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Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸5
San Jose Sharks
2
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2. The Sharks scored first; the Canucks answered. The Sharks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Myers's goal at 2:36 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 23% to 48%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 2.8 to 2.2; shots on goal were VAN 25, SJS 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 38 of 40 (.950), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Martin Jones stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jacob Markstrom (38 saves, .950), 2. Quinn Hughes (1 G, 1 A), 3. J.T. Miller (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    J. Markstrom38 saves, .950
  2. ★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    J. Miller2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN1706412525
SJSSJS114114012240

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(16)
    T. Meier (16), B. Dillon (12)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    4:15
  2. VAN
    Q. Hughes(6)
    B. Boeser (28), C. Tanev (15)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    11:08

2nd period

  1. SJS
    B. Burns(10)
    J. Thornton (18), K. Labanc (15)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    5:57

3rd period

  1. VAN
    T. Myers(5)
    J. Miller (30), Q. Hughes (30)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +24 pts
    2-2
    2:36
  2. VAN
    J. Virtanen(15)PPG
    T. Pearson (24), A. Gaudette (14)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +20 pts
    3-2
    7:00
  3. VAN
    B. Sutter(6)
    J. Beagle (4), J. Miller (31)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    7:59
  4. VAN
    T. Pearson(15)EN
    B. Horvat (27), L. Eriksson (5)
    wristxG 0.46win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    18:50

Penalties

VAN 4 PIM·SJS 6 PIM

2nd

  • 6:26VANTroy Stecher · Hookingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 15:24VANAlexander Edler · Hookingdrawn by Patrick Marleau2 min
  • 19:41SJSTimo Meier · Holdingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min

3rd

  • 4:47SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic · High sticking double minordrawn by Oscar Fantenberg4 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
SJS goalVAN goalFinal: SJS 0%

Biggest swing: Tyler Myers, 3rd 2:36 — VAN 23% → 48%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.24T. Hertl · Goal · xG 0.22P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.19D. Gambrell · On goal · xG 0.15K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.14E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.14E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.11P. Marleau · Missed · xG 0.10S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.10B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.09T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.08E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.07M. Sorensen · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.06J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.06B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.05T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.05M. Sorensen · Missed · xG 0.05K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.05M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.05B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.05S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.04S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.04B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.04K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.03P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.03E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kellman · On goal · xG 0.03T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.03J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.02J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.02S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Gambrell · On goal · xG 0.01M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.01B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01B. Burns · Goal · xG 0.01S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS2 G · 2.8 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSJS
2.24 G
All situations
2 G2.8
1.43 G
Even strength
2 G2.2
0.11 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN31%69%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.72 – 2.73

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

VANvsSJS
25
Shots on goal
40
66%
Faceoffs
34%
1/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
9
Hits
21
18
Blocked shots
11
5
Giveaways
7
10
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. EdlerD000+120.02102—22:10
8C. TanevD011+200.00230—20:56
57T. MyersD101030.05040—20:44
9J. MillerC022010.130007520:19
43Q. HughesD112+220.04000—19:55
53B. HorvatC011030.190007818:41
18J. VirtanenR101020.10010—17:34
40E. PetterssonC000020.562205017:22
70T. PearsonL112010.57000—17:22
6B. BoeserR011+210.07000—17:01
51T. StecherD000010.01022—16:54
5O. FantenbergD000-120.03010—15:28
20B. SutterC101+120.190105015:25
21L. ErikssonL011010.03000—14:58
83J. BeagleC011+110.101106711:58
88A. GaudetteR011+110.020002011:27
26A. RousselL000+100.02010—10:42
64T. MotteC000000.05320007:11
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)40382.9502.76+0.7659:53

Season series

VAN leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).