Canucks’ Pettersson Goes All Out on 20-Game Losing Streak Ending
Vancouver is in a brutal spot.
Canucks' Elias Pettersson is in an unimaginable 20-game slump originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Elias Pettersson can't snap out of his slump.
The Vancouver Canucks ' supposedly star two-way center hasn't scored a goal since January. It's a span of 20 games. Yes, Pettersson has been held without a goal for 20 consecutive games, spanning before the Olympic break, and he didn't exactly contribute a bunch of Sweden at the Olympics, either.
Just in NHL action, though, it's astounding. His last goal came on Jan. 13, when he scored both the night before and that day.
As far as the calendar goes, it's been more than 60 days. MORE: We finally know what Sidney Crosby's Olympic injury is Head coach Adam Foote spoke positive words to reporters about Pettersson's approach, at least, but that hasn't yet helped end the drought. “He was out there today at 11:05 for an 11:30 practice working," Foote said Sunday.