Updated Report Exposes What the Vancouver Canucks Don't Want You to See
The Vancouver Canucks' season has been a tale of two stories - their home and away splits - but their record against teams in playoff spots is a little concerning.
As Vancouver Canucks fans know by now, this season has been a bit of a rollercoaster filled with ups and downs, injuries, struggling at home and succeeding away from Rogers Arena. It feels like we're over halfway done the regular season, yet we're only approaching the middle of December.
Rick Tocchet's group will continue their homestand tonight as they take on the St. Louis Blues, who have won three of their last five games since the appointment of Jim Montgomery as their new head coach.
Vancouver is coming off a tough loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Arena, who were led by Brayden Point's four-point night.
Vancouver Canucks struggling against playoff teams
As CanucksNewsSummaries on social media pointed out following Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay, the Vancouver Canucks have not played that well this season against teams that currently occupy Stanley Cup Playoff spots.
The team's record against teams in playoff positions this season is 4-5-3, while teams outside the picture, the Canucks have handled with ease, going 10-3-1 so far.
The remainder of Vancouver's homestand won't be easy as following tonight's contest against the St. Louis Blues, the Canucks will be hosting three teams in playoff positions - the Florida Panthers, who currently lead the Atlantic Division, the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Avalanche.
This will be the perfect opportunity for the Vancouver Canucks to show everyone what they're capable of and for them to not only deal with their home woes, but also prove they can compete against some of the best teams in the National Hockey League.
Tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues is set for 7 pm PT on Sportsnet Pacific, with a strong possibility that star goaltender Thatcher Demko makes his season debut after dealing with a knee injury.
