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3 takeaways from the Canucks’ 3-1 victory against the Flames last night

By Bill Huan

VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 13: Tyler Myers #57 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates after scoring what proves to be be the game winning goal against the Calgary Flames during NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on February 13, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 13: Tyler Myers #57 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates after scoring what proves to be be the game winning goal against the Calgary Flames during NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on February 13, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /
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Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks tries to score against the Calgary Flames (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images).
Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks tries to score against the Calgary Flames (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images). /

Lotto Line dominates once again

Yesterday, I released an article talking about the dominance of the Lotto Line over the past two games. Fortunately, they were on fire last night as well.

The trio of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, and J.T. Miller ended the match by controlling 75% of the shot attempts while owning a nice 72.69% expected goals percentage at five on five. They were actually relatively unlucky by being on the ice for the only goal against, which is a sign that better performance will come if they receive some fortuitous bounces.

That’s now three consecutive games in which the Lotto Line has looked like their old dominant selves, which means that the Canucks can now begin to lean more heavily on their top guns once again.

Other notes

  • Vancouver’s second line of Bo Horvat, Tanner Pearson, and Nils Hoglander had a strong game as well. They had a 62.50% corsi and a 71.87% expected goals percentages, which is even better than the Lotto Line. Again, it seems like the Canucks can start leaning more on their top players now, much like they did last season.
  • Zack MacEwen was a healthy scratch last night after only playing 3:24 minutes on Thursday, which is interesting considering the energy he brings to the team. It seems like the coaching staff is content with rotating him, Virtanen, and Gaudette in and out of the lineup depending on their performances and matchups.
  • Thatcher Demko made his second consecutive start after Braden Holtby got the nod in the two previous games. Perhaps Travis Green is allowing each netminder to redeem themselves after a lacklustre performance, and it’s definitely a story to watch out for from now on.

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It’s only one win, but I’ll take it after such a messy start to the season. The good news is that Vancouver has played well for three consecutive matches now, so perhaps this is the start of a turnaround. Let’s see if they can keep this up on Monday and make it two in a row!

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