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Vancouver Canucks

Drew O'Connor

22.8

#18Left Wing6'4"207 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2026-27 regular season
2
GP
0
G
1
A
1
P
3
SOG
0.0% SH
15:32
TOI/GP

LW · VAN · NHL id 8482055

Drew O'Connor has played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 3 shots while averaging 15:32 a night (13:13 at even strength, 0:22 on the power play and 1:53 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 85% of his 5v5 minutes with Max Sasson and 66% with Zeev Buium over the last 2 games, and the Canucks have controlled 40% of shot attempts with O'Connor on the ice (1-4 in goals, 17% offensive-zone starts). In the Canucks' most recent game against EDM he was on L3 with Brendan Gallagher and Max Sasson and off the power play; dropped to L2 (from L1) in the last game.

Right now

From the Oct 1 game vs EDM, detected from shift data

Line
L3
Brendan GallagherMax Sasson
Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
PK2F
Max Sasson
Dropped to L2 (from L1) in the last gameLost his PP2 spot in the last gameLast 2: L1/PP2 · L2
Ascension38Coolinglast 2 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026
  • −0:31 PP TOI
  • 8% of team PP time (was 22%)
  • 52% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 96%)
  • Top-six in 0 of last 2 (was 12 of 20)

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 2 games, 15:27 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.

PPLine12▼0m3m7m10m13m17m20mSep 29Oct 1
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
2 games shown, 15:27 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed78th7922.8 mph
Bursts 20+ mph84th84140
Hardest shot69th7088.1 mph
Offensive-zone time27th2840.5%
Distance skated71st72188.2 mi
High-danger SOG89th9067
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2026-27 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at VAN: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.27 expected goals; best chance Drew O'Connor at 0.14 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 82 GP · 29 points vs 27.1 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold

Last 20 games: -54. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

12.5%
98.7
63.0%
G vs xG
17 / 13.9
  • • Role shrank over the last 10 games (3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
  • • Shot diet worsened: 0.065 xG per attempt lately vs 0.084 before.
Goals against expected goals
051015+3.1goals above expected0.8σ10/94/16
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Player analytics

Compare with another player →

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

  • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy box score

  • Games played82
  • Goals17163rd
  • Assists12419th
  • Points29303rd
  • Power-play points0437th
  • Shorthanded points319th
  • Shots on goal136193rd
  • Hits77258th
  • Blocked shots26510th
  • Plus/minus−12592nd
  • Penalty minutes47125th
  • Faceoffs won54214th

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.035
Season net
−0.60xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.057
Season
−0.06G
48.6%111 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 21-33 · NZ 26-17 · DZ 7-7

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.27
Attempts
22
0.041

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.63G
Per 60
−0.082
Drawn / taken
15.5 / 23.5minors

MethodLeaders
42.6%
47.0%
42.5%
Transition CF/60
3.6
Turnovers won/60
20.4
Turnovers lost/60
21.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
136 shots on goal, 17 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot41%23%8
Center Point3%9%0
R Point1%6%0
Crease7%3%1
L Point2%5%0
R Circle15%12%0
Outside R2%4%1

