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.

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.

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,

That sucked. The Vancouver Canucks stunk up the ice against the New York Islanders, dropping a 5-2 game in tepid fashion. That’s being generous with the adjectives too, because Vancouver was doing cardio training for the first two periods of the game.

Quinn Hughes and Kyle Palmieri will be two of the top players to keep an eye on when the Vancouver Canucks face the New York Islanders at Rogers Arena on Thursday, November 14 at 10:00 PM ET. See below to read more about Islanders vs. Canucks leaders, insights, and a predicted winner.

The Vancouver Canucks home struggles continued on Thursday night as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders. Vancouver's offence came from Jonathan Lekkerimäki, who scored his first NHL goal as well as Tyler Myers,

Scott Mayfield and Pierre Engvall scored early in the second period Thursday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who extended their point streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Islanders extend point streak to five games with decisive win in Vancouver The New York Islanders put together a complete game on Thursday night, stifling the Vancouver Canucks to the tune of a 5-2 win at Rogers Arena.

Rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first-career NHL goal, but the Vancouver Canucks' home-ice woes continued as they fell 5-2 to the New York Islanders on Thursday.