Arena scorer bias · Vancouver Canucks
Rogers Arena: how its scorers counted hits
In 2023-24 the Rogers Arena crew credited 15% more hits than Canucks road games (raw), ranking 5 of 32 after shrinkage (1.09). With central recording, the 2025-26 factor is 1.00: in that season the building did not change the count.
Rogers Arena: hits and blocks factor by season
Solid = shrunk factor we use, dashed = raw home ÷ road ratio; 1.00 = neutral
Rogers Arena hits factor by season (shrunk): 2017-18 0.92, 2018-19 0.98, 2019-20 1.07, 2020-21 0.99, 2021-22 0.97, 2022-23 1.07, 2023-24 1.09, 2024-25 0.97, 2025-26 1.00.
- Hits (shrunk)
- Hits (raw)
- Blocks (shrunk)
Every stat, every season
| Season | Hits | Blocked shots | Giveaways | Takeaways | Missed shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.00 (0.99) | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.00 (1.04) | 1.02 (1.08) |
| 2024-25 | 0.97 (0.92) | 0.99 (0.95) | 1.00 (0.97) | 1.00 (1.13) | 1.00 (1.00) |
| 2023-24 | 1.09 (1.15) | 0.98 (0.91) | 0.79 (0.75) | 0.83 (0.73) | 1.04 (1.08) |
| 2022-23 | 1.07 (1.09) | 0.96 (0.91) | 0.75 (0.62) | 0.75 (0.64) | 1.00 (0.99) |
| 2021-22 | 0.97 (0.95) | 1.05 (1.07) | 0.76 (0.66) | 0.94 (0.89) | 0.95 (0.92) |
| 2020-21 | 0.99 (0.98) | 1.10 (1.19) | 0.67 (0.47) | 0.90 (0.86) | 1.02 (1.02) |
| 2019-20 | 1.07 (1.10) | 1.06 (1.07) | 0.66 (0.59) | 0.94 (0.92) | 1.02 (1.04) |
| 2018-19 | 0.98 (0.97) | 0.95 (0.93) | 0.60 (0.53) | 0.70 (0.64) | 0.97 (0.95) |
| 2017-18 | 0.92 (0.90) | 0.97 (0.95) | 0.70 (0.65) | 0.78 (0.71) | 0.91 (0.87) |
Canucks hits and blocks in 2025-26
The Canucks have absorbed 19.1 hits per game (#23 in the league), delivered 21.2, and blocked 13.5 of the 59.0 shot attempts they face per game, over 82 games. Their own shots hit a teammate 1.2 times a game; the play-by-play logs those as blocked shots but nobody is credited. Opponents facing a team that absorbs many hits get a higher hit environment in Hits tonight.
Canucks hitters at home vs on the road, 2025-26
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. Central recording season: differences here are role and opponents, not the scorer. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aatu RätyC | 66 | 165 | 165 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 0.92× | – |
| Elias PetterssonD | 70 | 136 | 136 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 0.80× | – |
| Filip HronekD | 82 | 133 | 133 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.08× | – |
| Evander KaneL | 71 | 111 | 111 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 0.84× | – |
| Linus KarlssonC | 79 | 83 | 83 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1.02× | – |
| Marcus PetterssonD | 82 | 79 | 79 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.32× | – |
| Drew O'ConnorL | 82 | 77 | 77 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.21× | – |
| Liam OhgrenL | 69 | 69 | 69 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.92× | – |
| Elias PetterssonC | 74 | 67 | 67 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.44× | – |
| Jake DeBruskL | 81 | 66 | 66 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.22× | – |
| Curtis DouglasC | 43 | 64 | 64 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 1.03× | – |
| Teddy BluegerC | 35 | 55 | 55 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.98× | – |
| Brock BoeserR | 75 | 54 | 54 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.30× | – |
| Nils HoglanderL | 38 | 52 | 52 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 1.00× | – |
| Marco RossiC | 50 | 47 | 47 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.63× | – |
Canucks hitters at home vs on the road, 2023-24
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota JoshuaC | 63 | 244 | 233 | 19.1 | 13.7 | 1.35× | – |
| J.T. MillerC | 81 | 217 | 207 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 1.23× | – |
| Sam LaffertyC | 79 | 192 | 181 | 14.9 | 9.4 | 1.53× | – |
| Nikita ZadorovD | 75 | 177 | 171 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 1.23× | – |
| Noah JuulsenD | 54 | 163 | 157 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 1.27× | – |
| Elias PetterssonC | 82 | 125 | 119 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.37× | – |
| Tyler MyersD | 77 | 110 | 107 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.94× | – |
| Filip HronekD | 81 | 104 | 99 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.04× | – |
| Nils HoglanderL | 80 | 100 | 94 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 1.51× | – |
| Teddy BluegerC | 68 | 98 | 94 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.48× | – |
| Phillip Di GiuseppeL | 51 | 93 | 88 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 1.13× | – |
| Elias LindholmC | 75 | 89 | 89 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.07× | – |
| Ian ColeD | 78 | 83 | 80 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.92× | – |
| Vasily PodkolzinR | 19 | 71 | 65 | 24.2 | 16.4 | 1.43× | – |
| Carson SoucyD | 40 | 65 | 62 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 1.00× | – |
FAQ
Does Rogers Arena inflate hits?
In 2023-24, the last season with arena crews whose habits repeated, Rogers Arena credited 9% more hits than Vancouver Canucks road games after shrinkage. In 2025-26, with central recording, its factor is 1.00.
Should I adjust Vancouver Canucks players' hits for their arena?
Mainly for seasons up to 2023-24. After the NHL centralised event recording in 2024-25 the factors shrank to within about ±6%, and in 2025-26 they were 1.00 everywhere, so current hits need no adjustment. Use the adjusted hits leaderboard for older seasons.