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Mar 24, 2026 vs ANAReboundcarry017.9rebound
Mar 17, 2026 vs FLARebounddump037.83-on-2, rebound
Mar 6, 2026 @ CHIDeflection—022.5—
Feb 25, 2026 vs WPGForecheck turnover—1*25.8—
Jan 29, 2026 vs ANARushloose1*42.8one-timer
Jan 21, 2026 vs WSHDump and chasedump034.2—
Jan 19, 2026 vs NYIDeflection—129.8deflection
Dec 30, 2025 vs PHIForecheck turnoverpass036.0—
Dec 27, 2025 vs SJSOdd-man rushcarry049.62-on-1
Dec 22, 2025 @ PHIRushcarry057.9—
Nov 26, 2025 @ ANAPoint shot—147.3—
Nov 17, 2025 @ FLARebound—3*1.8rebound
Nov 16, 2025 @ TBLDeflection—3*41.4deflection
Nov 9, 2025 vs COLOdd-man rushcarry058.72-on-1
Nov 8, 2025 vs CBJRebound—04.6rebound
Nov 1, 2025 @ MINOff the faceoff—067.8—
Nov 1, 2025 @ MINReboundcarry026.33-on-2, rebound
Mar 22, 2025 @ NYRRebound—055.6rebound
Mar 18, 2025 vs WPGOdd-man rushcarry2*63.03-on-2, one-timer
Feb 6, 2025 @ SJSRushcarry024.7—
Feb 4, 2025 vs COLPoint shot—033.3—
Jan 9, 2025 vs EDMForecheck turnoverloose077.71-on-0
Dec 31, 2024 @ DETDump and chasedump1*60.2one-timer
Dec 31, 2024 @ DETRebound—4*2.5rebound
Oct 18, 2024 vs CARRushcarry164.0—
Oct 16, 2024 vs BUFOdd-man rushcarry178.23-on-1
Oct 10, 2024 @ DETReboundcarry152.5rebound
Apr 13, 2024 vs BOSOdd-man rushloose047.11-on-0
Apr 11, 2024 vs DETCycle—113.1—
Apr 8, 2024 @ TORRebound—2*5.6rebound
Mar 30, 2024 @ CBJCycle—4*61.6one-timer
Mar 28, 2024 vs CBJDump and chasedump065.64-on-2
Mar 26, 2024 vs CARRushloose013.1—
Mar 17, 2024 vs DETOdd-man rushloose149.32-on-0
Feb 25, 2024 vs PHIRushloose014.8—
Feb 22, 2024 vs MTLOdd-man rushcarry3*74.03-on-2
Feb 20, 2024 vs NYICycle—028.3—
Jan 15, 2024 vs SEAOdd-man rushpass046.63-on-2, one-timer
Jan 4, 2024 @ BOSRebound—047.9rebound
Dec 30, 2023 vs STLOdd-man rushcarry057.83-on-2, one-timer

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without O'Connor

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% O'Connor apartCF% mate apart
Max SassonC222:2485%41.3%25% (1-3)33.3% 4:010.0% 2:40
Zeev BuiumD217:2366%42.4%33% (1-2)36.8% 9:0250.0% 21:32
Linus KarlssonC215:0757%30.3%20% (1-4)57.9% 11:1857.1% 9:23
Filip HronekD213:5252%35.7%33% (1-2)45.8% 12:3353.1% 19:08
Tom WillanderD28:3532%38.9%0% (0-3)41.2% 17:5024.4% 27:49
Brendan GallagherRW27:2828%64.3%— (0-0)31.6% 18:5730.4% 12:42
Jamie OleksiakD27:1828%43.8%0% (0-1)38.9% 19:0725.0% 29:25
Luke SchennD14:1316%50.0%— (0-0)36.4% 6:5766.7% 8:27
Elias PetterssonC12:159%16.7%0% (0-1)44.4% 13:0033.3% 12:37
Elias PetterssonD11:145%0.0%— (0-0)44.4% 9:5661.1% 11:29

Game log

2 games in 2026-27, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Oct 1vs EDML 7-9000-20021100%13:2311:100:061:58
Sep 29@ EDMW 6-5011-13022100%17:4015:150:371:48

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations231:0315:32213935.0%37.2%8191420%1.22.110%
Even strength226:2513:13213140.4%43.2%8151420%1.21.617%
5v5226:2513:13213140.4%43.2%8151420%1.21.617%
Power play20:430:2200——0000—0.00.0—
Penalty kill23:461:53080.0%0.0%0400—0.00.60%
4v523:461:53080.0%0.0%0400—0.00.60%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2026-27VAN2011-3030.0%4315:32
2025-26VAN82171229-124713612.5%772614:35
2024-25VAN, PIT84101525-16341178.5%835714:28
2023-24PIT79161733+142016010.0%535815:45
2022-23PIT465611-312628.1%63149:49
2021-22PlayoffsPIT2000-200—115:41
2021-22PIT22325-14407.5%12710:17
2020-21PIT10011-2280.0%628:57

Drew O'Connor news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.