HC Rick Tocchet make his feelings known about Vancouver Canucks' woeful OT loss record this season

Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet shared his thoughts after the team's 2-1 overtime defeat to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.

The loss added to the frustration of Canucks fans, as the team has only won one of their last six games, with that win coming against the Kraken in a shootout.

During this stretch, the Canucks have lost five times, three in overtime, putting them on a two-game losing streak in extra periods. The Canucks now hold the record for most overtime losses (10) in the league.

Against the Capitals, the Vancouver Canucks played captain Quinn Hughes as much as they could during overtime. But it still ended in another loss, thanks to Pierre-Luc Dubois' game-winning goal.

Tocchet noted the difficulty of not fully healthy Hughes' ice time and rued not converting their chances to register a win in overtime.

"We can’t play (Quinn) Hughes the whole game I don't have an answer for that. You know, we had some chances, unfortunate what happened," he said (2:53).

Despite the frustrating defeat, Tocchet was impressed with the overall performance and effort shown by his team.

"Yeah, played a good hockey game. That's a top team in the league, and I thought we did a nice job. Guys worked hard," he added.

The Vancouver Canucks are fourth in the Pacific Division with a 18-12-10 recrd and 46 points and are second in the West wild card standings.

The Canucks will continue their road trip, as they face off against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena next on Friday. The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET.

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How Vancouver Canucks lost another game in OT

On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals hosted the Vancouver Canucks at Capital One Arena.

Pierre-Luc Dubois opened the scoring for the Caps, putting them ahead with less than a minute remaining in the first period. Connor Garland tied the game for the Canucks with a power-play goal at 12:93 in the second period.

Both teams scored once each during regulation. In overtime, Dubois netted the game-winner for the Capitals 4:19 into the extra period to secure victory.

Logan Thompson made 30 saves and posted a .968 SV% for the Caps, while Kevin Lankinen registered 16 saves and an SV% of .889 in a losing effort for the Canucks.