The Vancouver Canucks are playing a much more exciting brand of hockey lately, as evidenced by the OT period against the Tampa Bay Lightnings last Saturday. Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi are coming to life to kick-start the second half, and Jacob Markstrom has played fantastic net minding for his club.
And yet, they simply cannot rise above the 0.500 win margin, now with 42 points in 42 games. Will 82 points in 82 games be enough to surpass the Anaheim Ducks, the Arizona Coyotes, the Calgary Flames, or the San Jose Sharks for that third seed in the Pacific Division?