2026–27 regular season

Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are 2-7-1 with 5 points in 2026–27, 30th of 32 in the league, with 30 goals for and 45 against. They have 38.4% of the expected goals in their games, less than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 8% to make the playoffs.

Compare with another team

Record: 2–7–1; 5 points, 30th of 32
Goals: 30–45; −15 differential
Expected goals: 22.5–36.0; for and against
xG share: 38.4%; 50% is even

8% to make the playoffs, <1% to win the division, about 78 points projected (65 to 91 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

35404550

38.4%

2026-09-292026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 22 xG78%16%
League 79%15%
Against 36 xG83%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
DeBrusk – Pettersson – Lekkerimäki	8	73:35	49–82	2.5–3.7	4–4	40%
Karlsson – Cotter – Rossi	5	25:33	13–18	0.3–1.2	0–0	18%
Boeser – Cotter – Rossi	7	24:02	27–11	0.8–0.7	0–1	53%
Boeser – Cotter – Ohgren	4	23:28	16–30	0.7–1.8	2–1	28%
Gallagher – Bains – Sasson	5	22:48	19–32	0.9–1.4	1–1	40%
Boeser – O'Connor – Ohgren	4	21:49	21–22	1.2–1.2	0–2	50%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Oleksiak – Willander	9	105:26	62–127	3.0–5.6	4–5	35%
Hronek – Buium	9	84:24	53–90	2.5–3.7	5–6	40%
Hronek – Pettersson	9	61:23	46–68	2.0–3.6	1–3	36%
Schenn – Pettersson	7	41:48	42–31	1.5–0.8	1–0	65%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.3 mph
61
Bursts over 22 mph12
74
Bursts over 20 mph219
71

Shooting

Hardest shot91.5 mph
10
Shots over 90 mph2
26

Zone time

Offensive zone time38.0%
6
Defensive zone time44.7%
3

League ranks

Points %25.0%30th

Goals for per game3.0017th

Goals against per game4.5031st

xG for per game2.2531st

xG against per game3.6032nd

xG share38.4%31st

Finishing (goals − xG)+7.56th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−9.030th

Rush xG per game0.1427th

Rebound xG per game0.3726th

Rush xG allowed per game0.114th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 10 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 10 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	at TBL	2–4	1.8–3.5	34%
10-15	at FLA	2–3	2.5–4.1	38%
10-13	at NYI	2–3	2.8–3.1	47%
10-11	at NYR	2–6	2.0–3.5	36%
10-10	at NJD	1–4	2.3–3.5	39%
10-08	at CAR	2–7	2.0–5.1	28%
10-04	vs VGK	2–3	1.4–4.2	24%
10-03	vs CGY	4–1	3.0–1.9	60%
10-01	vs EDM	7–9	2.7–3.6	43%
09-29	at EDM	6–5	2.2–3.4	40%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Elias Pettersson	C	10	3	7	10	1.8	19:33	30	44.8
Brock Boeser	R	10	2	5	7	2.4	18:30	8	38.0
Linus Karlsson	C	10	2	5	7	1.8	14:12	1	36.0
Paul Cotter	L	10	4	3	7	1.5	15:21	33	26.8
Jonathan Lekkerimäki	R	10	2	4	6	1.7	14:04	6	42.7
Filip Hronek	D	10	0	6	6	0.3	25:26	14	39.3
Liam Ohgren	L	10	2	3	5	1.9	15:17	8	39.2
Jake DeBrusk	L	8	3	2	5	2.6	16:16	6	41.4
Jamie Oleksiak	D	9	1	3	4	0.1	17:47	16	32.4
Marco Rossi	C	9	3	1	4	1.2	16:45	15	41.4
Drew O'Connor	L	10	1	2	3	1.4	15:43	17	41.4
Arshdeep Bains	L	8	1	2	3	0.8	11:20	6	34.6
Max Sasson	C	10	2	1	3	1.4	13:06	3	44.0
Tom Willander	D	10	0	3	3	0.3	21:04	6	34.0
Elias Pettersson	D	10	3	0	3	0.8	18:18	21	46.3
Filip Chytil	C	2	0	2	2	0.3	19:31	2	18.1
Luke Schenn	D	7	0	2	2	0.2	12:56	20	44.3
Brendan Gallagher	R	9	0	1	1	1.9	10:37	15	41.6
Zeev Buium	D	10	0	1	1	0.5	21:10	1	36.3
Aatu Räty	C	4	1	0	1	1.0	10:10	8	28.7
Guillaume Brisebois	D	1	0	0	0	0.1	12:44	2	23.9
Victor Mancini	D	3	0	0	0	0.1	13:04	3	38.9