The Statsies: Canucks overwhelmed at 5v5 in Hughes’ return after a strong first period

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Well, that first period was nice while it lasted. The Vancouver Canucks opened Sunday with a 66.67% share of five-on-five shot attempts against the Minnesota Wild, but whatever was working early quickly disappeared after 20 minutes of play. Vancouver finished with just 26.75% of expected goals, surrendered 17 high-danger chances and spent much of…