- The Vancouver Canucks’ Stanley Cup odds decreased from +6000 to +6600 since my last update.
- The Canucks have the second-worst expected goals differential (-5.27).
- Vancouver has the second-best goals differential above expected (8.27).
The Vancouver Canucks lost four of their last five games, all against Eastern Conference teams. Like last season, where Vancouver scored the 10th-fewest goals per game (2.84), scoring has been one of the team’s primary issues through the opening month.
Scoring one goal or fewer in three of the four recent defeats, the Canucks have the 10th-fewest expected goals for (19.16). They score the fifth-fewest goals per game (2.55) and the ninth-fewest goals per 60 minutes 5-on-5 (2.04).
Fortunately, Thatcher Demko is doing his part. He has the fifth-most goals saved above expected (7.3), while the Canucks have the third-best goals saved above expected (-8.43) and the second-best PDO (103.78), a stat that combines collective shooting and save percentages.
Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Odds
The Vancouver Canucks’ Stanley Cup odds decreased from +6000 to +6600 since my last update. The Calgary Flames Stanley Cup odds stand at +25000. They are the only Canadian team with longer odds than Vancouver’s.
The Canucks’ +6600 odds imply a 1.49% win probability.
Vancouver Canucks Western Conference Odds
Oddsmakers at the BetMGM sportsbook give the Canucks a 3.23% chance of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final. Their +3000 odds are tied with the St. Louis Blues and behind the Minnesota Wild (+1900) and the Utah Mammoth (+1800).
The Colorado Avalanche lead the way, with +375 odds. The Edmonton Oilers are the second-most likely team to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final, with hockey odds of +425.
Vancouver Canucks Pacific Division Odds
The Canucks are sixth in the Pacific Division, already five points behind the division-leading Vegas Golden Knights.
Despite their 5-6-0 start, Vancouver has the fourth-shortest odds (+3000) to win the Pacific Division, with the Los Angeles Kings (+650), Oilers (+190), and Golden Knights (-125) leading the way.
Since the last update, the Canucks’ odds lengthened from +1400 to +3000, an implied probability shift of 6.67% to 3.23%.
Vancouver Canucks Next Game
Foote will be happy that his team doesn’t face an Eastern Conference opponent for the next four games. They have a three-game road trip that starts against the St. Louis Blues and continues in Minnesota and Nashville.
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