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, we look back on Vancouver's most recent 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

As for the Canucks as a whole, they need to be better during the first period. Yes, their goaltending put them in a hole, but they struggled to defend the crease and allowed the Penguins too much time and space to make plays. Overall, they looked like a tired team that only found their game in the third period.

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted yet another Thanksgiving Eve showdown as per team tradition on Wednesday at PPG Paints Arena. This year, they defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 5-4. The Penguins built a 4-1 lead in the first period,