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Western Conference · Pacific Division

Vancouver Canucks

2015–16·31–38–13·75 points·6th in the Pacific, 13th in the Western

Points
75#28
Goal differential
−53#30
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
44.7%#29
Power play
15.8%#27
Penalty kill
81.1%#17
GSAx
+0.1#15

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4115–21–5350.439411744.9%
Away4116–17–8400.499212244.6%
October115–2–4140.64312549.5%
November144–7–3110.39374346.9%
December135–6–2120.46233941.1%
January126–4–2140.58273042.2%
February114–6–190.41263550.1%
March164–11–190.28284742.3%
April53–2–060.60142041.9%
Division rivals2913–13–3290.50598544.1%
Rest of conference215–13–3130.31446643.1%
Other conference3213–12–7330.52838846.6%
ANA53–2–060.6071338.2%
ARI43–1–060.7511946.8%
LAK52–2–150.5081438.6%
EDM52–2–150.5081446.9%
CAR22–0–041.006444.8%
COL32–1–040.679551.8%
SJS52–3–040.40121544.1%
CGY51–3–130.30132049.5%
DET21–0–130.755665.9%
MTL21–0–130.758545.4%

On the road

73,505 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2015-10-07: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2015-10-10: to Vancouver, 674 km (OTL)2015-10-12: to Anaheim, 1,773 km (SOW)2015-10-13: to Los Angeles, 45 km (W)2015-10-16: to Vancouver, 1,740 km (L)2015-10-29: to Dallas, 2,842 km (OTL)2015-10-30: to Glendale, 1,439 km (W)2015-11-02: to Vancouver, 1,966 km (W)2015-11-07: to Buffalo, 3,434 km (L)2015-11-08: to Newark, 457 km (OTL)2015-11-10: to Columbus, 753 km (W)2015-11-12: to Ottawa, 828 km (L)2015-11-14: to Toronto, 330 km (L)2015-11-16: to Montreal, 504 km (OTL)2015-11-18: to Winnipeg, 1,822 km (L)2015-11-21: to Vancouver, 1,864 km (W)2015-11-25: to St. Paul, 2,305 km (W)2015-11-27: to Dallas, 1,389 km (SOL)2015-11-30: to Anaheim, 1,958 km (L)2015-12-01: to Los Angeles, 45 km (OTL)2015-12-03: to Vancouver, 1,740 km (L)2015-12-13: to Chicago, 2,848 km (L)2015-12-15: to St. Paul, 555 km (L)2015-12-17: to Philadelphia, 1,571 km (L)2015-12-18: to Detroit, 713 km (SOW)2015-12-20: to Sunrise, 1,815 km (SOL)2015-12-22: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2015-12-26: to Vancouver, 4,180 km (OTW)2016-01-14: to Washington, 3,792 km (L)2016-01-15: to Raleigh, 376 km (OTW)2016-01-17: to Brooklyn, 683 km (SOW)2016-01-19: to New York, 8 km (OTL)2016-01-21: to Boston, 303 km (W)2016-01-23: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (L)2016-01-26: to Vancouver, 3,486 km (L)2016-02-09: to Denver, 1,776 km (W)2016-02-10: to Glendale, 946 km (W)2016-02-13: to Vancouver, 1,966 km (L)2016-02-19: to Calgary, 674 km (L)2016-02-21: to Vancouver, 674 km (W)2016-03-05: to San Jose, 1,332 km (W)2016-03-07: to Los Angeles, 491 km (L)2016-03-09: to Vancouver, 1,740 km (OTW)2016-03-18: to Edmonton, 821 km (L)2016-03-19: to Vancouver, 821 km (L)2016-03-22: to Winnipeg, 1,864 km (L)2016-03-24: to Nashville, 1,740 km (SOL)2016-03-25: to St. Louis, 408 km (L)2016-03-27: to Vancouver, 2,859 km (L)2016-03-31: to San Jose, 1,332 km (W)2016-04-01: to Anaheim, 535 km (W)2016-04-04: to Vancouver, 1,773 km (W)2016-04-06: to Edmonton, 821 km (L)2016-04-07: to Calgary, 285 km (L)2016-04-09: to Vancouver, 674 km (SOW)CalgaryVancouverAnaheimLos AngelesDallasGlendaleBuffaloNewarkColumbusOttawaTorontoMontrealWinnipegSt. PaulChicagoPhiladelphiaDetroitSunriseTampaWashingtonRaleighBrooklynNew YorkBostonPittsburghDenverSan JoseEdmontonNashvilleSt. Louis
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
13 GP · 6–5–2 · 12 vs fresher opponent
53.8%
42.5%
1 day
43 GP · 14–21–8 · 11 vs fresher opponent
41.9%
44.3%
2 days
19 GP · 7–10–2 · 2 vs fresher opponent
42.1%
45.9%
3+ days
6 GP · 3–2–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
58.3%
46.2%

Pulling the goalie

41 times this season the Canucks were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Canucks in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
45.2%
42.3%
Goals share
43.8%
38.1%
Shooting %
8.0%
9.2%
Save %
.916
.899