While special teams certainly played a factor, with J.T. Miller playing center, fans were a bit concerned when Elias Pettersson didn't take his first faceoff until late in the second period.
Daniel Wagner pointed it out in a post on X, formerly Twitter, last night, mentioning that Pettersson's first faceoff of the game came with 4:35 remaining in the middle frame.
@Taj1944 on X mentioned that, while it's not confirmed by anyone at this point, there's a theory that Pettersson's wrist is bothering him again.
If that ends up being true, that would be awful news for the Vancouver Canucks given his importance to their success so far in the 2023-24 season and is one of the top points leaders in the entire National Hockey League.
