Vancouver Hosts Boston, Need Leadership, Guys Stepping Up

Posted on December 5, 2015 by CanucksBanter

CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff December 5, 2015

The Canucks Have To Find A Way

The Boston Bruins (13-8-3) visit the Vancouver Canucks (9-10-8) at Rogers Place in game two of the Canucks 4-game home stand tonight.

Tonight marks the first of two meetings between these two teams this season. Vancouver visits TD Garden on January 21st.

The Canucks head into action on tonight looking to snap out of a 2-5-3 state that has them in 4rth place in the Pacific division. Vancouver lost their last game against the Dallas Stars 4-2, and their picked up their 4rth loss in a row (0-2-2) and 12th loss in their last 15-games (3-8-4). Vancouver is 2-5-3 in their last 10-games.

The Bruins, 5th place in the Atlantic division, are on a road trip of Western Canada and have not faired well, as they lost in a shootout to Edmonton on December 2, 3-2 and followed that up with an overtime loss to Calgary on December 4, 5-4. Boston is 5-0-2 in its past seven games and finish off their road trip tonight against the Canucks.

The script is getting old, and tired, and is in need of a refreshing change.

In my opinion, the stench that lingers after the last two months, more than indicates that the present incarnation of the Vancouver Canucks has expired and needs to be tossed and replaced with a new and improved.

And the game tonight, is the best game to start.

It’s time, for the next incarnation of the 2015-16 Vancouver Canucks to take to the ice.

Whether there is enough behind the Sedins to give the Canucks that secondary scoring punch and support, Canuck coach Willie Desjardins responded after the Dallas game that he believes there is, and continued by saying:

But It has to happen on the ice…me believing it, or whatever, doesn’t….it has to come out on the ice.

And we need better performances on the ice. That’s not good enough. Like I thought today, you know I thought there were times in the first period that, we looked like, we might battle through and be ok, and get a goal.We didn’t give them an awful lot; they had the couple power plays, but we have to…it’s easy to believe when things go good….it’s harder when they don’t go good…and right know they’re not going good for us…right now we’re disappointed withthe overtime losses, and with all the stuff that’s built up, we got lots of losses, and it’s disappointing ‘cause that’s not where we want to be.

But at the same time, that’s how you get better. You have to find a way. It’s a tough league and that’s what you gotta do.

As for the psyche of the players, especially the younger players, Desjardins says:

It’s a battle to keep believing,when things don’t happen. It’s easy to believe when things happen. When it doesn’t happen, its a lot harder.

But, what are your choices? You don’t have any choice. Your choice is to believe that it’s gonna happen and you gotta make it happen. Like, if you don’t believe and you hesitate when you’re doing something, your lost already.

So, you have to go in convinced at what you’re doing and you have to go hard. That’s the only way you’ll be successful in this league.

So, mentally, we have to accept where we’re at and we have to be prepared to play hard. We know what we’re doing. The guys know the systems,they just have to have confidence that if we play hard we’ll get our opportunities.

As for what is expected tonight against the Boston Bruins, Desjardins said what everyone was thinking, including the fans, at the Dallas post-game press conference:

Boston is a must game. We have to see a good performance against Boston. We have to see it.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

