Start On Time: Vancouver Canucks looking to shake first-period struggles
VANCOUVER — Having watched his Vancouver Canucks fall behind early far too often already this season, Travis Green says he might send the NHL a memo asking for the start time of their games to be pushed back.
“That would be an option,” quipped the rookie head coach.
All joking aside, Green’s club has surrendered the opening goal inside the first five minutes of the first period eight times this season, with four coming before the 70-second mark.
The Canucks have also fallen behind early in three straight, including Thursday’s 5-2 home loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, a result that came on the heels of a 3-2 road victory over Los Angeles despite trailing 2-0 after just three minutes and 14 seconds.