As the Canucks headed into Tuesday night’s game against the Jets, it seemed predestined by the numbers that the Canucks would get shut out or score, at most, two goals, likely in a 3-2 loss. The Canucks are not a team designed to score goals in bunches; the Jets are not a team designed to give up goals in bunches.

Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Canucks post-game analytics report. This recurring deep dive breaks down the analytics behind each Canucks game as recorded by Natural Stat Trick. In this article,

This game got started with such a fast pace that I actually found myself wondering what it might be like for these two teams to meet in round one of the playoffs… The Canucks got the party started against the NHL’s top team when they *checks notes* scored off the rush?