After an overtime win coming out of the All-Star break, the Canucks dropped four in a row, giving up 18 goals in the process. Since that dip, they’ve gone 4-2-1 and sit second in the NHL in xGF/60 and 21st in xGA/60. With a 9-3 win against Boston just a week ago and a 5-2 loss to Ottawa on Thursday, there’s an element of unpredictability with the Canucks at the moment that will sound pretty familiar to Leafs fans.
Also similar to the Leafs, injuries are factoring in for Vancouver down the stretch — Jakob Markstrom, Brock Boeser, Josh Leivo, and Micheal Ferland are all out of the lineup currently.