Toronto Maple Leafs: How the Canucks Stack Up in Canadian Division

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 29: Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks battles against John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 29, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Canucks 4-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 29: Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks battles against John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 29, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Canucks 4-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 03: The Vancouver Canucks (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 03: The Vancouver Canucks (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Canucks 2019-20 season

As the pandemic put a hiatus on the 2019-20 NHL season, all teams played less than the original anticipated schedule of 82 games. Last season, the Canucks played a total of 69 games going 36-27-6 and got 78 points.

They finished fourth in the Pacific Division and were a point back of the third place Calgary Flames. They finished the regular season with a positive goal differential of 11.

J.T. Miller, who the Canucks gave up a first-round pick for prior to the start of the season, led the team in points with a total of 72. Miller tied with Elias Pettersson for the team lead in goals with 27, and he also tied Quinn Hughes with the most assists with 45. Miller and Hughes also tied in powerplay points with 25 although the former had more of his powerplay points come via goals.

Alexander Edler got the most penalty minutes of all Canucks players spending a total of 62 minutes in the box. Jake Virtanen had the most game winning goals with six and Bo Horvat led the Canucks in shots with 178.

Pettersson had the best shot percentage of 16.7% with Miler coming a close second with 16.4%. Miller also had the highest faceoff percentage as he won faceoffs at a rate of 59.2%. (stats hockeyreference.com).

Jacob Markstrom, their starting goalie, started 43 games going 23-16-4 with a GAA of 2.75 and a save percentage of .918.