Vancouver has 1 even-strength goal from a line other than the Sedins in the last 8 games.
The Canucks have scored just five times while dropping four straight games (0-2-2) and recorded just 16 shots in each of the last two contests to fall under .500 for the first time this season.
The Canucks, who have allowed 12 goals during their losing streak.
Vancouver are going after their fifth victory in six contests against the Bruins
Vancouver has allowed 8 power-play goals in their last 8 games.
Radim Vrbata is a team-worst minus -15 for the Canucks. Bo Horvat is -13. Yannick Weber is -9.
Jannick Hansen is a team-best plus +11 for the Canucks. Henrik Sedin is +7 and Daniel Sedin is +6.
Ryan Miller has managed two victories in his last 11 appearances.
Bo Horvat has not recorded a goal in 15 straight games.
Alex Burrows has two goals in his last 15 games, and has a plus/minus of -5.
Jared McCann has 1 goal in his last 16 games, and has a plus.minus of +2.
Vancouver defensemen only have 9 goals this season.
Canucks are 19 for 96 man advantages in 24 games, for 19.8 per cent, tied for 11th best. They are 1 for their last 8 man advantages.
Vancouver has scored on 12 of 61 man advantages in the past 16 games, for 19.7 per cent, 16th best in the NHL.
Canucks have scored on 9 of 38 man advantages at home, for 23.7 per cent, 9th best in the NHL.
Vancouver’s 96 power play man advantages are the most in the NHL, one ahead of the Montreal Canadians; two more than Colorado; three better than Arizona.
Vancouver has scored at least one power play goal in nine of the last 11 games, including at least one power play goal in eight consecutive games from Nov. 12-27. According to ESB, the last time the Canucks went 8 straight games with a PPG in the same season was Dec. 28 – Jan. 15/96. The Canucks also had a PPG in 8 straight games over a span of two seasons from Apr. 14 – Oct. 19/99.
Canucks have allowed 19 goals in 88 penalty kill opportunities, for 77.6 per cent, 22nd in the NHL. They have only allowed 2 goals in their last 12 penalty kill opportunities.
The Canucks penalty kill over the last 16 games, has given up 16 goals on 58 opportunities, 27th best in the NHL.
Vancouver penalty kill at home has given up 6 goals on 33 opportunities, for 81.8 per cent, 14th best in the NHL.
The Canucks have 42 even strength goals for and have allowed 42 even strength goals, for 18 in the NHL this season in G+/-.
In the last 16 games, Vancouver has 22 even strength goals for and have 24 allowed even strength goals, tied for 20th in G+/-.
Point Streaks:

DANIEL SEDIN (1-1-2 / 2 Games)

HENRIK SEDIN (0-3-3 / 2 Games)
Last 5 Games: 1 – 2 – 2

Last 10 Games: 2 – 5 – 3

1-Goal Games: 3 – 6 – 8

2-Goal Games: 1 – 2

3-Goal Games: 5 – 2

Scoring first: 5 – 2 – 5

Opponent scoring first: 4 – 8 – 3

Leading after 1 period: 4 – 0 – 3

Trailing after 1 period: 0 – 6 – 3

Tied after 1 period: 5 – 4 – 2

Leading after 2 periods: 7 – 1 – 5

Trailing after 2 periods: 0 – 9 – 1

Tied after 2 periods: 2 – 0 – 2

OT Record – This Season: 1 – 8
Outshooting opponent: 4 – 5 – 5

Outshot by opponent: 5 – 5 – 3

Even shots: 0 – 0 – 0
Daniel Sedin has 18 points (8-10-18) in the last 12 games. He recently had a seven game point streak from Nov. 14-27; it was the longest point streak of any Canucks player this season and his longest since a seven game streak from Oct. 22 – Nov. 5/13. He currently leads the team and ranks in the top-10 in the League in points (28), goals (12), assists (16), ppg (5) and ppp (11).
Henrik Sedin has 17 points (5-12-17) in the last 12 games. He recently had a six game point streak from Nov. 16-27. He also had a five game point streak earlier this season from Oct. 29 to Nov. 7. Last season, the Captain recorded points in three or more consecutive games on 10 different occasions. Henrik ranks in the top-10 in the NHL in points (26), assists (18), and ppp (10).
Alex Edler leads VAN in time on ice (24:27) and has led the team in that category in 23 of 26 games he’s played, including 14 games where he’s led all skaters in TOI. He currently ranks 17th in the NHL in TOI/GP.
Jake Virtanen ranks third on the team and third among NHL rookies in hits with 53.
Chris Tanev leads the team and ranks tied for fifth in the League in blocked shots with 68. His defence partner Alex Edler ranks 12th in the NHL with 56 blocked shots.
Henri k and Daniel Sedin have played in 583 wins together.According to ESB, since 1990.91 the only pairs of teammates to play in more wins together are Niklas Lidstrom and Kris Draper (664); and Lidstrom and
Tomas Holmstrom (599).
In the month of November, the Sedins combined for 35 points (Daniel registered 8-10-18 while Henrik collected 6-11-17). According to ESB, it is the most points the Sedins have combined for in a calendar month since December 2011, when they tallied 39 points together (10-7-17 for Daniel; and 2-20-22 for Henrik).
The Canucks have had seven different players make their NHL debut this season (Grenier, Shinkaruk, Virtanen, McCann, Hutton, Gaunce, and Pedan). According to Elias Sports Bureau, this is the most number of players to make their NHL debut for the Canucks in a single season since six players did so during the 2007.08 season.
The last season where more than six players made their NHL debut in a single season for the Canucks was in 1999.00 (eight players). The club record for NHL debuts in a single season is 11 which occurred during the 1973.74 season.
Vancouver has had 18 different goal scorers this season, tied for fifth most in the League.
The Canucks players aged 23 or younger that have appeared in the lineup thus far (Baertschi, Horvat, Hutton, Virtanen, McCann, Gaunce, Shinkaruk, and Pedan) have accounted for 19.4% of points (37), 16.9% of goals (12) and 20.8% of assists (25), for the team this season.
The Canucks 71 goals on the year are t-10th most in the NHL.
VANCOUVER’S 2015.16 RECORD WHEN…

