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Talk about a statement win.
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Canucks have beat the Kings, Knights and Jets their last 3 games, completely snuffing out heavy, physical opponents.
So much for the narrative the Canucks can&#39;t succeed against those types of teams.
&mdash; Satiar Shah (@SatiarShah) <a href="https://twitter.com/SatiarShah/status/1766698076281180439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Vancouver Canucks demolished the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 at home to kick off their homestand. There weren&#8217;t many negatives to take away from this game besides Thatcher Demko&#8217;s exit, which will be the focus of attention for most Canucks fans. The team played well, defending against a heavy team while potting in plenty of goals against an allegedly solid defensive team. That kind of result inspires confidence, especially against the calibre of opponent that Winnipeg is.
Here&#8217;s the win, by the numbers.
As always, you can find <a class="text-accent" href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/official-glossary-guide-canucksarmy-analytics-post-game-statsies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our glossary guide of advanced stats here</a>.
<h1>Game Flow</h1>
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While the first couple of minutes didn&#8217;t go the Canucks&#8217; way, they picked it up pretty quickly as the momentum of the game tilted in their favour. Vancouver held a hefty advantage in puck possession, tallying a 68.29 CF% in the first and 57.69 CF% in the second. That translated to expected goals too, never losing a period in expected goals share to the Jets at all. Once they got themselves into that position of advantage, they were able to lock it down as well. There wasn&#8217;t a period where they were out-chanced, with the closest that the Jets got being the second period with a 4-4 split in high-danger chances.
<h1>Heat Map</h1>
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The way that the Canucks were able to suffocate the Jets defensively is evident through the heat map distribution. While they did get a concentrated spot in the slot area, it was pretty limited. In total, Winnipeg recorded 16 scoring chances with 8 of them being high-danger. Meanwhile, the Canucks were clipping at 30 scoring chances and 17 high-danger chances, getting more than their fair share of chances against a pretty good defensive team in the Jets. It&#8217;s as good as it gets against one of the better team in the league.
<h1>Individual Advanced Stats</h1>
Corsi Champ: Was there going to be anyone else besides Quinn Hughes? The best defenceman in Canucks history was the best player on the ice last night, controlling a 73.81 CF% to lead the team. Absurdly, the shots were 21-5 while he was on the ice, resulting in the Canucks scoring 3 goals at 5v5. Hughes also put up an 86.08 xGF%, which was the third-best on the team, having a 21-2 scoring chance differential and a 14-2 high-danger chance advantage. It was very one-sided with him on the ice, and his impact completely tilted the ice in the Canucks&#8217; favour.
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Most points in a season &#8211; Defenceman in <a href="https://twitter.com/Canucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Canucks</a> franchise history: 76- Quinn Hughes (2023-24 via 2 assists so far tonight in a game his team leads 4-0 through 2 periods vs the Jets) 76- Hughes (2022-23) 68- Hughes (2021-22) 63- Doug Lidster (1986-87) 60- Dennis Kearns (1976-77) <a href="https://t.co/0mkGpzlTlm">pic.twitter.com/0mkGpzlTlm</a>
&mdash; StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) <a href="https://twitter.com/StatsCentre/status/1766686418003198264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Corsi Chump: Noah Juulsen brought up the rear in the Corsi department, coming in at a 37.50 CF%. He faced quite a bit of opportunities from the Jets as a result of them getting more puck possession, conceding a 34.80 xGF% share and seeing a 5-7 scoring chance differential. But, Juulsen also kept his nose clean pretty darn well, holding a 3-2 advantage in high-danger chances while being on ice for a goal for and zero goal against. Not bad for the worst defenceman that Canucks had at the start of the year.
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A killer PK shift by Noah Juulsen there. Disrupted two one entries and had a great stick on a centring pass to calmly intercept it and carry the puck out of danger. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a>
&mdash; Daniel Wagner (@passittobulis) <a href="https://twitter.com/passittobulis/status/1766696114491974120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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xGF: Conor Garland had himself a good night defensively. His 91.45 xGF% led the team thanks to a team-best 0.07 xGA, not facing a single high-danger chance. Garland wasn&#8217;t just nullifying what the Jets were trying to create &#8211; he got a fair share of offence too. The winger saw 8 scoring chances during his TOI, 5 of them being high-danger, which registered at a 0.79 xGF. That&#8217;s not bad, considering that he only had 11:59 of 5v5 TOI. Shoutout to Vasily Podkolzin too, who came in second with a 90.32 xGF% alongside Garland and Elias Lindholm. Naturally, it was Quinn Hughes who tallied up the best raw xGF of 2.05.
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Vasily Podkolzin does a great job finding Conor Garland for a great scoring chance<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoJetsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoJetsGo</a> 📽️: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/yoKXkntPRZ">pic.twitter.com/yoKXkntPRZ</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1766693330291921222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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GSAx: With Thatcher Demko and Casey DeSmith splitting a team shutout, the pair posted perfect nights respectively. Demko would finish with a 1.43 GSAx, while DeSmith recorded a 0.66 GSAx. They weren&#8217;t the busiest of netminders last night, with the team in front of them playing lights out defensively, but any shot that came their way they turned aside. Demko was especially sharp in that first period to help turn the tides in favour of Vancouver, one that the team rode to the 5-0 win.
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Demko + DeSmith = 🚫
Combining for 22 saves tonight, Thatcher Demko and Casey DeSmith earned a team shutout! <a href="https://t.co/N3S4fJON9B">pic.twitter.com/N3S4fJON9B</a>
&mdash; Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1766701373431914992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h1>Statistical Musings</h1>
The &#8220;fourth&#8221; line: It was pretty interesting to look at the 5v5 ice times and see that Podkolzin-Lindholm-Garland saw the least action of any unit. They were put out in a wide variety of situations, not really matching up against any line specifically, and produced pretty solid underlying metrics. They had the team&#8217;s best CF% share (53.33) and xGF% share (80.63), completely nullifying Winnipeg to the tune of 0.07 xGA. They were the only line to not face a single high-danger chance against, coming in with a 5-1 scoring chance differential and 3-0 high-danger chance advantage. Lindholm in particular looked engaged and ready to go, having one of his best games in Canucks colours yet.
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Elias Lindholm with some great work on this shift. This is the Lindholm we are hoping to see for the rest of the season.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoJetsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoJetsGo</a> 📽️: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/9p0OngtKO2">pic.twitter.com/9p0OngtKO2</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1766671525787447342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The line that saw the most ice time: Not the usual suspects, it was actually PDG-Lafferty-Blueger. They were iced for 12:33 TOI, two minutes ahead of the Mikheyev-Miller-Boeser line. While their stats were pretty bad, coming in last for pretty much every metric, it&#8217;s important to recognize that they weren&#8217;t there to dominate the opposition. Rather, this line ate up the Jets depth, conceding puck possession and xGF but not actually letting them generate anything. Out of 6 scoring chances that they face, only two were recorded as high-danger. They were winning puck battles left and right, and it was clear that Tocchet trusted them to lock things down in a 5-0 game.
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A Demko save at one end and a PDG goal at the other! What a first period for the Canucks! 
3-0 Vancouver <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoJetsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoJetsGo</a> 📽️: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/HZfyIYFto8">pic.twitter.com/HZfyIYFto8</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1766671976742224360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h1>As a team</h1>
CF% – 61.00% HDCF% – 71.43% xGF% – 63.63%
It was a dominating effort by the Canucks last night. At both ends of the ice, they were excellent, and speaks to a complete team effort that resulted in all the right things happening. This is the kind of game that you can point to and see a Cup contender, with how this team got their offence in bunches while making sure that the opposition didn&#8217;t even get a sniff. Of course, it&#8217;s nice to see your best players being your best players, and getting the level of depth contribution that the Canucks have had all year is a bonus that most teams could only ask for.
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If anybody wants a snapshot of why the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> are Cup contenders that first period is the exact recipe.
Excellent goaltending, star players shining, suffocating NZ defence and high-energy, battle-winning forwards on all four lines.
&mdash; Harman Dayal (@harmandayal2) <a href="https://twitter.com/harmandayal2/status/1766673716748906603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Vancouver gets a bit of a breather before they welcome the Colorado Avalanche to town on Wednesday.
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Year in Review for Quinn Hughes' 2023-2024 season with the Vancouver Canucks

