From Quinn Hughes' dominance to Conor Garland's emergence, there are at least a few things we know about the 2024-25 Vancouver Canucks.
The Canucks have won 5 games and lost 5 games but they’ve also earned points in 8 of their 10 games with a 5-2-3 record that has them third in the Pacific Division.
In the meantime, while it’s uncertain exactly who the Canucks are, there are a few things we have learned about the Canucks through ten games. All that is to say, as the Canucks sort out the details of their game, they have a solid foundation of puck possession to build on. They’re also a big jump up from last season, when he was the best defenceman in the NHL. If he can sustain those underlying numbers, it would be one of the most dominant seasons ever by a defenceman.
Soucy has the worst corsi and expected goals on the Canucks. His 38.1% corsi is the fifth-worst among the league’s defencemen who have played at least 100 minutes at 5-on-5 and his 35.7% expected goals is sixth worst. That’s simply unsustainable. The Canucks have to either figure out what’s wrong with Soucy or find another top-four defenceman to play in his stead.
In his sheltered role on the third pairing, Brännström has put together some lovely underlying numbers. His 55.7% corsi is third behind Hughes and Filip Hronek on the Canucks and the team has out-scored their opponents 6-to-3 at 5-on-5 with him on the ice. The Canucks have out-shot their opponents 72-to-51 with Garland on the ice at 5-on-5, a ratio only bettered by Hughes on the Canucks.
When it comes to hits per 60 minutes, Sherwood is hitting at twice the rate of Lauzon: 32.3 hits per 60 minutes to 16.2 hits per 60 minutes. Along with the hits, Sherwood has been a contributor on the penalty kill, where the Canucks haven’t given up a goal with him on the ice, and he’s chipped in 5 points through 10 games.
8 | Elias Pettersson is quietly coming into form It’s been a bit of a tough start to the season for Elias Pettersson, who hasn’t quite looked like himself.
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