Score 4+ Goals: 6-0-0

Score 3 Goals or Less: 3-10-8

Allow 4+ Goals: 0-5-3

Allow 3 Goals or Less: 9-4-5

On 0 Days Rest: 2-1-2

On 1 Day Rest: 2-5-5

On 2 Days Rest: 4-3-1

On 3+ Days Rest: 0-1-1

Score a PPG: 4-5-6

Give up a PPG: 4-7-5

25+ Shots on Goal: 7-8-6

Less than 25 shots: 2-2-2

SEASON SNAPSHOT

LEAGUE STANDINGS

CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

BRUINS PLAYER STATS

CANUCKS-BRUINS SITUATIONS

CANUCKS-BRUINS AT A GLANCE

Statistics courtesy of the NHL, Vancouver Canucks and SportingCharts, with thanks.

The Canucks Have To Find A Way…Just Saying

Posted on December 4, 2015 by CanucksBanter

By Andrew Phillip Chernoff December 4, 2015 Just Saying….

Just-saying

The script is getting old, and tired, and is in need of a refreshing change.

And the game on Saturday night against the Boston Bruins, is the best game to start.

I remember when growing up in the 70’s and following my favourite Canucks, and the great games Boston and Vancouver would have. Bobby Schmautz and other Canucks would rise to the occasion and have their best games of the season against them. Especially Schmautz.

Well, it is time, for the next incarnation of the 2015-16 Vancouver Canucks to take the ice.

And what will it take?

Well, Canuck coach Willie Desjardins was very direct in the post-game interview after the Dallas game on Thursday night, after the Canucks lost 4-2, about his disappointment.

To the point, the Vancouver players need to find a way.

When Desjardins was asked about his team getting 16 shots on net, in two straight games against Dallas and LA, Desjardins admitted that the Canucks have to create more opportunities if they are going to be successful:

The only thing you can do is work your way out of it. You know people aren’t gonna feel sorry for ya. We gotta work our way out of it. It’s gonna be tough…and you know, what , when you come into the rink tomorrow….you have to work to get better. And it’s just, it should be that way everyday, win or lose, that’s how you should approach the rink, but especially when things go tough, that’s when you need your leadership, that’s when you need guys stepping up and getting better.

As for whether there is enough behind the Sedins to give the Canucks that secondary scoring punch and support, Desjardins responded that he believes there is, and continued by saying:

But It has to happen on the ice…me believing it, or whatever, doesn’t….it has to come out on the ice. And we need better performances on the ice. That’s not good enough. Like I thought today, you know I thought there were times in the first period that, we looked like, we might battle through and be ok, and get a goal.We didn’t give them an awful lot; they had the couple power plays, but we have to…it’s easy to believe when things go good….it’s harder when they don’t go good…and right know they’re not going good for us…right now we’re disappointed withthe overtime losses, and with all the stuff that’s built up, we got lots of losses, and it’s disappointing ‘cause that’s not where we want to be. But at the same time, that’s how you get better. You have to find a way. It’s a tough league and that’s what you gotta do.