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Talk about a statement win.

https://twitter.com/SatiarShah/status/1766698076281180439

The Vancouver Canucks demolished the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 at home to kick off their homestand. There weren't many negatives to take away from this game besides Thatcher Demko's exit, which will be the focus of attention for most Canucks fans. The team played well, defending against a heavy team while potting in plenty of goals against an allegedly solid defensive team. That kind of result inspires confidence, especially against the calibre of opponent that Winnipeg is.

Here's the win, by the numbers.

As always, you can find <a class="text-accent" href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/official-glossary-guide-canucksarmy-analytics-post-game-statsies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our glossary guide of advanced stats here</a>.
<h1>Game Flow</h1>
<img src="https://www.naturalstattrick.com/graphs/20232024-21019-xgdiff-all.png" />

While the first couple of minutes didn't go the Canucks' way, they picked it up pretty quickly as the momentum of the game tilted in their favour. Vancouver held a hefty advantage in puck possession, tallying a 68.29 CF% in the first and 57.69 CF% in the second. That translated to expected goals too, never losing a period in expected goals share to the Jets at all. Once they got themselves into that position of advantage, they were able to lock it down as well. There wasn't a period where they were out-chanced, with the closest that the Jets got being the second period with a 4-4 split in high-danger chances.
<h1>Heat Map</h1>
<img src="https://www.naturalstattrick.com/heatmaps/games/20232024/20232024-21019-all.png" />

