Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0. The Jets scored first and never trailed. The Jets led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mark Scheifele's goal at 7:25 of the first period, which took the Jets' chances from 46% to 59%. Expected goals favored the Jets, 4.1 to 3.7; shots on goal were WPG 31, VAN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 3.7 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Laurent Brossoit (29 saves, 1.000), 2. Thatcher Demko (29 saves, .967), 3. Mark Scheifele (1 G).
Three stars
- ★L. Brossoit29 saves, 1.000

- ★★T. Demko29 saves, .967

- ★★★M. Scheifele1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals1st period
1-07:25
3rd period
2-018:43
Penalties
1st
- 13:41
Loui Eriksson · Hookingdrawn by Trevor Lewis2 min
- 17:03
J.T. Miller · High stickingdrawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2 min
2nd
- 4:05
Blake Wheeler · Hookingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
- 17:31
Paul Stastny · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Sutter2 min
3rd
- 19:18
Derek Forbort · Holdingdrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min
- 19:18
Derek Forbort · Game misconduct10 min
- 19:18
Jake Virtanen · Roughingdrawn by Neal Pionk2 min
- 19:18
Jake Virtanen · Game misconduct10 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mark Scheifele, 1st 7:25 — 46% → 59%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.11 G
- All situations
- 0 G3.7
- 2.21 G
- Even strength
- 0 G2.9
- 0.90 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.09 – 3.60
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/2
- 16
- Penalty minutes
- 16
- 19
- Hits
- 24
- 18
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 6
- Giveaways
- 8
- 2
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