Desjardins was asked by a reporter, if the third periods and so many one goal losses were affecting the psyche of the players, especially the younger players. “You’re in every game but it seems you’re coming out on the wrong end..”

It’s a battle to keep believing,when things don’t happen.It’s easy to believe when things happen. When it doesn’t happen, its a lot harder. But, what are your choices? You don’t have any choice. Your choice is to believe that it’s gonna happen and you gotta make it happen. Like, if you don’t believe and you hesitate when your doing something, your lost already. So, you have to go in convinced at what you’re doing and you have to go hard. That’s the only way you’ll be successful in this league. So, mentally, we have to accept where we’re at and we have to be prepared to play hard. We know what we’re doing. The guys know the systems,they just have to have confidence that if we play hard we’ll get our opportunities.

Desjardins did not leave the post-game without sharing his expectation for Saturday night against the Boston Bruins:

Boston is a must game. We have to see a good performance against Boston. We have to see it.

After the morning skate on Friday, Desjardin met with the media, and was asked what bothered him the most about the Dallas game:

I don’t think we’ve played as well the last three games. And, that bothers me. I want to be good at home. The results bother me. But, I understand those will happen. You’re not gonna win every game but that’s something that happens. You don’t get used to it. And you don’t enjoy it. But that’ll happen. It’s how you play that matters. I thought the first period we were ok. They didn’t get a lot. But in the second , for whatever reason, we didn’t find our legs and if you don’t skate with Dallas, you’re going to be in trouble. You have to skate with them. And, they’re one of the best skating teams in the league. So, that’s abit of a push for us to do that. We did it in Dallas; we showed in Dallas, we could do it, and last night, we just couldn’t stay with it. So for me, the Anaheim game bothered me and kinda set it up for the next two, I guess.

As for his expectation of the team for Saturday night, he was asked to clarify whether “Boston is a must game.” meant a win, or a must show up. Desjardins response, after admitting he expected the question to be asked:

It’s a must game where you have to play hard. For me, and every game, is a must game where you gotta play hard. That’s what we do. So I think our guys are looking forward to that opportunity to go out and play. Will it be a hard game? For sure, it’s gonna be a hard game but I expect us to have a good effort.

I expect a similar effort with the Boston Bruins, that Canuck fans saw against the Chicago Blackhawks recently. It was a victory that night, a very emotional game, where the Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Jannick Hansen had an outstanding game.

I have thrown out the old script, I just hope Vancouver does not take it out of the garbage and use it tomorrow night…..Just Saying

Anaheim Dominates, Hands Vancouver First Shutout Loss Of Season, 4-0

Posted on November 30, 2015 by CanucksBanter

CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 30, 2015

Disappointment All A Round

Anaheim (9-11-5) dominated, cruising to an easy 4-0 win as Vancouver (9-9-7) was ineffective and uninspiring, in its first shutout loss of the season, and 10th loss in the last 13 games.

The Anaheim Ducks wasted little time after the opening face-off in taking the game over, as Shawn Horcoff (4) snapped a shot passed Ryan Miller, assisted by Andrew Cogliano (6) and Carl Hagelin (5) to take a 1-0 lead at 1:19.

The Canucks, 29th best fore-checking team in the NHL entering the game, lacked intensity and urgency after the opening goal, as the Ducks continued to bring their game to Vancouver, out hitting, out shooting and out skating Vancouver.

The Vancouver penalty kill was tested three times in the opening period, and would yield a power play goal late in the opening period,when Yannick Webber took a retaliation penalty at 18:18.

The Ducks scored on their power play with 2.1 seconds left in the opening period, as Rickard Rakell (6) on a wrist shot made it 2-0, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf (15) and Sami Vatanen (9) at 19:57.

The Canucks had one unsuccessful power play. Anaheim outshot Vancouver 14-8; out hit Vancouver 11-9. The Ducks were better on the face-offs as well, winning 12 of 18.

