Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser, right, celebrates his game-winning shootout goal against the Chicago Blackhawks with goaltender Kevin Lankinen Friday. Photo by Erin Hooley / AP

The Vancouver Canucks are nothing if not consistent in one specific area so far: falling behind early and playing a poor first period. Article content

Three times now they’ve come back to win in such circumstances and they have an over-500 record through five games because of this proficiency to get better as the game goes on. Article content Article content

The latest case was Friday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, Brock Boeser potting the winner in the shootout while Kevin Lankinen stonewalled the Blackhawks for much of the night.

Lankinen’s play is the other consistent f

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