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Western Conference · Pacific Division

Vancouver Canucks

2017–18·31–40–11·73 points·7th in the Pacific, 14th in the Western

Points
73#27
Goal differential
−41#26
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
46.3%#28
Power play
21.5%#9
Penalty kill
78.3%#21
GSAx
−11.7#22

Splits

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

Home4116–18–7390.4811913848.7%
Away4115–22–4340.419912144.1%
October116–3–2140.64312652.0%
November156–7–2140.47424844.7%
December134–8–190.35335143.9%
January114–6–190.41253443.2%
February144–8–2100.36424847.6%
March156–8–1130.43354346.7%
April31–0–240.6710948.6%
Division rivals299–17–3210.366610046.3%
Rest of conference219–8–4220.52576244.3%
Other conference3213–15–4300.47959747.6%
CHI33–0–061.0014650.8%
EDM42–1–150.6391041.8%
DAL32–0–150.8311350.1%
MIN32–1–040.676743.9%
PIT22–0–041.009439.8%
LAK42–2–040.50121145.7%
CBJ22–0–041.0010653.1%
ARI42–2–040.508751.0%
OTT21–0–130.755242.8%
SJS51–3–130.30122252.7%

On the road

71,201 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2017-10-17: to Ottawa, 3,528 km (W)2017-10-19: to Boston, 508 km (L)2017-10-20: to Buffalo, 642 km (W)2017-10-22: to Detroit, 347 km (W)2017-10-24: to St. Paul, 858 km (W)2017-10-26: to Vancouver, 2,305 km (W)2017-11-07: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2017-11-09: to Anaheim, 1,941 km (L)2017-11-11: to San Jose, 535 km (L)2017-11-14: to Los Angeles, 491 km (W)2017-11-16: to Vancouver, 1,740 km (L)2017-11-21: to Philadelphia, 3,866 km (W)2017-11-22: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (W)2017-11-24: to Newark, 492 km (L)2017-11-26: to New York, 15 km (SOL)2017-11-28: to Brooklyn, 8 km (L)2017-11-30: to Nashville, 1,222 km (W)2017-12-02: to Vancouver, 3,265 km (W)2017-12-09: to Calgary, 674 km (L)2017-12-11: to Winnipeg, 1,201 km (L)2017-12-13: to Vancouver, 1,864 km (L)2017-12-21: to San Jose, 1,332 km (OTL)2017-12-23: to Vancouver, 1,332 km (L)2018-01-06: to Toronto, 3,359 km (SOL)2018-01-07: to Montreal, 504 km (L)2018-01-09: to Washington, 787 km (L)2018-01-12: to Columbus, 528 km (W)2018-01-14: to St. Paul, 995 km (OTW)2018-01-20: to Edmonton, 1,753 km (L)2018-01-21: to Winnipeg, 1,194 km (L)2018-01-23: to Vancouver, 1,864 km (W)2018-02-06: to Sunrise, 4,469 km (L)2018-02-08: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2018-02-09: to Raleigh, 942 km (L)2018-02-11: to Dallas, 1,692 km (W)2018-02-14: to Vancouver, 2,842 km (L)2018-02-15: to San Jose, 1,332 km (L)2018-02-17: to Vancouver, 1,332 km (W)2018-02-23: to Paradise, 1,600 km (L)2018-02-25: to Glendale, 391 km (W)2018-02-26: to Denver, 946 km (L)2018-02-28: to Vancouver, 1,776 km (OTL)2018-03-11: to Glendale, 1,966 km (L)2018-03-12: to Los Angeles, 558 km (L)2018-03-14: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2018-03-17: to Vancouver, 1,773 km (L)2018-03-20: to Paradise, 1,600 km (L)2018-03-22: to Chicago, 2,451 km (W)2018-03-23: to St. Louis, 421 km (L)2018-03-25: to Dallas, 881 km (W)2018-03-27: to Vancouver, 2,842 km (W)2018-04-07: to Edmonton, 817 km (SOL)VancouverOttawaBostonBuffaloDetroitSt. PaulCalgaryAnaheimSan JoseLos AngelesPhiladelphiaPittsburghNewarkNew YorkBrooklynNashvilleWinnipegTorontoMontrealWashingtonColumbusEdmontonSunriseTampaRaleighDallasParadiseGlendaleDenverChicagoSt. 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
10 GP · 3–7–0 · 9 vs fresher opponent
30.0%
41.3%
1 day
50 GP · 18–26–6 · 14 vs fresher opponent
42.0%
47.0%
2 days
16 GP · 7–6–3 · 0 vs fresher opponent
53.1%
46.6%
3+ days
5 GP · 2–1–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
60.0%
48.7%

Pulling the goalie

39 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 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
47.1%
46.7%
Goals share
45.7%
46.1%
Shooting %
8.8%
10.2%
Save %
.908
.905