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2026-27 Preseason

Vancouver Canucks Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Vancouver Canucks
VAN
Western
Season Record: 25-49-8 (58 pts, 35.4%)
Last 5 games:
40% win rate

Points Percentage

35.4%
58 pts in 82 games

Overtime Record

10-8
OT/SO: 10 wins, 8 losses

Recent Expected Goals

2.75
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.78
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

-0.79
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-28.0
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

23
19W – 4L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

2
0W – 2L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

46.0%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

2.8%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

5.7%
Western Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 40.3/gm · p31
Slot Location style 27.8% · p28
Finishing variance 0.89 G/xG · p9
Shot Quality 0.071 xG/sh · p9
Defense
Shot Suppression 45.2/gm · p9
Slot Defense 31.0% allowed · p6
Goaltending variance 1.06 GA/xGA · p12
Quality Allowed 0.082 xG/sh · p3

Regression Watch

Vancouver Canucks is finishing 11% below expected (0.89). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Jake DeBrusk8032833.526
Brock Boeser7124623.123
Elias Pettersson6822719.515
Drew O'Connor7220819.017
Linus Karlsson6918317.816

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-1.39-0.72-0.05xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.933.274.60Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.75124.37248.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-04-16EDM28.0%2.064.201.244.13L
2026-04-14LAK49.9%2.913.122.393.29W
2026-04-12ANA18.0%2.513.922.613.57W
2026-04-11SJS37.7%2.873.635.404.30W
2026-04-09LAK22.5%2.514.802.472.63L
2026-04-07VGK26.0%1.992.761.814.04L
2026-04-04UTA31.5%2.754.071.692.66L
2026-04-02MIN19.2%2.344.183.034.44L
2026-04-01COL24.3%5.274.453.333.44W
2026-03-30VGK23.2%2.273.601.774.44L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM PDTEDM35.7%1.863.97
2026-10-037:00 PM PDTCGY37.5%2.563.97
2026-10-046:00 PM PDTVGK34.8%1.993.74
2026-10-087:00 PM EDTCAR48.5%3.383.44
2026-10-103:30 PM EDTNJD44.3%2.352.93
2026-10-116:00 PM EDTNYR42.9%3.442.53
2026-10-137:45 PM EDTNYI46.2%2.882.67
2026-10-157:00 PM EDTFLA44.6%2.792.78