The Canucks took a 1-0 lead at 2:40 of the first period on the game’s first shot. J.T. Miller was given too much space to race up over the blue line and find Jonathan Lekkerimaki open in the left circle for his first NHL goal on a one-timer that Varlamov saw cleanly.

Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Canucks post-game analytics report. This recurring deep dive breaks down the analytics behind each Canucks game as recorded by Natural Stat Trick. In this article,

The New York Islanders (6-6-4) take on the Vancouver Canucks (8-3-3) at Rogers Arena on Thursday night. Semyon Varlmaov vs Kevin Lankinen is the expected goalie matchup. The Isles Morning Minute is presented by Acrisure.