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Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers

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Vancouver Canucks
▸6
Edmonton Oilers
3
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Rathbone's goal at 4:43 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 58% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 3.4 to 2.0; shots on goal were VAN 27, EDM 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 39 of 42 (.929); Mike Smith stopped 21 of 23 (.913). Three stars: 1. Travis Hamonic (1 G, 1 A), 2. Connor McDavid (3 A), 3. Brock Boeser (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Hamonic1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    C. McDavid3 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN4911018627
EDMEDM214017111342

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    N. Hoglander(10)
    J. Miller (25), T. Hamonic (5)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:31
  2. VAN
    J. Rathbone(1)
    J. Hawryluk (2)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    4:43
  3. VAN
    T. Hamonic(1)
    B. Boeser (21), N. Hoglander (14)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    3-0
    6:33
  4. VAN
    J. Hawryluk(2)
    N. Schmidt (10), M. Highmore (3)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +7 pts
    4-0
    12:22
  5. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(27)PPG
    C. McDavid (63), M. Smith (2)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +5 pts
    4-1
    16:41
  6. EDM
    J. Puljujarvi(14)
    C. McDavid (64), T. Barrie (37)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +11 pts
    4-2
    18:37

2nd period

  1. VAN
    T. Graovac(1)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.02win prob +4 pts
    5-2
    9:42

3rd period

  1. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(28)
    D. Nurse (18), C. McDavid (65)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +3 pts
    5-3
    12:55
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(20)
    T. Pearson (6)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +2 pts
    6-3
    15:35

Penalties

VAN 20 PIM·EDM 18 PIM

1st

  • 9:32VANNils Hoglander · Interferencedrawn by Adam Larsson2 min
  • 9:46EDMLeon Draisaitl · Slashingdrawn by Alexander Edler2 min
  • 15:46VANTyler Graovac · High stickingdrawn by Patrick Russell2 min

2nd

  • 9:36EDMAlex Chiasson · Fightingdrawn by Travis Hamonic5 min
  • 9:36VANTravis Hamonic · Fightingdrawn by Alex Chiasson5 min
  • 10:59VANZack MacEwen · High sticking double minordrawn by Darnell Nurse4 min
  • 15:09EDMDarnell Nurse · Slashingdrawn by Zack MacEwen2 min

3rd

  • 2:36EDMDarnell Nurse · Cross checkingdrawn by Zack MacEwen2 min
  • 2:36EDMDarnell Nurse · Fightingdrawn by Zack MacEwen5 min
  • 2:36VANZack MacEwen · Fightingdrawn by Darnell Nurse5 min
  • 7:59VANTyler Myers · Trippingdrawn by Jesse Puljujarvi2 min
  • 10:40EDMJosh Archibald · Trippingdrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min
  • 12:44VANTyler Myers · Ps slash on breakawaydrawn by Connor McDavid0 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Rathbone, 1st 4:43 — VAN 58% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.40C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.18K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.13L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.11L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.11J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.11C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.11D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.10A. Chiasson · Missed · xG 0.10A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.10R. McLeod · Missed · xG 0.10A. Chiasson · Missed · xG 0.08J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.08D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.08T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.08E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.08L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.08P. Russell · On goal · xG 0.08R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.08C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.07J. Neal · Missed · xG 0.06K. Yamamoto · Missed · xG 0.06R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.06A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.06R. McLeod · Missed · xG 0.06A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.06C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.05J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05J. Puljujarvi · Goal · xG 0.05L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.04C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04J. Neal · On goal · xG 0.04J. Neal · On goal · xG 0.04D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.03C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.03C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.03E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.03T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.03E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.03T. Barrie · Missed · xG 0.03J. Neal · On goal · xG 0.03P. Russell · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.01T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.01J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kulikov · Missed · xG 0.01K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.01M. Smith · Missed · xG 0.01C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.00J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM3 G · 3.4 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsEDM
2.06 G
All situations
3 G3.4
1.76 G
Even strength
2 G2.6
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN28%72%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.98 – 3.28

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

VANvsEDM
27
Shots on goal
42
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/4
Power play
1/5
20
Penalty minutes
18
23
Hits
26
12
Blocked shots
5
10
Giveaways
17
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. EdlerD000+220.01020—23:13
57T. MyersD000020.07002—22:35
9J. MillerC011040.440105021:06
88N. SchmidtD011+310.02100—21:06
43Q. HughesD000+100.03120—20:36
70T. PearsonL011010.14300—18:42
6B. BoeserR112+240.34000—17:31
53B. HorvatC000+210.034106217:21
24J. VeseyL000010.04010—15:57
27T. HamonicD112+110.04215—15:57
15M. HighmoreC011+210.0511010015:18
36N. HoglanderL112+140.31002—14:49
72T. BoydC000000.001102913:40
3J. RathboneD101+110.17300—12:56
78K. LindR000000.00100—10:20
71Z. MacEwenR000020.12309—10:11
13J. HawrylukR112+310.14100—10:07
44T. GraovacC101+210.072225509:40
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)42393.9293.36+0.3660:00

Season series

EDM leads 6-4

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