6 years, 10 months ago

A look at Travis Green's unconventional use of a shutdown line and what it means for the Canucks' rebuild efforts

If there is one major takeaway from Travis Green’s in-game strategy in his first season as Canucks head coach, it was his unwavering commitment to deploying a line with a strong defensive charge. Sutter’s line accounted for just 43.3 per cent of total shot attempts and 40.5 per cent of scoring chances and high-danger shot attempts, according to Natural Stat Trick. The closest comparable from last season is the Stars’ Radek Faksa, who played 12.5 5-on-5 minutes per game and started just 32.9 per cent of his shifts in the offensive zone. Horvat and Boeser: 457 minutes, 56.1 GF%, 49.6 CF%, 1.021 PDO, OFZ FO % 57.5 Horvat without Boeser: 445 minutes, 53.5 GF%, 47.9 CF%, 1.021 PDO, OFZ FO % 39.6 Boeser without Horvat: 402 minutes, 50 GF% 46.2 CF%, 1.004 PDO, OFZ FO % 68 Canucks without Boeser or Horvat: 2600 minutes, 40.6 GF%, 47.6 CF%, 0.981 PDO, OFZ FO % 45.7 Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Let’s say Horvat and Boeser can score at that elite 60 per cent goal share clip at 5-on-5.

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Green Share Goal Nhl Season Lines Cent Line Defensive Vancouver Canucks Offensive Last Season Dowd Shutdown Sutter Boeser Nst Pdo Faksa Goal Share Horvat Kuraly Natural Stat Trick Dorsett Sedins Kesler First Lines Ofz

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