HC Rick Tocchet makes feelings known about Vancouver Canucks lack of consistency after fifth loss in six games

Head coach Rick Tocchet expressed his frustrations regarding the Vancouver Canucks' inconsistency following Tuesday's 6-1 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Center.

The defeat marks a troubling trend for the Canucks, who, despite ending a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Leafs, have now lost five of their last six games.

In the post-game interview, Tocchet emphasized the challenges his team has faced in maintaining consistency, highlighting the difficulties in executing the fundamental aspects of the game.

"It's hard to be consistent, right? It's hard to do the right things all the time. It's hard, it's hard to go through people. It's hard to serve properly. It's hard to reload properly. It's hard to get the pucks out when we need to. It's hard to take pucks on the net, and you can't do it once in a while if you want to be a good team," Tocchet said.

The Vancouver Canucks have a 19-14-10 record and 48 points after 43 games. They are fifth in the Pacific Division and a point behind the second-placed Calgary Flames in the West's wild card standings.

The Canucks will hope to bounce back when hosting the LA Kings at Rogers Arena on Thursday. The puck drops at 10 p.m. ET.

How Winnipeg Jets downed Vancouver Canucks

On Tuesday, the Winnipeg Jets edged past the Vancouver Canucks with a commanding 6-1 win at home in the Canada Life Center.

It was all about Kyle Connor in the first period as he completed his natural hat trick within a span of 6:38, putting the Jets in a commanding 3-0 lead. Coming into the second period, Neal Pionk extended the lead to 4-0 just 39 seconds into the period.

With less than five minutes remaining, Nino Niederreiter made it 5-0 for the home team before heading into the final period. Mark Scheifele scored on the power play at 1:31 of the third period, giving the Jets a 6-0 lead.

Nils Hoglander was the lone scorer for the Canucks, scoring at 9:16 for a final scoreline of 6-1. The Jets improved to 30-12-3 and tied the Washington Capitals atop the league standings with 53 points.

They host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday with the puck drop scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.