Today, November 12th, marks Elias Pettersson's 25th birthday and it just so happens that the Canucks are in action on his birthday against the Montreal Canadiens.
Pettersson has had a very strong start to the 2023-24 National Hockey League season. In 14 games so far, the Sundsvall, Sweden native has 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists), zero penalty minutes and is a plus-six.
His future in Vancouver may still be a little uncertain given he's a restricted free agent after the season is over and he hasn't begun negotiating yet, but with how the team has started the 2023-24 campaign, it'll certainly help their chances at locking up the star forward to a long-term contract in the spring.
