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Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers

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Vancouver Canucks
3
Edmonton Oilers
▸4
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Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Leon Draisaitl's goal at 19:20 of the second period, which took the Oilers' chances from 56% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 4.5 to 3.4; shots on goal were VAN 25, EDM 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 30 of 34 (.882); Mike Smith stopped 22 of 25 (.880). Three stars: 1. Connor McDavid (1 G, 3 A), 2. Leon Draisaitl (2 G), 3. Darnell Nurse (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    C. McDavid1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    L. Draisaitl2 G
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    D. Nurse2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN0531208325
EDMEDM11231903434

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    C. McDavid(32)
    E. Bear (6), D. Nurse (19)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:45

2nd period

  1. EDM
    J. Puljujarvi(15)
    C. McDavid (66), T. Barrie (38)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    6:53
  2. VAN
    J. Miller(13)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.51win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    9:12
  3. VAN
    T. Boyd(4)
    J. Vesey (3)
    slapxG 0.24win prob +19 pts
    2-2
    11:40
  4. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(29)PPG
    J. Neal (4), C. McDavid (67)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    12:27
  5. VAN
    T. Graovac(2)
    J. Hawryluk (3), Q. Hughes (33)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +20 pts
    3-3
    14:21
  6. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(30)PPG
    C. McDavid (68), D. Nurse (20)
    slapxG 0.30win prob +21 pts
    3-4
    19:20

Penalties

VAN 8 PIM·EDM 10 PIM

1st

  • 12:02EDMAlex Chiasson · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Edler2 min

2nd

  • 7:17EDMAlex Chiasson · Roughingdrawn by Travis Boyd2 min
  • 7:46VANBo Horvat · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Mike Smith2 min
  • 12:06VANJ.T. Miller · Interferencedrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
  • 15:22EDMCaleb Jones · Roughingdrawn by Travis Boyd2 min
  • 17:31VANTyler Myers · Slashingdrawn by Kailer Yamamoto2 min
  • 18:14VANTravis Hamonic · Trippingdrawn by James Neal2 min

3rd

  • 4:51EDMAdam Larsson · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Graovac2 min
  • 7:27EDMConnor McDavid · Interferencedrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Leon Draisaitl, 2nd 19:20 — EDM 56% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.41L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.30A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.30D. Shore · On goal · xG 0.29L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.25D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.20T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.19C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.19A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.18L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.16L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.16C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.15L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.14J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.13D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.13A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.12D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.12J. Puljujarvi · Goal · xG 0.11L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.11J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.08J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.08D. Kahun · Missed · xG 0.08R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.07J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.07C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.07D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.05L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.04T. Barrie · Missed · xG 0.04J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.03E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.02J. Khaira · Missed · xG 0.02T. Barrie · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.01J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.01J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.01W. Lagesson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM4 G · 4.5 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsEDM
3.43 G
All situations
4 G4.5
2.53 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.90 G
Power play
2 G1.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN37%63%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.27 – 4.07

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
25
Shots on goal
34
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/5
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
10
13
Hits
18
17
Blocked shots
15
16
Giveaways
12
8
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011-110.04020—24:19
9J. MillerC101-120.730124023:54
6B. BoeserR000020.34110—22:14
53B. HorvatC000+120.341124822:09
70T. PearsonL000-220.2710010020:29
57T. MyersD000+210.11302—20:05
23A. EdlerD000020.06240—20:00
27T. HamonicD000-110.02042—19:29
88N. SchmidtD000010.01000—18:20
36N. HoglanderL000010.14010—15:28
15M. HighmoreC000-100.0001010014:11
72T. BoydC101+110.240004013:10
3J. RathboneD000+230.03000—11:18
56M. MichaelisL000+120.30110—10:44
78K. LindR000000.00100—10:15
44T. GraovacC101+130.5030010009:59
24J. VeseyL011+100.00000—09:57
13J. HawrylukR011+110.21010—09:15
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(L)34304.8824.11+0.1157:59

Season series

EDM leads 6-4

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