This is something that perhaps nobody would have expected after the 8-15-2 start the Canucks had under Travis Green, but the team is right on the edge of the playoff race with 8 games to go.
74 games have been completed for this season and the Canucks are currently sitting at 82 points, a feat the team hasn’t actually accomplished ever since they made the playoffs back in 2015 (they were on pace for 92 points in 2019-20).
After losing 3 games in a row a week ago, everyone knew that the Canucks were in a do-or-die situation, and any hope of making the playoffs required the team to embark on a big winning streak.