THN's The Big Show- Canucks Contenders Or Not Welcome to The Weekly Rewind, a column published every Monday that recaps the past week of Vancouver Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/] hockey, including the team’s record, players with the highest stats, and more. This week, we’ll be looking at what the Canucks got up to from December 9 to 15. Latest From THN’s Vancouver Canucks Site [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/]: Canucks Prospect Alriksson Traded In The OHL [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-prospect-alriksson-traded-in-the-ohl] Canucks Goaltending Prospect Records Franchise First In The AHL [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/latest-news/canucks-prospect-records-franchise-first-in-the-ahl] Top Five at 15: The Canucks’ Top Five Performers In The First Half Of December 2024 [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/players/top-five-at-15-the-canucks-top-five-performers-in-the-first-half-of-december-2024] The Canucks started their week with some good news — that goaltender Thatcher Demko [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/thatcher-demko], who hadn’t played a game since April 21, would be starting their Tuesday night matchup against the St. Louis Blues [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues/]. While Vancouver lost 4–3 in overtime, with all things considered, Demko didn’t look out of place one bit. In this game, Jake DeBrusk [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/jake-debrusk] scored his 13th goal of the season, Brock Boeser [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/brock-boeser] snagged two assists, and the Canucks doubled the Blues in hits with 30. On Thursday night, Canucks fans got to see J.T. Miller [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/j-t-miller] for the first time since he took a personal leave in mid-November. The forward collected two assists in the team’s 4–0 victory against the defending champion Florida Panthers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/]. Kevin Lankinen [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/kevin-lankinen] posted his third shutout of the season, tying him for the league lead alongside Connor Hellebuyck and Sam Montembault. In a Hockey Night in Canada matchup on Saturday night, Vancouver was thrashed 5–1 by the Boston Bruins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins/] in what may be one of the Canucks’ worst efforts this entire season. The lone tally came from Max Sasson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/max-sasson], whose goal was his first in the NHL. Facts and Stats Team record: 1–1–1 Highest points-getter: Brock Boeser (3), J.T. Miller (3), and Max Sasson (3) Most goals: Jake DeBrusk (2) Most assists: J.T. Miller (3) Most hits: Kiefer Sherwood [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/kiefer-sherwood] (21) Most faceoffs taken: Elias Pettersson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/elias-pettersson] (52) Most blocks: Noah Juulsen [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/tag/noah-juulsen] (9) Vancouver faces a split home and away schedule next week, starting at home on Monday night playing the Colorado Avalanche [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/colorado-avalanche/]. They’ll play back-to-back on Wednesday and Thursday night, taking on Utah HC [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/utah/] and the Vegas Golden Knights [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vegas-golden-knights/] respectively. On Saturday, the Canucks return home to play the Ottawa Senators [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/]. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA5MjcxMTM4NzY3OTM5MzY1/subscribe2024-front-banner.jpg]