Blueger generated an assist and added two PIM in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Predators in Game 1.
Blueger set up Dakota Joshua's empty-netter to help secure the comeback win. Blueger matched his career high with 28 points over 68 appearances this season, playing mainly in a bottom-six role. The 29-year-old center added 97 shots on net, 98 hits and a plus-4 rating. He's mostly in the lineup for his defensive work, but Blueger can chip in his fair share of supporting offense as well.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Sends shorthanded assist
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Blueger logged a shorthanded assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
The center set up Tyler Myers' tally in the first period. Blueger's last two points have come on the penalty kill, and four of his 28 points this season have been of the shorthanded variety. The 29-year-old center has added 97 shots on net, 95 hits and a plus-7 rating through 67 contests. Blueger is defensively responsible and a decent depth scorer, so he shouldn't have trouble sticking in the Canucks' lineup in the playoffs.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Buries shorthanded goal
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Blueger scored a shorthanded goal on four shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Kings.
Blueger scored for the first time since Dec. 28, a span of 40 contests in which he had a solid 13 assists. The 29-year-old has remained a steady presence in the lineup as a defensive center. Blueger has 27 points (three shorthanded) with 93 shots on goal, 90 hits, 42 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 63 appearances this season.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Posts helper in loss
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Blueger notched an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and four PIM in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Stars.
Blueger still hasn't scored in 2024, and he's been limited to four assists over the last 15 contests. Getting Dakota Joshua (upper body) back could help rekindle some magic for the Canucks' third line. The helper put Blueger at 26 points through 59 outings, two points shy of matching his career high. He's added 88 shots on net, 86 hits and a plus-9 rating.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Records assist
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Blueger notched an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
Blueger set up a Conor Garland tally in the second period. The helper was Blueger's second over the last five games, but he hasn't scored a goal since Dec. 28, a span of 34 contests in which he has 12 helpers. The 29-year-old forward is up to 25 points, 83 shots on net, 83 hits and a plus-9 rating through 56 appearances this season, playing mainly in a bottom-six role.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Posts helper in win
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Blueger notched an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Jets.
Blueger's helper snapped a six-game point drought for the center, who has yet to score a goal while earning 11 assists over 30 games in 2024. He set up Phil Di Giuseppe's tally late in the first period of Saturday's lopsided win. Blueger is up to 24 points -- four off his career high -- with 77 shots on net, 75 hits, 23 PIM and a plus-7 rating over 52 appearances in a bottom-six role.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Gathers helper
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Blueger posted an assist and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken.
Blueger has just two assists over his last 13 games after beginning 2024 with eight helpers in 10 outings. The 29-year-old remains locked in as the third-line center, though he's clearly missing Dakota Joshua (upper body). Blueger is up to 23 points, 68 shots on net, 61 hits, 32 blocked shots, 23 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 45 appearances this season.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Strong start to 2024
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Blueger stretched his point streak to three games with an assist in Monday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
Blueger has been solid offensively despite a middle-six role that emphasizes his penalty-killing responsibilities. He's added five goals, 11 assists and a plus-6 rating, which puts him at a career-best pace through 26 games. As it pertains to Vancouver's forwards, looking at marquee names like Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser is low-hanging fruit, whereas Blueger is a more cost-effective option who still returns a fair amount of value.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Scores to extend streak
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Blueger tallied a goal on his only shot in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Flyers.
Blueger got Vancouver on the board 25 seconds into the third period, one-timing a feed from Dakota Joshua past Samuel Ersson to cut the deficit to 3-1. The goal extended Blueger's improbable scoring streak to seven games -- he has three goals and six assists in that span. The 29-year-old center is up to five goals and 13 points through 22 games in a third-line role with the Canucks.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Riding six-game point streak
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Blueger managed two assists, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Sharks.
Blueger extended his point streak to six games, during which he has two goals and six helpers. The 29-year-old helped out on tallies by Nils Aman and Dakota Joshua. Blueger seems to have found a home on the Canucks' third line, and he's up to 12 points, 28 shots on net, 15 hits, 14 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 21 appearances. Blueger will need to continue to play well -- Pius Suter or Aman could be options to take his third-line role if he slumps.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Adds helper in win
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Blueger notched an assist, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Panthers.
