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Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Vancouver Canucks
3
Columbus Blue Jackets
▸5
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Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3. The Blue Jackets came back from two goals down. The Canucks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Emil Bemstrom's goal at 18:23 of the third period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 54% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.7 to 2.5; shots on goal were VAN 39, CBJ 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Louis Domingue stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 2.2 goals below expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 of 39 (.923). Three stars: 1. Zach Werenski (1 G, 1 A), 2. Riley Nash (1 G, 1 A), 3. Emil Bemstrom (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    Z. Werenski1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    R. Nash1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    E. Bemstrom1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN21411807339
CBJCBJ11601148535

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    B. Horvat(21)PPG
    E. Pettersson (36), J. Miller (41)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +8 pts
    1-0
    1:00
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(26)
    T. Myers (15), J. Miller (42)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    7:08
  3. CBJ
    K. Stenlund(6)
    R. Nash (9), M. Nutivaara (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    10:01

2nd period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(26)
    E. Pettersson (37), T. Stecher (11)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    1:12

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    R. Nash(5)
    R. Murray (6), Z. Werenski (20)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    3-2
    12:39
  2. CBJ
    Z. Werenski(20)PPG
    K. Stenlund (4), P. Dubois (29)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +35 pts
    3-3
    15:06
  3. CBJ
    E. Bemstrom(9)PPG
    D. Savard (10), R. Murray (7)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +40 pts
    3-4
    18:23
  4. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(13)EN
    N. Foligno (20), V. Gavrikov (12)
    wristxG 0.70win prob +5 pts
    3-5
    19:49

Penalties

VAN 9 PIM·CBJ 11 PIM

1st

  • 0:46CBJRiley Nash · Slashingdrawn by Tanner Pearson2 min
  • 18:08CBJEmil Bemstrom · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Motte2 min

2nd

  • 8:26CBJDavid Savard · Slashingdrawn by Brandon Sutter2 min
  • 15:55VANZack MacEwen · Fightingdrawn by Stefan Matteau5 min
  • 15:55CBJStefan Matteau · Fightingdrawn by Zack MacEwen5 min

3rd

  • 14:04VANBrandon Sutter · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Murray2 min
  • 16:27VANAntoine Roussel · Trippingdrawn by Emil Bemstrom2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalVAN goalFinal: CBJ 100%

Biggest swing: Emil Bemstrom, 3rd 18:23 — CBJ 54% → 94%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
G. Nyquist · Goal · xG 0.70B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.22K. Stenlund · Goal · xG 0.12V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.11G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.09R. MacInnis · On goal · xG 0.09K. Stenlund · On goal · xG 0.09P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.07E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.07A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.06D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.06E. Bemstrom · Goal · xG 0.06P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.05G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.05P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nash · Goal · xG 0.05S. Matteau · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Werenski · Goal · xG 0.04P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.04P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.03R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.02K. Stenlund · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.02S. Matteau · On goal · xG 0.02M. Nutivaara · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.01M. Nutivaara · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.00R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ5 G · 2.5 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCBJ
2.73 G
All situations
4 G2.5
1.92 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
0.81 G
Power play
2 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN68%32%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.71 – 1.75

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

VANvsCBJ
39
Shots on goal
35
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/3
Power play
2/2
9
Penalty minutes
11
21
Hits
34
10
Blocked shots
18
9
Giveaways
5
2
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
57T. MyersD011020.06210—22:19
23A. EdlerD000+110.01120—22:12
9J. MillerC123+150.381005420:55
73T. ToffoliC000+140.50000018:52
5O. FantenbergD000010.05220—18:52
53B. HorvatC101-320.290105418:33
43Q. HughesD000-230.10100—18:21
40E. PetterssonC123+140.33100017:58
51T. StecherD011+120.03100—17:39
8C. TanevD000-210.03010—16:26
70T. PearsonL000-120.21210—15:21
20B. SutterC000020.041025714:44
18J. VirtanenR000-110.1100010014:27
64T. MotteC000020.16600014:01
21L. ErikssonL000030.12000—13:27
88A. GaudetteR000-120.200103312:40
26A. RousselL000-110.0330210012:20
71Z. MacEwenR000010.08015—09:08
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30L. Domingue(L)34304.8821.77-2.2358:47

Season series

CBJ leads 2-0

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