Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-0. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Miller's goal at 8:46 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 59% to 75%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.1, WPG 2.3; shots on goal were VAN 19, WPG 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Jets win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 15 of 18 (.833), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (27 saves, 1.000), 2. Nate Schmidt (1 G, 1 A), 3. Adam Lowry.
Three stars
- ★T. Demko27 saves, 1.000

- ★★N. Schmidt1 G, 1 A

- ★★★A. Lowry

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
1-08:28
2-08:46
3-014:50
3rd period
4-016:26
Penalties
1st
- 12:56
Neal Pionk · Slashingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
2nd
- 2:07
Adam Gaudette · Slashingdrawn by Sami Niku2 min
3rd
- 5:22
Nathan Beaulieu · Interferencedrawn by Jake Virtanen2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: J.T. Miller, 1st 8:46 — 59% → 75%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.13 G
- All situations
- 0 G2.3
- 1.12 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.9
- 0.11 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.18 – 2.27
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
- 19
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 46%
- Faceoffs
- 54%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 12
- Hits
- 23
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 14
- Giveaways
- 7
- 7
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
