Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Canucks postgame analytics report. This recurring deep dive breaks down the analytics behind each Canucks game as recorded by Natural Stat Trick. In this article, we look back on Vancouver’s most recent 3-2 overtime win over the Florida Panthers.
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Just like the final score, the analytics were very balanced at the end of the game. At even strength, the Panthers had a 24-21 scoring chances advantage, while the Canucks won the high-danger scoring chances battle 11-8. Vancouver also outscored Flordia 3-1 at even strength, which, in the end, was the difference maker.
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Despite some chaotic moments, the heatmap shows that, overall, the Canucks did a good job of preventing shots from close to the crease. Vancouver also kept the center of the ice clean for the majority of the game, forcing Florida to create from along the wall and from distance. Outside of a few uncleared rebounds that created secondary scoring opportunities, the Canucks played well enough defensively to keep this a low-scoring game and eventually picked up their first win of the season.
While he wasn’t named part of the 3 Stars, Quinn Hughes was far and away the best player on the ice. Hughes played 24:39 of even-strength ice time and finished with a goal, an assist and nine shots on net. Vancouver also dominated from an analytics perspective when he was on the ice, winning the shot battle 20-9, and the high-danger chances count 8-3. Hughes put the team on his back tonight and is one of the main reasons the Canucks defeated the Panthers.
Lastly, it was another strong night for J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser. The duo played 15:36 together at even strength, with Vancouver holding a 6-2 high-danger chances advantage with them on the ice. They also combined for eight shots on goal, five individual high-danger chances created and the overtime goal. Miller and Boeser continued to be one of the team’s most consistent forward duos and played a significant role in the victory.
