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Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
1
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tanner Pearson's goal at 9:55 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals were close — VAN 3.0, CHI 3.0; shots on goal were VAN 25, CHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (29 saves, .967), 2. Brock Boeser (1 G), 3. Quinn Hughes (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko29 saves, .967
  2. ★★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN192818425
CHICHI1120909130

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    J. Dickinson(1)
    M. Highmore (1), N. Hoglander (3)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    6:36
  2. CHI
    A. DeBrincat(2)PPG
    P. Kane (4), S. Jones (3)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    8:26

2nd period

  1. VAN
    T. Pearson(1)
    Q. Hughes (2), C. Garland (4)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +19 pts
    2-1
    9:55
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(1)PPG
    E. Pettersson (2), J. Miller (5)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    3-1
    18:21

3rd period

  1. VAN
    C. Garland(2)EN
    T. Poolman (1), T. Myers (2)
    wristxG 0.92win prob +1 pts
    4-1
    18:58

Penalties

VAN 13 PIM·CHI 13 PIM

1st

  • 4:01CHIJonathan Toews · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 6:47VANKyle Burroughs · Trippingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min
  • 10:09VANMatthew Highmore · Trippingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min
  • 16:14VANKyle Burroughs · Fightingdrawn by Riley Stillman5 min
  • 16:14CHIRiley Stillman · Fightingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs5 min

2nd

  • 2:10VANJason Dickinson · Boardingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min
  • 17:37CHIDylan Strome · Hookingdrawn by Jack Rathbone2 min
  • 17:49CHIConnor Murphy · Slashingdrawn by Alex Chiasson2 min

3rd

  • 7:51CHIDominik Kubalik · Trippingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
  • 16:50VANConor Garland · Trippingdrawn by Seth Jones2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tanner Pearson, 2nd 9:55 — VAN 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.22H. Borgstrom · On goal · xG 0.18K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.17P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.16J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.16A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.16J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.16D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.14A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.14P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.13S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.13J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.12J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.11S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.10P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.09S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.08T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.07D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.07T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.06H. Borgstrom · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02H. Borgstrom · On goal · xG 0.02R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.01C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.01C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.01R. Stillman · Missed · xG 0.01J. Khaira · Missed · xG 0.01K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.01P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01
CHI1 G · 3.0 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCHI
3.03 G
All situations
1 G3.0
1.22 G
Even strength
0 G2.2
0.81 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN34%66%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.09 – 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

VANvsCHI
25
Shots on goal
30
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/4
Power play
1/4
13
Penalty minutes
13
17
Hits
23
18
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
10
8
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23O. Ekman-LarssonD000+150.12200—23:19
9J. MillerC011+130.324106022:49
43Q. HughesD011+140.22000—22:06
57T. MyersD011+200.00120—21:37
5T. PoolmanD011+210.01020—21:01
53B. HorvatC000+100.040107319:53
40E. PetterssonC011010.070102019:43
6B. BoeserR101030.52010—18:45
70T. PearsonL101+110.09220—15:46
8C. GarlandR112+231.00002—15:22
18J. DickinsonC101+210.141124015:05
3J. RathboneD000000.02020—14:27
15M. HighmoreC011+120.21202013:19
21N. HoglanderL011+100.00010—13:12
44K. BurroughsD000000.00237—13:05
73J. DowlingC000010.0100010008:43
39A. ChiassonR000000.13110—07:50
91J. LammikkoC000000.11200006:19
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)30291.9673.00+2.0060:00

Season series

VAN leads 2-1

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