Some Canucks Stats To Chew On

by Sean Zandberg on Feb 7, 2010 8:50 PM PST in Statistics Comment 11 comments

I hate extended breaks between Canucks games, even if they are only a few days. However it's in times like these that I can look at stats a little closer, and no, not CORSI either. I stick to the basics and leave the technical stuff to others. Here are some Canucks stats I'll throw your way to hopefully amuse you a little.

-The Canucks are 2nd in the NHL in goals-for in the first period this year, although you wouldn't think that given the last few games. They are 28th in goals-for in the 2nd period and 2nd in goals-for in the 3rd period.

-Vancouver is 26th in the NHL in least goals-allowed in the first period, 1st overall in least goals-allowed in the 2nd period and 2nd in that category in the 3rd period (Devils are #1).

-The Canucks are 3rd in the NHL in goals-for (181). They are 2nd in the NHL in goals-for at home (110) and 4th in goals-against (62).

More after the jump..

They are 3rd in power play goals scored at home (29) and 11th in power play goals against (18).

-The road is a different story. Vancouver is 17th in the NHL in goals-for on the road (71 in 26 games), 11th in goals-against (76), 9th in power play goals for (21), and 20th in power play goals against (23).

-The Canucks have a 17-15-1 record when outshooting opponents. They have a 17-5-1 record when being outshot.

-The Canucks are well into the bottom half of the League in minor, major and misconduct penalties-taken.

Now on to some all-time Canucks individual stats with the Sedins in particular:

-Daniel Sedin's 195 goals puts him only 2 behind Thomas Gradin.

-Henrik's 25 goals this season moves him into 15th spot on the list, 2 goals behind Brendan Morrison.

-Current Canucks all-time leaders in assists:

1. Trevor Linden: 415

2. Stan Smyl: 411

3. Markus Naslund: 410

4. Henrik Sedin: 404

5. Thomas Gradin: 353

6. Daniel Sedin: 349

-Current Canucks all-time leaders in points:

1. Markus Naslund: 756

2. Trevor Linden: 733

3. Stan Smyl: 673

4. Thomas Gradin: 550

5. Henrik Sedin: 538

6. Daniel Sedin: 514

7. Pavel Bure: 478

-Daniel's 7 game-winning goals this season puts him only 6 away from leader Markus Naslund (49). Naslund played 12 seasons in Vancouver, Daniel is playing in his 9th. Henrik's 5 GWG's moves him past Stan Smyl and into 9th spot.

-Alexandre Burrows is now 5th overall in shorthanded goals (12). He recently passed Petri Skriko, and is is now 1 SHG behind Stan Smyl and Alexander Mogilny. Pavel Bure is the all-time Canucks leader with 24 shorthanded goals.

-Roberto Luongo's 30 wins this season puts him past Richard Brodeur and into 2nd spot on the all-time list with 145 wins. That is 66 wins behind Kirk McLean, who took 11 seasons to reach 211 wins. Luongo is in his 4th year.

Thanks to NHL.com and Canucks Library for the stats.

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Here’s a stat I’m curious about… how do we compare to the rest of the league when it comes to winning games that we were losing after 2 periods. We’ve done it twice in the past week and I feel like it’s happened quite a few times, and I wonder if we’re tops for that category. The team comes out flat some times, but I like how they rarely quit at the end.

by Beantown Canuck on Feb 7, 2010 9:43 PM PST reply actions

i believe washington is first in winning % after two periods when trailing, but not certain of that. Canucks are 5th? I think that stat is now included in the game preview posted here.
The most interesting stat I find is the winning % when outshooting opponents compared to when outshot. Similar to the Bruins of late, where they dominated teams in shots but still lost

by TrevorS on Feb 7, 2010 9:48 PM PST up reply actions

we’re 2nd, right behind Washington.

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by missy on Feb 7, 2010 9:49 PM PST up reply actions

Nice, thanks Missy. Oh jeez. Look how awful Toronto is. 0-25-6 when trailing entering the 3rd period. That’s some awful awful suck.

by Beantown Canuck on Feb 7, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions

as it turns out, however, we’re 6-14-1 when trailing after 2, while washington is only 6-8-2. so basically, their percentage is higher because they’ve been in the situation less.

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by missy on Feb 7, 2010 9:52 PM PST up reply actions

Nice work, Sean.

The stats that are interesting to me is their records when outshooting and being outshot by opponents. You would think that when they’re outshooting (theoretically out-chancing) they would be more successful than otherwise. The Hawks and Caps are good examples of this. But then the Leafs just kill this theory (most shots for and bottom 3rd in win% when outshooting), lol.

This is why I believe that shots on goals is kind of a misleading statistic as it doesn’t recognize the quality of the chances (which is something that AV frequently refers to). I would bet that when they are outshooting the opposition, they are doing so while losing and thus scrambling to score from anywhere. And they just run into a hot goalie sometimes.

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by cyxj on Feb 7, 2010 9:54 PM PST reply actions

it doesn’t recognize the quality of the chances

absolutely. That’s why so many stats are eye-candy and not too much more.

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by Sean Zandberg on Feb 7, 2010 10:15 PM PST up reply actions

I think they’re better when being outshot because when teams have the lead they tend to tighten up defensively which means the defense will pinch less so they won’t get as many shots that way. Also the other team will be able to put more pucks to the net but will probably be much lower percentage shots since the team in the lead is playing a defensively oriented game.

by marcness52 on Feb 8, 2010 12:08 AM PST up reply actions

Also, the other team is likely able to get more shots not only because the team with the lead is tightening up and not attacking as much; The team that is down will also be pressing a lot more to try to find any sort of offensive spark it can by hoping for a lucky bounce or something of that sort.

And I’m shocked I was able to guess one of the teams ahead of the Nucks in the offensive categories.

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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 8, 2010 1:32 AM PST up reply actions

Have you seen Toronto recently? The things you mentioned above IS the Maple Leaf game plan! Put tons of shots on the net, (about 30% of which comes from Kessel btw.) and just hope for the best.

And I don’t think it’s a matter of running into a hot goalie. The Maple Leaf are enough to make the regular back-up goalie look hot.

by Vancouverguy on Feb 8, 2010 3:01 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, the Leafs are the perfect example of what I described. And you don’t need to have Ken Dryden in net to win against that game plan. A goalie is going to have easy game with all those shots because they’re all from the perimeter and bad angles. It’s when a team is patient and can cause some mayhem in front of the net that it really causes a problem for the goalie.

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by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 8, 2010 4:33 AM PST up reply actions

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