Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Ottawa Senators 7-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tanner Pearson's goal at 12:28 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 72% to 88%. Expected goals were close — OTT 2.9, VAN 3.1; shots on goal were OTT 36, VAN 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Matt Murray stopped 28 of 35 (.800), 3.9 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 35 of 36 (.972), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brandon Sutter (3 G), 2. Thatcher Demko (35 saves, .972), 3. Olli Juolevi (1 G).
Three stars
- ★B. Sutter3 G

- ★★T. Demko35 saves, .972

- ★★★O. Juolevi1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-19:31
0-214:08
2nd period
1-211:58
1-312:28
1-417:44
3rd period
1-512:12
1-615:50
1-719:06
Penalties
1st
- 2:43
Tanner Pearson · Hookingdrawn by Drake Batherson2 min
2nd
- 3:58
Christian Wolanin · Cross checkingdrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min
- 8:47
Antoine Roussel · Slashingdrawn by Nikita Zaitsev2 min
- 16:17
J.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
3rd
- 0:31
J.T. Miller · Interferencedrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
- 10:10
Antoine Roussel · Cross checkingdrawn by Joshua Brown2 min
- 10:10
Joshua Brown · Roughingdrawn by Antoine Roussel2 min
- 13:14
Austin Watson · Fightingdrawn by Zack MacEwen5 min
- 13:14
Zack MacEwen · Interferencedrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
- 13:14
Zack MacEwen · Fightingdrawn by Austin Watson5 min
- 13:39
Thomas Chabot · Slashingdrawn by Jay Beagle2 min
- 19:37
Antoine Roussel · Fightingdrawn by Austin Watson5 min
- 19:37
Austin Watson · Fightingdrawn by Antoine Roussel5 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Tanner Pearson, 2nd 12:28 — 72% → 88%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.91 G
- All situations
- 7 G3.1
- 2.11 G
- Even strength
- 6 G2.8
- 0.80 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.1
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.87 – 2.99
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
- 36
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 36%
- Faceoffs
- 64%
- 0/5
- Power play
- 0/2
- 16
- Penalty minutes
- 22
- 23
- Hits
- 29
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 9
- Giveaways
- 8
- 6
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
VAN leads 6-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
