Yahoo Sports 25 Games In, How Do The 2024-25 Canucks Compare To Last Season's Version?
The Vancouver Canucks have officially hit the 25-game mark of the 2024-25 season. Through those 25 games, they are 14-7-4, while their .640 point percentage ranks eighth in the NHL. While there have been some issues through the first 25 games, like the Canucks home record, they have built a strong cushion and are on pace for another 100+ point season.
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As for a comparison to last season, Vancouver was 16-8-1 with a .660 point percentage through 25 games. They had 33 points, which is just one more than this year's team. Despite a similar point total, it is fair to say that these two teams played their first 25 games very differently. Below is a look at some of the statistics from the first 25 games of this season compared to last season:
2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
|---|---|---|
Home Record | 8-2-1 | 4-5-3 |
Away Record | 8-6-0 | 10-2-1 |
Goals Per Game | 3.84 | 3.32 |
Goals Against Per Game | 2.56 | 3.12 |
Power Play | 27.5% | 24.0% |
Penalty Kill | 75% | 81.6% |
Overall, there are some pretty significant differences between 2023-24 and 2024-25. The biggest is that last year's team was able to pick up wins constantly both at home and on the road. The 2023-24 version also scored at a more consistent rate while allowing over a half goal less per game than this season. All this being said, this year's squad does have the special teams advantage as they have finally figured out the penalty kill, which was the Canucks Achilles heel at the beginning of last season.
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As for the individual comparison, because the 2023-24 team had more goals, there are higher point totals for players. That being said, both teams have ten players with at least ten points, while the 2024-25 squad has one more player with at least six goals. Here is a look at the top ten-point totals from each season:
2023-24 Player | 2023-24 Stats (Goals, Assists, Points) | 2024-25 Player | 2024-25 Stats (Goals, Assists, Points) |
|---|---|---|---|
J.T. Miller | 13-23-36 | Quinn Hughes | 6-25-31 |
Quinn Hughes | 9-25-34 | Elias Pettersson | 7-17-24 |
Elias Pettersson | 10-22-32 | Conor Garland | 8-15-23 |
Brock Boeser | 17-11-28 | Jake DeBrusk | 12-9-21 |
Filip Hronek | 2-23-25 | Pius Suter | 11-5-16 |
Andrei Kuzmenko | 4-11-15 | Brock Boeser (18 Games) | 7-9-16 |
Ilya Mikheyev | 8-6-14 | J.T. Miller (17 Games) | 6-10-16 |
Tyler Myers | 2-10-12 | Kiefer Sherwood | 7-6-13 |
Sam Lafferty | 6-6-12 | Teddy Blueger | 4-7-11 |
Nils Hoglander | 7-3-10 | Danton Heinen | 3-7-10 |
The above table shows a few differences. While this year's version has more depth scoring from its forwards, last year's edition featured more defensemen in the top ten. There is also no 15+ goal scorer on this team, rather eight players with six or more goals, which is one more than last year. Arguably, the most impressive statistic, however, is that Quinn Hughes has the same number of assists, showing just how consistent Vancouver's captain can be.
The biggest takeaway from this comparison is that the Canucks have stayed very consistent under Rick Tocchet. While this year has featured more problematic games than last, the fact that Vancouver has almost the same amount of points shows that they are finding ways to rebound from tough losses and pick up points, especially on the road. While there are still 57 games left in the campaign, the Canucks look like they are on pace for another successful season in 2024-25.
