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Vancouver Canucks Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Vancouver Canucks
VAN
Western
Season Record: 2-7-1 (5 pts, 25.0%)
Last 5 games:
20% win rate

As of Oct 18, the Vancouver Canucks have a 11.1% chance to make the playoffs.

Will the Vancouver Canucks make the playoffs?

Unlikely. Our season simulation gives the Vancouver Canucks a 11.1% chance to make the playoffs (fair odds +798) and a 0.1% chance to win the Stanley Cup (fair odds +166,567). It is early in the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

Points Percentage

25.0%
5 pts in 10 games

Overtime Record

1-1
OT/SO: 1 wins, 1 losses

Recent Expected Goals

2.48
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.94
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

-1.46
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

+5.2
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

2
2W – 0L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

0
0W – 0L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

11.1%
Chance to make playoffs (fair odds +798). Early season: expect big swings.

Stanley Cup Odds

0.1%
Fair odds +166,567, from the season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

0.3%
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 33.2/gm · p6
Slot Location style 29.8% · p59
Finishing variance 1.21 G/xG · p84
Shot Quality 0.075 xG/sh · p31
Defense
Shot Suppression 46.2/gm · p19
Slot Defense 32.3% allowed · p25
Goaltending variance 1.14 GA/xGA · p25
Quality Allowed 0.085 xG/sh · p16

Regression Watch

Vancouver Canucks is finishing 21% above expected (1.21). This often regresses downward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Unblocked attempts xG Goals
Jake DeBrusk6253.13
Brock Boeser9212.02
Linus Karlsson10252.02
Liam Ohgren10252.02
Elias Pettersson10241.93

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-1.46-1.34-1.23xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.933.204.47Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.00214.50428.00ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-10-17TBL20.6%2.034.241.735.23L
2026-10-15FLA21.9%2.263.763.324.30L
2026-10-13NYI32.2%2.743.553.083.16L
2026-10-11NYR32.4%2.813.121.953.44L
2026-10-10NJD17.3%2.254.852.363.79L
2026-10-08CAR44.1%3.212.681.964.97L
2026-10-04VGK45.3%2.254.021.624.41L
2026-10-03CGY57.2%2.803.483.551.87W
2026-10-01EDM23.0%1.484.013.194.30L
2026-09-29EDM43.8%2.963.822.043.91W

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-207:00 PM PDTCAR18.5%1.976.18
2026-10-227:00 PM PDTDET31.0%2.363.83
2026-10-257:00 PM PDTMIN43.4%2.764.65
2026-10-277:00 PM PDTANA26.1%2.893.94
2026-10-297:00 PM PDTSJS42.2%2.713.27
2026-10-314:00 PM PDTTOR41.9%2.784.24
2026-11-037:00 PM MSTANA53.7%2.843.53
2026-11-056:00 PM CSTWPG27.2%2.813.84