Boeser has been one of the hottest goalscorers in the NHL over the past few weeks. He has six goals in four games, which included a multi-goal effort against Seattle on December 28. If the Canucks want to pick up their first win of 2025, they will need Boeser to continue his goal-scoring streak and get a few past the Kraken's goaltender.

Thursday, 7 p.m., Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle TV: Sportsnet. Radio: Sportsnet 650 The buzz : The Canucks are officially reeling. First there was the epic collapse on Saturday against the Kraken. Then there was the meagre effort against Calgary on New Year’s Eve.

The Vancouver Canucks were without Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes on Saturday afternoon, compounding the absence of Filip Hronek, and it still shouldn’t have mattered against the Seattle Kraken. For 55 minutes it didn’t.

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 Seattle Kraken had a mission heading into this game against the Vancouver Canucks: break their losing streak. Before the holiday break, the Kraken were on a five-game losing streak.

Someday, that’ll happen for the Kraken and the team that’s tailor made to be their rival, the Canucks. At least, that’s the hope when two teams in the same region are separated by just a couple of hours and the border.

The Seattle Kraken pulled off a masterclass in thrlling comebacks Saturday, beating Vancouver 5-4 in overtime. And here are three key takeaways from the Kraken's win.

Playing at home has been an abnormally dubious proposition for the Vancouver Canucks this season. Only sporting a 7-7-5 tally when contending at Rogers Arena, the Canucks thought they had righted the ship deep into Saturday’s contest (Dec.