Elias Pettersson is widely considered the most offensively gifted player on the Vancouver Canucks. Not many people would have pegged Pettersson as a great net-front option before the season, but here we are. Pettersson hasn't been lighting it up of late. Barring an offensive explosion in the final four games, he won't reach 100 points like teammate J.T. Miller.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has been juggling the lines almost every game trying to find the right mix for the playoffs. With only six games remaining on the schedule, it's crunch time, and the Canucks are nowhere near where they want to be, roster and performance-wise. The Lotto Line was once the best top line since Henrik and Daniel Sedin were joined at the hip with Alex Burrows, and the West Coast Express, which featured Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi riding shotgun with Brendan Morrison.
Nils Hoglander scored twice, Casey DeSmith stopped 22 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday night for a share of the NHL lead. Vancouver won its third straight to improve to 45-18-8, good for 98 points and a tie with the New York Rangers atop the NHL standings.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
88 | C | |
53 | C | |
6 | RW | |
82 | D | |
29 | G | |
35 | G | |
34 | LW | |
51 | D | |
8 | RW | |
21 | LW | |
17 | D | |
43 | D | |
81 | C | |
47 | D | |
18 | C | |
23 | C | |
65 | RW | |
9 | C | |
57 | D | |
40 | C | |
92 | RW | |
5 | D | |
7 | D | |
24 | C | |
91 | D |