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Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken

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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2. The Kraken scored first; the Canucks answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Conor Garland's goal at 15:58 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 48% to 89%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.3, SEA 2.3; shots on goal were VAN 26, SEA 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 29 of 31 (.935); Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Bo Horvat (2 G), 2. Thatcher Demko (29 saves, .935), 3. Mark Giordano (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Horvat2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    T. Demko29 saves, .935
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    M. Giordano1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN0917310426
SEASEA11201217231

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    V. Dunn(1)
    A. Larsson (2), J. Donskoi (4)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    0-1
    19:56

2nd period

  1. VAN
    B. Horvat(2)
    C. Garland (5)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +19 pts
    1-1
    11:09

3rd period

  1. SEA
    M. Giordano(1)
    J. McCann (3), A. Wennberg (2)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +27 pts
    1-2
    5:09
  2. VAN
    B. Horvat(3)PPG
    Q. Hughes (3), J. Miller (6)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +27 pts
    2-2
    12:52
  3. VAN
    C. Garland(3)
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.04win prob +41 pts
    3-2
    15:58
  4. VAN
    J. Dowling(2)EN
    J. Miller (7), B. Boeser (1)
    wristxG 0.83win prob +7 pts
    4-2
    19:00

Penalties

VAN 4 PIM·SEA 8 PIM

1st

  • 7:08SEAJared McCann · Cross checkingdrawn by Tucker Poolman2 min
  • 16:53VANJuho Lammikko · Hookingdrawn by Riley Sheahan2 min

2nd

  • 4:47SEACarson Soucy · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 6:17VANQuinn Hughes · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
  • 17:56SEAJeremy Lauzon · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex Chiasson2 min

3rd

  • 12:34SEACarson Soucy · Trippingdrawn by Juho Lammikko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Conor Garland, 3rd 15:58 — VAN 48% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Jarnkrok · On goal · xG 0.20J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.12J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.12Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.11J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.10J. Donskoi · Missed · xG 0.09A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.08N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.07M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.07Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.07Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.07M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.06V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.06C. Jarnkrok · On goal · xG 0.06M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.06J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.06C. Jarnkrok · Missed · xG 0.05Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.05M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.05M. Giordano · Goal · xG 0.05M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.04J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.04J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.04A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.03A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.03C. Jarnkrok · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.03J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.02M. Giordano · Missed · xG 0.02M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.02M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.02Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.02M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.02N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.02R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.02M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.01J. Lauzon · Missed · xG 0.01R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.01R. Sheahan · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA2 G · 2.3 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSEA
2.33 G
All situations
2 G2.3
0.92 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN34%66%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.46 – 2.24

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

VANvsSEA
26
Shots on goal
31
61%
Faceoffs
39%
1/4
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
30
Hits
33
8
Blocked shots
14
2
Giveaways
8
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23O. Ekman-LarssonD000+250.14200—24:26
57T. MyersD000+120.02200—22:58
43Q. HughesD011+100.03102—22:20
5T. PoolmanD000+100.00200—20:47
53B. HorvatC202+120.470005920:32
9J. MillerC022000.061006319:25
6B. BoeserR011+100.10310—16:58
40E. PetterssonC000020.180006716:56
8C. GarlandR112+120.09110—16:50
70T. PearsonL000+130.09100—15:27
73J. DowlingC101+110.83010014:42
3J. RathboneD000-110.03010—13:53
18J. DickinsonC000-120.053103813:18
15M. HighmoreC000000.00120012:35
21N. HoglanderL000030.17400—12:33
44K. BurroughsD000-200.00600—11:32
39A. ChiassonR000010.02200—10:40
91J. LammikkoC000-120.0211210010:28
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)31292.9352.26+0.2659:40

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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