Scouting the playoff race: Vancouver Canucks
A potential first-round match-up for the Vegas Golden Knights, the Vancouver Canucks might be more challenging than one might think.
1. The case for the Vancouver Canucks
Having home-ice advantage is always huge for a playoff team and the Vancouver Canucks are no exception. The Canucks are 25-9-4 at the Rogers Arena this season, making British Columbia a tough place to play.
Everyone knows about how good the Canucks are offensively. But they're also great defensively. Vancouver's allowed 2.64 goals a game this season, the fifth-fewest in the NHL. Quinn Hughes gets a lot of love for being good offensively. But the defenseman does his job well, leading Vancouver's incredible blue line.