On Saturday night, the Vancouver Canucks lost 5-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs — the worst team in the entire NHL. Now, what if I told you it was actually Toronto who beat the league’s worst team?
Seven points are all that sets the Canucks and Maple Leafs apart. Vancouver has a 9-12-5 home record, 22-22-12 total, ranks 27th in goals for — one goal behind the Leafs –, 19th in goals against, and is tied for 27th in goal differential at minus-24. For some mysterious reason, that is still good for 23rd in the league. Then why would the Canucks be the worst team in the league?