Eighteen games into the 2021-22 NHL season, the Canucks find themselves sitting at a mediocre .389 winning percentage with just 14 points in the year.
While a hard-fought win against the Jets last night was a step in the right direction, the team still has an extremely steep uphill climb in order to have a shot at making the playoffs.
Coming into the first game of this 2 game set, the Canucks returned from a 3 game road trip and hosted the Colorado Avalanche in hopes of snapping a 4 game losing streak on Wednesday night. Despite the fact that the Canucks controlled the play for more than half the game, they simply couldn't get the job done as the Avalanche walked away with the 2 points after securing a 4-2 win.