Vancouver lost Jake Virtanen for the remainder of the game after sustaining an upper body injury to his ribs, courtesy of Ryan Getzlaf, in the first period, as Anaheim routinely took the body to Vancouver players, leaving them feeling pain and hurting.

The second period was mostly the Canucks continuing to give the Ducks little to worry about in the Anaheim end with the lack of a sustained attack. And Anaheim doing a great job at protecting their lead with little opposition.

The Canucks likely deflated by the late first period goal; and the Ducks sensing no urgency to score more, it was not surprising there was no scoring or special teams action in the middle period. Ducks out shot Vancouver 9-8; out hit Vancouver 11-10. Ducks better on the face-offs again, 8 for 15.

Vancouver went into the final period with point streaks at risk, along with the possibility of being shutout for the first time this season. The Canucks should have been looking for a Chicago comeback type of result that defeated Anaheim on November 27, but it was not to be.

Exactly one minute into the period, Ryan Miller disappointed, as Jakob Silfverberg (2) scored on a slap shot on a break away, assisted by Nick Ritchie (1) and Ryan Kesler (8), putting Anaheim up 3-0.

Corey Perry scored on another break away, over Ryan Miller’s shoulder, at 8:39, with a wrist shot, unassisted.

With the Ducks up 4-0, Miller was pulled in favor of backup goalie Jacob Markstrom. Anaheim soon after was given a high sticking double minor on Chris Stewart for cutting Matt Bartkowski at 9:15. Vancouver did not score.

The Ducks are moving on up after a disastrous month of October, while Vancouver is moving down in the standings and treading water. Overall in November, Anaheim was 8-4-3, while Vancouver finished the month 4-7-3.

With the victory, the Ducks moved within two points of the Canucks.

CANUCK JOTTINGS

Point streaks ended tonight:
- RADIM VRBATA (3-1-4 / 3 Games)
- HENRIK SEDIN (3-7-10 / 6 Games)
- DANIEL SEDIN (6-6-12 / 7 Games)
- JANNIK HANSEN (1-1-2 / 2 Games)
Vancouver’s streak of scoring at least one power play goal was stopped tonight at eight consecutive games.
Canucks penalty kill gave up another goal on three chances, making it 15 goals allowed on 49 opportunities in November. Overall, Canucks have allowed 18 goals in 79 penalty kill opportunities in 25 games.
Canucks power play continues not to produce going 0-3 tonight and 11 for 56 chances in November. Overall, Canucks are 18 for 91 man advantages in 25 games.

GAME REVIEW

2015-16 NHL Rookie Stats–November 30, 2015

Posted on November 30, 2015 by CanucksBanter

CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 30, 2015

McCann, Hutton, Virtanen Figure In Rookie Stats

Statistics courtesy of the NHL, with thanks.

Vancouver Battles Anaheim In Must Win Division Matchup

Posted on November 30, 2015 by CanucksBanter

CANUCKS BANTER By Andrew Chernoff November 30, 2015

The Canucks (9-8-7) are in Anaheim (8-11-5) tonight, to take on their Pacific division rivals looking for that all important win against a division opponent, who they currently have a 4 point lead on in the standings.

Vancouver won 2-1 in a shootout at Anaheim on Oct. 12, their second straight victory going back to last season. The Canucks haven’t won three consecutive games against the Ducks since the 2007-08 season.

Canucks Still Leaving Points On The Table

Last game for Vancouver was the second game of their 4-game road trip against the Dallas Stars on Friday, November 27, a 3-2 loss in a shootout, after defeating Minnesota 3-2 on November 25 to start their week long road trip.

Vancouver is 1-7 in games decided past regulation (0-6 in overtime; 1-2 in shootouts).

For the Anaheim, they began a 6-game home stand last Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago were not good visitors, erasing a two-goal deficit with 1:41 left in regulation play; and then scoring 1:53 into overtime, Anaheim losing 3-2.

Anaheim is 1-5 in games decided past regulation (0-4 in overtime; 1-2 in shootouts).

Vancouver has lost 6 of their last 8 games, while the Ducks will be trying to escape losing a third game in a row.

