Canucks: Brock Boeser will dominate after the All-Star break

Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser has enjoyed a productive 2019-20 campaign, but he should dominate even more over the final 33 games.

The Vancouver Canucks entered the All-Star break as the eighth-best offence in the NHL with 162 goals, and Brock Boeser has been a key reason why.

Boeser is up to 16 goals and 43 points on the season, and he’s in strong position to set career highs in both. The soon-to-be 23-year-old ranks third in team scoring, behind Elias Pettersson (51 points) and J.T. Miller (46 points).

Though he often hasn’t garnered as much attention compared to the likes of Pettersson, Miller  and rookie Quinn Hughes this season, Boeser has been just as vital to Vancouver’s success through the first 49 games.

And even though Boeser has performed like his usual self up to this point, there’s plenty of reason to believe that he’ll dominate even more over the remainder of the regular season.

Boeser has a 10.5 shooting percentage on the season, which is considerably below his career shooting percentage of 13.3. He’s also recorded career-bests in Corsi For percentage (54.7) and Fenwick For Percentage (55.4).

The Canucks also have a 59.15 Goals For percentage when Boeser is on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick. Prior to this season, the team’s best GF percentage with Boeser on the ice was no better than 53.16 percent (in 2017-18). Not only that, but with Boeser on the ice, Vancouver has a 53.21 Scoring Chances For percentage here in 2019-20.

This isn’t to suggest that Boeser has had a disappointing season in Vancouver. He’s performed at expectations, but the team’s first-round pick from 2015 might reach another level of dominance that we haven’t seen yet.

A little more puck luck would go a long way in helping Boeser reach the 30-goal and 70-point marks for the first time in his career.

If there’s another level of Boeser that we haven’t seen yet, then the Canucks are in good hands as they try to qualify for the postseason.