The way that the Canucks were able to suffocate the Jets defensively is evident through the heat map distribution. While they did get a concentrated spot in the slot area, it was pretty limited. In total, Winnipeg recorded 16 scoring chances with 8 of them being high-danger. Meanwhile, the Canucks were clipping at 30 scoring chances and 17 high-danger chances, getting more than their fair share of chances against a pretty good defensive team in the Jets. It's as good as it gets against one of the better team in the league.
<h1>Individual Advanced Stats</h1>
Corsi Champ: Was there going to be anyone else besides Quinn Hughes? The best defenceman in Canucks history was the best player on the ice last night, controlling a 73.81 CF% to lead the team. Absurdly, the shots were 21-5 while he was on the ice, resulting in the Canucks scoring 3 goals at 5v5. Hughes also put up an 86.08 xGF%, which was the third-best on the team, having a 21-2 scoring chance differential and a 14-2 high-danger chance advantage. It was very one-sided with him on the ice, and his impact completely tilted the ice in the Canucks' favour.

https://twitter.com/StatsCentre/status/1766686418003198264

Corsi Chump: Noah Juulsen brought up the rear in the Corsi department, coming in at a 37.50 CF%. He faced quite a bit of opportunities from the Jets as a result of them getting more puck possession, conceding a 34.80 xGF% share and seeing a 5-7 scoring chance differential. But, Juulsen also kept his nose clean pretty darn well, holding a 3-2 advantage in high-danger chances while being on ice for a goal for and zero goal against. Not bad for the worst defenceman that Canucks had at the start of the year.

https://twitter.com/passittobulis/status/1766696114491974120

xGF: Conor Garland had himself a good night defensively. His 91.45 xGF% led the team thanks to a team-best 0.07 xGA, not facing a single high-danger chance. Garland wasn't just nullifying what the Jets were trying to create - he got a fair share of offence too. The winger saw 8 scoring chances during his TOI, 5 of them being high-danger, which registered at a 0.79 xGF. That's not bad, considering that he only had 11:59 of 5v5 TOI. Shoutout to Vasily Podkolzin too, who came in second with a 90.32 xGF% alongside Garland and Elias Lindholm. Naturally, it was Quinn Hughes who tallied up the best raw xGF of 2.05.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1766693330291921222

GSAx: With Thatcher Demko and Casey DeSmith splitting a team shutout, the pair posted perfect nights respectively. Demko would finish with a 1.43 GSAx, while DeSmith recorded a 0.66 GSAx. They weren't the busiest of netminders last night, with the team in front of them playing lights out defensively, but any shot that came their way they turned aside. Demko was especially sharp in that first period to help turn the tides in favour of Vancouver, one that the team rode to the 5-0 win.

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1766701373431914992
<h1>Statistical Musings</h1>
The "fourth" line: It was pretty interesting to look at the 5v5 ice times and see that Podkolzin-Lindholm-Garland saw the least action of any unit. They were put out in a wide variety of situations, not really matching up against any line specifically, and produced pretty solid underlying metrics. They had the team's best CF% share (53.33) and xGF% share (80.63), completely nullifying Winnipeg to the tune of 0.07 xGA. They were the only line to not face a single high-danger chance against, coming in with a 5-1 scoring chance differential and 3-0 high-danger chance advantage. Lindholm in particular looked engaged and ready to go, having one of his best games in Canucks colours yet.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1766671525787447342

The line that saw the most ice time: Not the usual suspects, it was actually PDG-Lafferty-Blueger. They were iced for 12:33 TOI, two minutes ahead of the Mikheyev-Miller-Boeser line. While their stats were pretty bad, coming in last for pretty much every metric, it's important to recognize that they weren't there to dominate the opposition. Rather, this line ate up the Jets depth, conceding puck possession and xGF but not actually letting them generate anything. Out of 6 scoring chances that they face, only two were recorded as high-danger. They were winning puck battles left and right, and it was clear that Tocchet trusted them to lock things down in a 5-0 game.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1766671976742224360
<h1>As a team</h1>
CF% – 61.00% HDCF% – 71.43% xGF% – 63.63%

It was a dominating effort by the Canucks last night. At both ends of the ice, they were excellent, and speaks to a complete team effort that resulted in all the right things happening. This is the kind of game that you can point to and see a Cup contender, with how this team got their offence in bunches while making sure that the opposition didn't even get a sniff. Of course, it's nice to see your best players being your best players, and getting the level of depth contribution that the Canucks have had all year is a bonus that most teams could only ask for.

https://twitter.com/harmandayal2/status/1766673716748906603

Vancouver gets a bit of a breather before they welcome the Colorado Avalanche to town on Wednesday.

Stats provided by naturalstattrick.com

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