Both teams have been having a difficult season having success reaching the postseason. Anaheim has reached the postseason in 8 of last 10 years; Vancouver in 11 of the last 14 seasons.

Already Vancouver and Anaheim have lost 15 and 16 games respectively, and are trying to figure out how to play 60-minute hockey and dominant their opposition on a consistent basis.

The Ducks are moving on up after a disastrous month of October, while Vancouver is moving down in the standings and treading water.

The Ducks are 4-1-3 at home in November with Vancouver 2-4-3 on the road this month.

Overall in November, Anaheim is 7-4-3 (tied for 4rth most points in the NHL in the month), while Vancouver is 4-6-3 (tied for 10th most points in the NHL in the month).

Power Play Not Producing

Vancouver have scored on 11 of 53 man advantages in the past 13 games, but they were only 1 for 7 chances against the Stars.

Canucks are 18 for 88 man advantages in 24 games, for 20.5 per cent, tied for 10th best.

Penalty Kill Impotent

The Canucks penalty kill has been abysmal over the last 13 games, giving up 14 goals on 46 opportunities. Canucks have allowed 17 goals in 76 penalty kill opportunities, for 77.6 per cent, 22nd in the NHL.

In the last 13 games, Vancouver has 20 even strength goals for and have 18 allowed even strength goals.

Anaheim, has scored on 10 of 38 man advantages in their last 14 games. With the best penalty kill in the NHL, their penalty kill has allowed 8 goals on 52 opportunities this month.

In their last 14 games, the Ducks have 20 even strength goals for and have allowed 24 even strength goals.

The Canucks are led by Daniel and Henrik Sedin who have 18 and 17-points respectively in their last 13 games.

For Anaheim, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, with 14 and 13 points in their last 14 games, lead the Ducks.

Too Many Canucks Under-Producing:

Alex Burrows has two goals in his last 12 games, and has a plus/minus of -2.
Bo Horvat has not scored in his last 12 games, and has a plus/minus of -9.
Sven Baertschi has no points in his last 6 games, and has a plus/minus of -1.
Jake Virtanen has no goals in his last 9 games and 1 goal in 18 games played this season, and has a plus/minus of -2.
Jared McCann has 1 goal in his last 13 games.
Chris Higgins has no points in his last 12 games.
Radim Vrbata has just started to somewhat start to earn his salary but has been more ineffectual than not, with a plus/ minus of -11, the worst on the team.
Vancouver defensemen only have 8 goals this season. Only the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche, each with 7, are worse in the Western Conference.
Vancouver defensemen Yannick Webber and Ben Hutton have plus/minus of -6 each.

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

Canucks are 6-1 in their last 7 Monday games.
Canucks are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
Vancouver have scored 3 goals or less in 10 of their last 12 games.
Canucks have scored 2 goals or less in 7 of their last 12 games.
Canucks have scored 4 goals or more in 6 of their 24 games.
Canucks have allowed 3 goals or less in 16 of their 24 games.
Anaheim visits Vancouver on New Years Day and February 18th. The Canucks visit the Honda Center again on April
Last 5 Games: 2 – 2 – 1

