The Canucks are having a hard time scoring goals and it's costing them in the standings, and an angry head coach Rick Tocchet addressed the issue. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/rick-tocchet-drops-brutally-honest-response-for-benching-canucks-star-forwards' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Scoring has been a nemesis of the Vancouver Canucks</a> this season, and Sunday's critical game against the Utah Hockey Club was no different. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1901463305841156563'> </a></blockquote></div> In a game that meant a lot for the playoffs, the Canucks only managed one goal, thanks to Quinn Hughes, and mustered just 19 shots. It's a troubling pattern of ineptness on offense, especially in big moments. The offense didn't show up last year in the playoffs, <a href='https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/utah-vs-canucks-wild-card-race' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>and it looks like the same issues are being repeated.</a> The momentum shifted in the third period. Down a goal, the Canucks had six minutes of power play opportunity, including a four-minute double minor. <h3>The Canucks power-play has been completely lifeless as of late</h3> They failed to capitalize on the opportunity, getting just four weak shots, and head coach Rick Tocchet was clearly upset. We just looked at it, me and [assistant coach Yogi Svejkovsky], the coaches, we're a little frustrated. There are a lot of plays there to be made, we just didn't make them. It was a little bit slow. We needed somebody to take charge of it, said Tocchet about the opportunity. I don't know if we're tired or our thinking process [is off], but we didn't get much. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1901473797712339383'> </a></blockquote></div> Utah swept the season series from Vancouver, and each of the games came down to one goal. The lack of ability by the Canucks to score has been their downfall in this series and could be what ultimately ends their playoff hopes entirely. Tocchet can sense that the opportunity is there, but that the team simply is not getting it done. Some within the top power-play unit share that feeling, and they think execution is needed. With 15 games remaining, the Canucks need nine or ten wins to make it to the playoffs. If they don't get their scoring weakness addressed soon, their playoff chances will disappear overnight.