VANCOUVER — After six games the Vancouver Canucks are in a much happier place this NHL season than they were at the same time last year.
The Canucks opened their schedule with a convincing 8-1 home win over the Edmonton Oilers, then won three times on a five-game road trip. A 4-2-0 record leaves Vancouver second in the Pacific Division and fourth in the Western Conference heading into Thursday night’s games.
“It does take off a little bit of pressure,” said Hughes. “Just playing the right way and knowing we’re going to be consistent. The Canucks are playing a more structured game this season. They have scored 23 goals and allowed just 15. Their power play is ranked third in the league at 35.5 per cent. “I think a little rusty at the beginning of the season,” said Boeser, who would like to top the 27 goals he scored back in 2017-18, his first full season in Vancouver. “We started really playing the way we did last year, just working hard, creating more turnovers, outworking the line we play against.Miller said the improvement in Boeser’s game goes beyond scoring.
Tocchet has been impressed by Vancouver’s resilience. After being badly outplayed in a 2-0 loss to Philadelphia, where they were outshot 42-26, the Canucks rebounded to win two of their next three games.“That’s what I like. We’re all going to have bad games, whether it’s physically or mentally, but can you correct it. It’s the guys that go three, four or five games making the same mistakes and they’re not into it. I didn’t see that. I saw guys that corrected it right away. That’s a good sign.
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