Devils vs Canucks

The Canucks lost 5-2 to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at Rogers Arena and — more than anything — the loss was due to bad defensive play.

“We talk about it. We show it. “We implemented a few new guys into the lineup, and I thought that would bring energy. “Don’t turn over,” Conor Garland said simply. His team just made too many mistakes. The salt in the wound was that the fourth goal came on a two-on-one where no one managed to block the cross-ice pass to Yegor Sharangovich, who hammer his shot into the open cage for the Devils’ fourth goal, putting the game well out of reach just halfway through the second period. That was the first dagger in the game, after Tanner Pearson took a bad offensive zone penalty. “I don’t understand it. Article content But we didn’t seem to win anywhere near as many battles as you would have liked.” They got their rushes and they went down and buried (the puck).

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I like the Devils chances tonight provided they can play like they have been earlier in this season and provided Vancouver is still in a state of some disarray. Their 7-1 win over Columbus, who has had the Devils’ numbers for years, is indicative of how strong the Devils can be if they can keep up a high effort through three periods and, hopefully, that this Devils team is not like the ones from the past few years. [They do have a high rate of high danger chances against, which feeds into a xGA/60 of 9.3 - one of the highest in the NHL.](http://www.naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=pk&score=all&rate=y&team=all&loc=B&gpf=410&fd=&td=) Their goalies have not been able to make that better; hence, the Canucks have a stupefying 17.85 GA/60. Their 1-0 win over Colorado on Friday is evidence that the Devils can handle their business against a perceived superior team and in a close game. [Then you look at the 5-on-5 numbers and wonder why it is not any better.](http://www.naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=y&team=all&loc=B&gpf=410&fd=&td=) As strong as Vancouver’s power play is, their 5-on-5 play leaves a lot to be desired. [Jesper Bratt has been utterly dominant this season](http://www.naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=oi&rate=y&team=N.J&pos=S&loc=B&toi=0&gpfilt=none&fd=&td=&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL) and an array of players have supremely high on-ice shooting rates for the Devils ranging from [Tatar and Fabian Zetterlund to Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier to Erik Haula and Miles Wood.](http://www.naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=oi&rate=y&team=N.J&pos=S&loc=B&toi=0&gpfilt=none&fd=&td=&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL) If the Devils get two or three of their lines going, Vancouver’s defense is going to get exposed one way or another. [ This is why the Devils have eye-poppingly good rate stats in 5-on-5](http://www.naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&rate=y&team=all&loc=B&gpf=410&fd=&td=) such as an attempt rate over 70 (!) per 60 minutes, a shot rate just over 40 per 60 minutes, and an expected goals rate of 3.67 xGF/60. [the expected goals model at NST with a GF/60 of 9.77 to an xGF/60 of 6.62.](http://www.naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php?fromseason=20222023&thruseason=20222023&stype=2&sit=pp&score=all&rate=y&team=all&loc=B&gpf=410&fd=&td=) Even without Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes, the Canucks have plenty of offensive talents that can take advantage of extra space. The Last Canucks Game: The Canucks took on Pittsburgh in the second half of a back-to-back set. Erik Haula and Dawson Mercer pounded it in close and Siegenthaler jumped up to put home a rebound for his second ever goal with the Devils and make it 5-1. While the numbers may change by the time the Devils get to play them, all three have top-ten conversion rates in the NHL, with Vancouver boasting The Columbus tried to get back into the game, the Devils rebuffed them, and near the end of the second, a fracas occurred.

Oh look, another team that (on paper) is built better than the Canucks.

Vancouver, on the other hand, has gotten two quality starts (one each from Martin and Demko) in nine games this season. - New Jersey: 93.1 (4th) He leads the team with 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists). - New Jersey: 39.3 (1st) - New Jersey: 2.56 (4th) Nico Hischier is second on the team with 9 points. Every line with at least 20 min has an xG% above 50%— Jacob (@CardinalsReek) [recently wrote a good recap](https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheathletic.com%2F3748986%2F2022%2F11%2F01%2Fcanucks-devils-blue-line-nhl%2F&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nucksmisconduct.com%2F2022%2F11%2F1%2F23435130%2Fpreview-devils-bring-win-streak-roster-building-lessons-vancouver-canucks) on what the Devils have done, but they basically overhauled their blueline within 24 months. While in a small sample, they’re destroying every team in xG. I even wrote about the Canucks On the wings, Jesper Bratt, Yegor Sharangovich, Tomas Tatar, Fabian Zetterlund and Ondrej Palat are all skilled and speedy. Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier are a great 1-2 punch down the middle.