Last 10 Games: 3 – 4 – 3

1-Goal Games: 3 – 6 – 7

2-Goal Games: 1 – 1

3-Goal Games: 5 – 1

Scoring first: 5 – 1 – 4

Opponent scoring first: 4 – 7 – 3

Leading after 1 period: 4 – 0 – 2

Trailing after 1 period: 0 – 5 – 3

Tied after 1 period: 5 – 3 – 2

Leading after 2 periods: 7 – 1 – 4

Trailing after 2 periods: 0 – 7 – 1

Tied after 2 periods: 2 – 0 – 2
The Canucks begin their fifth of 13 back-to-back series this season with tonight’s game versus Anaheim. Thus far, the Canucks have gone 4-2-2 in four previous series this season including a record of 2-1-1 in the first game and 2-1-1 in the second game. Last season, Vancouver played in 12 back-to-back series. They posted a 15-8-1 record in those series. Vancouver went 10-2-0 in the first game of the series and 5-6-1 in the second game.
Daniel Sedin is currently on a seven game point streak, notching 12 points (6-6-12) during that span; it is the longest point streak of any Canucks player this season and his longest since a seven game streak from Oct. 22 – Nov. 5/13. He currently leads the team and ranks in the top-10 in the League in points (27), goals (11), and assists (16).
Henrik Sedin is on a six game point streak registering 10 points (3-7-10) during that span. He also had a five game point streak earlier this season from Oct. 29 to Nov. 7. Last season, the Captain recorded points in three or more consecutive games on 10 different occasions.
Radim Vrbata notched his first multi-goal game of the year, Nov. 25 at MIN; last season Vrbata notched three multi-goal games. He currently sits on a four game point streak (3-2-5 during that span
Ryan Miller ranks second in games played/started (20) and first in TOI (1211:13). He also ranks fifth among goalies in shots against with 572.
Alex Edler leads VAN in time on ice (24:49) and has led the team in that category in 22 of 23 games he’s played, including 13 games where he’s led all skaters in TOI. He currently ranks 15th in the NHL in TOI/GP.
Jake Virtanen leads the team and ranks second among NHL rookies in hits with 53
Chris Tanev leads the team and is seventh in the League in blocked shots with 61. His defence parter Alex Edler is 10th in the NHL with 52 blocked shots.
Two Canucks players rank in the top-10 in the League in shots: Daniel Sedin (93 – sixth) and Radim Vrbata (83 – t-10th)
Vancouver has scored at least one power play goal in eight consecutive games. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the last time the Canucks went 8 straight games with a PPG in the same season was Dec. 28 – Jan. 15/96. The Canucks also had a PPG in 8 straight games over a span of two seasons from Apr. 14 – Oct. 19/99.
Vancouver has had 18 different goal scorers this season, tied for fourth most in the League.
The Canucks have scored 2.83 goals for per game, ranking t-ninth in the League; their 68 goals on the year are t-seventh most in the NHL
Vancouver is t-fifth in the League in shots/GP with 30.9.
Assist streaks: DANIEL SEDIN (5 / 4 Games)
Point streaks:
RADIM VRBATA (3-1-4 / 3 Games)

HENRIK SEDIN (3-7-10 / 6 Games)

DANIEL SEDIN (6-6-12 / 7 Games)

JANNIK HANSEN (1-1-2 / 2 Games)
VANCOUVER’S 2015.16 RECORD WHEN…

Score 4+ Goals: 6-0-0

Score 3 Goals or Less: 3-8-7

Allow 4+ Goals: 0-3-3

Allow 3 Goals or Less: 9-4-4

On 0 Days Rest: 2-1-1

On 1 Day Rest: 2-4-5

On 2 Days Rest: 4-2-1

On 3+ Days Rest: 0-1-1

Score a PPG: 4-5-5

Give up a PPG: 4-6-4

25+ Shots on Goal: 7-7-6

Less than 25 shots: 2-1-1

SEASON SNAPSHOT

CANUCKS PLAYERS STATS

DUCKS PLAYERS STATS

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The Canucks Have To Find A Way

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

SEASON SNAPSHOT

LEAGUE STANDINGS

CANUCKS PLAYER STATS

BRUINS PLAYER STATS

CANUCKS-BRUINS SITUATIONS

CANUCKS-BRUINS AT A GLANCE

The Canucks Have To Find A Way…Just Saying

Anaheim Dominates, Hands Vancouver First Shutout Loss Of Season, 4-0

Disappointment All A Round

CANUCK JOTTINGS

GAME REVIEW

2015-16 NHL Rookie Stats–November 30, 2015

McCann, Hutton, Virtanen Figure In Rookie Stats

Vancouver Battles Anaheim In Must Win Division Matchup

Canucks Still Leaving Points On The Table

Power Play Not Producing

Penalty Kill Impotent

Too Many Canucks Under-Producing:

CANUCKS JOTTINGS

SEASON SNAPSHOT

CANUCKS PLAYERS STATS

DUCKS PLAYERS STATS