There was nothing overly special about Elias Pettersson’s goal in the Vancouver Canucks’ Tuesday night match against the Ottawa Senators — a simple net-front tap-in off a pass from Brock Boeser — except that it was the 40th goal of his NHL career, the same number that’s stitched on the back of his jersey every game, and it came in his milestone 100th game in the league.
Out of all the players who’ve started their career on the Canucks, only two have scored more goals in their first 100 games: Pavel Bure (64) and Pettersson’s own linemate, Boeser (47).