The Vancouver Canucks will likely be without Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson once they tackle the Seattle Kraken later this afternoon, however they may have Jake DeBrusk within the lineup, who leads the workforce with 15 targets. He’s additionally enjoying his five hundredth sport within the NHL, becoming a member of 19 different skaters from the 2015 Draft to take action. He joins Brock Boeser from that class, who did it on Dec. 12 towards the Florida Panthers.
DeBrusk was drafted 14th general by the Boston Bruins and performed 465 video games within the Spoked B earlier than leaving in free company to signal a seven-year cope with the Canucks. He had 138 targets and 266 factors together with 27 targets and 47 factors within the playoffs and is already off to an incredible begin in Vancouver with 15 targets and 25 factors in 34 video games. He’s solely 4 away from matching the quantity he had all of final season and is on tempo for a career-high 36 targets, which might be his finest whole since his draft 12 months when he put up 42 targets with the Swift Present Broncos.
The Canucks will want DeBrusk to maintain his sizzling streak going towards the Kraken since they are going to be with out their captain and main scorer in Hughes, who paces the workforce with 42 factors. To not point out his centre and linemate for the final month or so in Pettersson. In his absence, he will likely be reunited along with his former pivot JT Miller and the aforementioned Boeser on the highest line. Puck drop is at 1 PM from Rogers Enviornment and may be considered on Sportsnet Pacific and listened to on Sportsnet 650.
