	5
New York Islanders 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	8
New York Rangers 	0–0–1 	0–0–1 	0–0–2 	2 	8 	10
Philadelphia Flyers 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	6
Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	9 	4
Washington Capitals 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	7 	5
Total 	5–2–1 	3–4–1 	8–6–2 	18 	52 	48
==Player statistics==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	62	29	26	55	−5 	16
 	81	23	32	55	−21	40
 	82	3 	47	50	−22	30
 	64	22	22	44	−1 	10
‡ 	61	17	24	41	−12	28
 	70	6 	28	34	−18	68
 	74	10	21	31	−18	31
 	53	14	15	29	3 	20
 	61	11	15	26	8 	8
 	50	10	13	23	0 	4
 	82	6 	16	22	−8 	48
 	71	3 	19	22	−22	39
 	75	10	10	20	−11	46
 	38	8 	6 	14	−14	6
 	53	8 	4 	12	−10	8
 	42	2 	9 	11	7 	8
 	68	1 	10	11	−7 	35
† 	14	4 	6 	10	7 	2
 	20	7 	2 	9 	−1 	74
 	27	4 	5 	9 	−1 	14
† 	14	3 	6 	9 	−3 	10
 	43	1 	8 	9 	3 	32
 	37	4 	2 	6 	0 	10
 	24	2 	4 	6 	−5 	12
 	61	0 	6 	6 	−9 	23
 	20	3 	2 	5 	−12	0
 	52	2 	3 	5 	−7 	35
† 	40	3 	0 	3 	−7 	16
† 	15	2 	0 	2 	−1 	4
 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−4 	5
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	60	57	3,413:43	23	26	7	154	2.71	1,745	.912	2	0	3	4
 	27	24	1,463:41	7 	14	4	84 	3.44	850 	.901	2	0	1	0
 	1 	1 	61:21 	1 	0 	0	4 	3.91	30 	.867	0	0	0	0
†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Statistics reflect time with Canucks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Canucks only.
==Awards and honours==
===Awards===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded 	Ref
 	NHL Rookie of the Month for November	December 1, 2017	
 	NHL Rookie of the Month for December	January 2, 2018 	
 	NHL All-Star game selection 	January 10, 2018	
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached 	Ref
 	600th career NHL game 	October 14, 2017 	
 	700th career NHL game 	October 14, 2017 	
 	100th career NHL start 	October 14, 2017 	
 	500th career NHL game 	October 17, 2017 	
 	700th career NHL point 	October 17, 2017 	
 	100th career NHL point 	October 26, 2017 	
 	100th career NHL point 	October 26, 2017 	
 	100th career NHL game 	November 4, 2017 	
 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	November 4, 2017 	
 	900th career NHL game 	November 7, 2017 	
 	500th career NHL game 	November 9, 2017 	
 	800th career NHL game 	November 22, 2017	
 	700th career NHL game 	November 26, 2017	
 	1000th career NHL point 	November 30, 2017	
 	1st career NHL shutout 	December 5, 2017 	
 	200th career NHL game 	December 9, 2017 	
 	200th career NHL point 	December 9, 2017 	
 	800th career NHL assist 	December 13, 2017	
 	100th career NHL game 	December 21, 2017	
 	100th career NHL game 	December 30, 2017	
 	100th career NHL game 	December 30, 2017	
 	100th career NHL game 	December 30, 2017	
 	100th career NHL game 	January 9, 2018 	
 	1300th career NHL game 	February 3, 2018 	
 	100th career NHL game 	February 23, 2018	
 	200th career NHL game 	March 2, 2018 	
 	1300th career NHL game 	March 25, 2018 	
 	1st career NHL game 	March 25, 2018 	
 	1st career NHL game 	March 29, 2018 	
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL win 	March 31, 2018 	
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	March 31, 2018 	
== Suspensions/fines ==
Player 	Explanation 	Length	Salary 	Date issued
Erik Gudbranson	Boarding Boston forward Frank Vatrano	1 game	$18,817.20	October 20, 2017
==Transactions==
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vancouver CanucksDerrick Pouliot 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsAndrey Pedan4th-round pick in 2018	
 	To Vancouver CanucksNic Dowd 	To Los Angeles KingsJordan Subban 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksBrendan Leipsic 	To Vegas Golden KnightsPhilip Holm 	
 	To Vancouver CanucksJussi JokinenTyler Motte	To Columbus Blue JacketsThomas Vanek 	
===Free agents acquired===
Date 	Player	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Sam Gagner 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets	3-year, $9.45 million 	
Michael Del Zotto 	 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2-year, $6 million 	
Patrick Wiercioch 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year, $650,000 	
Alexander Burmistrov	 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year, $900,000 	
Anders Nilsson 	 	Buffalo Sabres 	2-year, $5 million 	
Thomas Vanek 	 	Florida Panthers 	1-year, $2 million 	
===Free agents lost===
Date 	Player	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Chad Billins 	 	Linkopings HC 	2-year 	
Tom Nilsson 	 	Djurgardens IF 	2-year 	
Ryan Miller 	 	Anaheim Ducks 	2-year, $4 million 	
Alexandre Grenier 	 	Florida Panthers	1-year, $725,000 	
Mike Zalewski 	 	Straubing Tigers	1-year 	
Borna Rendulic 	 	Lahti Pelicans 	1-year 	
Michael Garteig 	 	Utica Comets 	1-year 	
Jack Skille 	 	Dinamo Minsk 	Unknown 	
Joseph Cramarossa 	 	Stockton Heat 	Unknown 	
Alexander Burmistrov	 	Ak Bars Kazan 	1-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player	New team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Anton Rodin	Mutual agreement	
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Derek Dorsett 	
 	Alexander Burmistrov	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Anton Rodin 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Joseph LaBate 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Evan McEneny 	2-year, $1.315 million 	
 	Michael Chaput 	1-year, $687,500 	
 	Reid Boucher 	2-year, $1.315 million 	
 	Brendan Gaunce 	2-year, $1.5 million 	
 	Bo Horvat 	6-year, $33 million 	
 	Jonah Gadjovich 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	Erik Gudbranson 	3-year, $12 million contract extension 	
 	Alex Biega 	2-year, $1.65 million contract extension 	
 	Kole Lind 	3-year, $3.375 million entry-level contract 	
 	Ashton Sautner 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
 	Adam Gaudette 	3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract 	
 	Lukas Jasek 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	Elias Pettersson	3-year, $11.325 million entry-level contract	
 	Petrus Palmu 	2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	Michael DiPietro	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract 	
 	Reid Boucher 	1-year, $725,000 contract extension 	
 	Richard Bachman 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
 
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	5 	Elias Pettersson 	C 	 	Timra IK (Allsvenskan)
2 	33 	Kole Lind 	RW 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 	551 	Jonah Gadjovich 	LW 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3 	64 	Michael DiPietro 	G 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 	95 	Jack Rathbone 	D 	 	Dexter School (USHS)
5 	1352	Kristoffer Gunnarsson	D 	 	IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)
6 	1813	Petrus Palmu 	LW 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 	188 	Matt Brassard 	D 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
;Draft notes
# The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as compensation for Columbus hiring John Tortorella as their head coach on October 21, 2015.
# The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (181st overall) and this pick.
# The Chicago Blackhawks' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2017 (135th overall) and this pick.
==References==
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