Blueger remained on the third line Thursday even with the return of Pius Suter (lower body). Those two forwards are likely to become interchangeable between the third and fourth lines. Blueger has done well with three points over his last five contests. For the season, he has five points, 22 shots on net, 14 hits, 10 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 16 appearances.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Lights lamp Thursday
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Blueger scored a goal in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Wild.
Blueger gave the Canucks some breathing room with a strong individual play set up by Conor Garland that led to the team's second goal. The 29-year-old Blueger has four points over his last nine contests while playing in a bottom-six role. He's solid defensively and not a pushover in the offensive zone, so he should continue to play a key depth role. He's at four points, 21 shots on net, 10 hits, nine blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating through 13 outings this season.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Steals and scores in win
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Blueger scored a shorthanded goal on two shots, added five PIM and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
The Kraken were loose with the puck in the neutral zone, and Blueger picked off a pass before converting on a breakaway for the Canucks' first goal. It was the 29-year-old's first tally for his new team. Blueger's two points this season have come over the last three games, and he's added 17 shots on net, seven hits, seven PIM and a plus-1 rating through seven contests overall.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Earns shorthanded helper
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Blueger logged a shorthanded assist and seven shots on goal in Monday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
Blueger set up Sam Lafferty's buzzer-beating goal in the second period. The helper was Blueger's first point in five games with the Canucks since he returned from an ankle injury. The 29-year-old defensive forward has added 13 shots on net, six hits and a minus-1 rating while logging an average of 14:55 of ice time per contest in a bottom-six role.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Making Canucks debut Sunday
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Blueger (ankle) will play Sunday against the Canadiens, Ben Kuzma of The Vancouver Province reports.
Blueger will make his debut with Vancouver after he missed the first month of the season with a nagging ankle injury. The 29-year-old Blueger signed a one-year deal with the Canucks in the offseason after tallying four goals and 16 points across 63 games between Vegas and Pittsburgh last year. Blueger figures to slot into a bottom-six role.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Won't play against Leafs
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Blueger (lower body) won't play Saturday against Toronto, according to Thomas Drance of The Athletic.
Blueger might be an option to make his Vancouver debut Sunday against Montreal. He notched four goals, 16 points 85 shots on goal, 47 blocked shots and 71 hits in 63 games between Pittsburgh and Vegas last season.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Inches closer to return
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Blueger (ankle) took part in Wednesday's practice, but he's not expected to play Thursday versus Ottawa, per Jeff Paterson of The Hockey News.
Blueger, who hasn't played yet in 2023-24, was participating in his first full practice Wednesday. Coach Rick Tocchet previously stated that Blueger would need to get into a couple of practices before returning, which makes it more likely that Blueger will return for Saturday's contest versus Toronto or Sunday against Montreal. The 29-year-old had four goals and 16 points in 63 outings last year.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Still not skating
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Blueger (bruise), who is considered week-to-week, still has yet to resume skating, Farhan Lalji of TSN reports Friday.
At this point, Blueger should be expected to miss at least the club's upcoming back-to-back against the Blues and Rangers on Friday and Saturday, respectively. After signing with the Canucks in the offseason, the veteran center has yet to get on the ice for his new team -- he figures to slot into a bottom-six role once given the green light to play.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Considered week-to-week
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Blueger (bruise) is regarded as week-to-week, Canucks coach Rick Tocchet told Jeff Paterson of The Hockey News on Friday.
That's a significant change to Blueger's outlook after he was seen as a game-time decision Wednesday due to the injury. The 29-year-old had four goals and 16 points in 63 contests in 2022-23 between Pittsburgh and Vegas.
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Canucks' Teddy Blueger: Sitting out Wednesday
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Blueger (bruise) won't play in Wednesday's season opener versus the Oilers, Jeff Paterson of The Hockey News reports.
Blueger was considered a game-time decision, so this doesn't seem like it will be a long-term issue. The Canucks don't have the cap space to recall reinforcements, so they'll dress 17 skaters for their Opening Night game.
