The Vancouver Canucks are running out of room for silver linings, but Liam Ohgren keeps finding a way to supply one. Amid a season that has gone sideways fast, Ohgren has put together a stretch that stands out on a roster full of frustration.
He has scored four goals in his last six games and now sits at six goals on the season, just three shy of the career high he set in 2025-26. At his current pace, he’s tracking toward 28 goals, and he’s doing it while averaging just 14:22 of ice time per night. In a season where so much has gone wrong, Ohgren has been one of the few players consistently pushing the right way.
The Quinn Hughes trade has naturally drawn the spotlight to Zeev Buium and Marco Rossi, but Ohgren has quietly been the most productive of the group. He has six goals and nine points, and he’s the only one of the three who isn’t fighting to rediscover his game. His shot has been a real weapon, too, and he showed that clearly against Stuart Skinner on Thursday.
The bigger picture around the Canucks is uglier by the day. After their 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, they dropped every game this past week and slid to 3-15-1, which leaves them 32nd in the league.
That defeat also pushed them into the record book for all the wrong reasons. They now own the club mark for most losses after 18 games, passing the 1997-98 team coached by Mike Keenan and captained by Mark Messier.
The numbers don’t stop there. Vancouver has also become the most porous team defensively in the last 30 years, allowing 4.58 goals per game.
There’s at least a little bit of off-ice news for fans to look at this week. The Canucks unveiled their Hometown Remix jerseys on Nov. 2, and the new look will make its debut at home against the New York Rangers on Nov.
- Vancouver will wear the jerseys six times this season.
The full list includes Friday, Nov. 13 against the Rangers, Saturday, Nov. 21 against the Minnesota Wild, Friday, Dec. 4 against the Buffalo Sabres, Tuesday, Feb. 16 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, Feb. 20 against the Colorado Avalanche, and Wednesday, March 3 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The schedule ahead is a light one, with three games on tap from Nov. 8 to 15. Two are at Rogers Arena, where the Canucks have only one win, and the other comes on the road in Vegas.
Former Canucks will also be part of the storyline, with Rick Tocchet coming in on Monday and J.T. Miller and Marcus Pettersson on Friday.
Here’s the week ahead for Vancouver:
Mon, Nov 9 vs. Philadelphia Flyers at Rogers Arena, 7:30 PM
Fri, Nov 13 vs. New York Rangers at Rogers Arena, 7:00 PM
Sun, Nov 15 at Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena, 7:00 PM
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