Vancouver Canucks
2026-27 · 1-1-0 · 2 pts · 5th Pacific
The Vancouver Canucks are 1-1-0 (2 points) through 2 games of 2026-27, 5th in the Pacific Division and 8th in the Western, with a -1 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Calgary Flames on Sat, Oct 3.
Over the last 2 games, the top line has been Ohgren – Rossi – Boeser and the top pair Oleksiak – Willander. PP1 is Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson and Rossi.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 46.5% of shot attempts (29th in the NHL) and 42.7% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 131-210.
Kevin Lankinen has started 43 of 81 games with a .875 save percentage; Demko has 20 starts.
5 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
Power play
- PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Hronek – Pettersson – Rossi2:04
- PP2Karlsson – Lekkerimäki – Ohgren – Willander – Buium0:52
From the last 2 games of shift data. Times are together per game.
Canucks line combinations tool →Next game: Kevin Lankinen● Projected
- Kevin Lankinen43 GS · .875 SV%
- Thatcher Demko20 GS · .897 SV%
- Nikita Tolopilo18 GS · .881 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 3 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Thatcher Demko | 3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Leevi Meriläinen | 3 | 0.4 | 0 |
Fri, Oct 2 to Thu, Oct 8, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · CGY @ VAN
No schedule edge1 day rest · 674 km travel · -1 h
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: CGY (1 day rest) at VAN (1 day rest).
Sun, Oct 4 · VGK @ VAN
Edge: VGK +9.3 pts1 day rest · 1,600 km travel
Back-to-back
VGK has the schedule edge (+9.3 pts net win probability): van on a b2b, b2b vs rested vgk.
Thu, Oct 8 · VAN @ CAR
No schedule edge3 days rest · 3,866 km travel · +3 h
1 day rest · 1,162 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: VAN (3 days rest) at CAR (1 day rest).
for Canucks's next games, as win-probability edges.
4 P in last 2 (0.20/GP before) · +5:07 TOI a game
3 P in last 2 (0.25/GP before) · +6:09 TOI a game
2 P in last 2 (0.35/GP before) · +2:56 TOI a game
On-ice xGF/60 2.71 (was 1.74) · 41% of 5v5 TOI with Rossi (was 0%)
+0:38 PP TOI · 21% of team PP time (was 7%)
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 1, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: vs Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 3
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson C | 74 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 18:58 | 3:05 | 44.5% |
| Filip Hronek D | 82 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 25:00 | 1:51 | 49.5% |
| Brock Boeser R | 75 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 19:03 | 3:10 | 44.0% |
| Jake DeBrusk L | 81 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 16:52 | 2:59 | 45.1% |
| Linus Karlsson C | 79 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 12:31 | 1:21 | 50.4% |
| Evander Kane L | 71 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 16:25 | 1:31 | 47.3% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Pacific Division
- PP1Brock Boeser – Jake DeBrusk – Filip Hronek – Elias Pettersson – Marco Rossi2:04
51 PP goals in 366:31 of man-advantage time (12th in GF/60).
- Jack ThompsonDInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Akil ThomasCInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Mackenzie MacEachernLWInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Thatcher DemkoGInjured ReserveHip · Demko missed the second half of the 2025-26 season after undergoing hip surgery in January, and he was officially placed on injured reserve last week. He doesn't yet have a clear timetable for when he'll be back in
- Filip ChytilCInjured ReserveShoulder · ir
Where the offence comes from
Share of Canucks 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 148.0 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.232 · 29th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%42.7% · 32nd of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%46.5% · 29th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Canucks rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Canucks news
- Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Defending road crease FridayCBS Sports
- Bruins' Morgan Geekie Makes Best NHL Players List After Big YearYahoo Sports
- When is Charlie McAvoy Coming Back? Why Bruins' Star is Suspended and Return Timelineheavy.com
- Morgan Geekie Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Bruins' Connor Clifton was looking for more playing time when he re-signed. He got it in the opener.The Boston Globe
- Back in Boston, Connor Clifton is already at home in Marco Sturm's D corpsBoston.com
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