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How Do The Canucks’ First Five Games Of The 2026–27 Season Compare To Previous Years?

The Vancouver Canucks’ 2–3–0 start to the 2026–27 season sits in the middle of their recent five-year trend, neither their worst nor best opening stretch. The 2022–23 campaign began with a dismal 0–5 record, marked by a goaltending duo of Thatcher Demko and Spencer Martin posting a league-worst .859 save percentage—only one of their first five games saw either netminder exceed .900 SV%.

That season also featured a penalty-kill rate of just 58.8%, while Elias Pettersson led the team in early scoring with six points (three goals, three assists), and Quinn Hughes topped skaters with five assists. In contrast, the 2023–24 Canucks roared out of the gate with three wins in their first five, including a dominant 8–1 blowout over the Edmonton Oilers, and logged a combined .928 save percentage—despite allowing 40-plus shots in two of those games.

Brock Boeser scored six goals in that span, while Pettersson again led in points (10) and assists (eight), and the team’s power play ranked third in the NHL at 37.5%. The 2024–25 season opened with three overtime games, including a 6–5 OT loss after Vancouver had led 4–1 in the first period, underscoring a mix of resilience and early-season volatility.

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