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Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken

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Vancouver Canucks
▸5
Seattle Kraken
2
FinalTV ROOT-NW, CBC·Climate Pledge Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Calle Jarnkrok's goal at 9:10 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 17% to 34%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.1 to 2.0; shots on goal were VAN 35, SEA 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 30 of 32 (.938); Philipp Grubauer stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (30 saves, .938), 2. Calle Jarnkrok (1 G), 3. Conor Garland (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko30 saves, .938
  2. ★★
    SEA
    C. Jarnkrok1 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    C. Garland1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN21408313535
SEASEA0619117232

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    V. Podkolzin(7)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    8:53
  2. VAN
    N. Hoglander(8)PPG
    B. Hunt (2), O. Ekman-Larsson (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 pts
    2-0
    14:49

2nd period

  1. SEA
    C. Jarnkrok(4)
    C. Soucy (6), Y. Gourde (11)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    9:10

3rd period

  1. VAN
    T. Motte(3)
    M. Highmore (3), J. Lammikko (2)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    4:46
  2. SEA
    W. Borgen(1)
    A. Wennberg (14)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    3-2
    10:43
  3. VAN
    C. Garland(10)
    Q. Hughes (26), T. Pearson (9)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    4-2
    11:29
  4. VAN
    T. Pearson(6)EN
    J. Miller (25), T. Myers (10)
    wristxG 0.51win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    17:43

Penalties

VAN 9 PIM·SEA 9 PIM

1st

  • 5:12VANTanner Pearson · Fightingdrawn by Carson Soucy5 min
  • 5:12SEACarson Soucy · Fightingdrawn by Tanner Pearson5 min
  • 13:09SEAJared McCann · Slashingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 18:16VANQuinn Hughes · Interferencedrawn by Will Borgen2 min

3rd

  • 2:11SEACarson Soucy · Holdingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 14:24VANTyler Motte · High stickingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 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: Calle Jarnkrok, 2nd 9:10 — SEA 17% → 34%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.23R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.16R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.14R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.11J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.10J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.10M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.10J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.09J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.09R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.09M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.07C. Jarnkrok · On goal · xG 0.06A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.06W. Borgen · Goal · xG 0.05A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.04J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.04R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.03M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.03J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.03M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.03C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02C. Jarnkrok · Goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.02M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.02H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.01C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.01H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01M. McCormick · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.00W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA2 G · 2.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSEA
3.14 G
All situations
2 G2.0
2.03 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN64%36%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 1.86

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
35
Shots on goal
32
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/2
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
20
Hits
12
12
Blocked shots
13
6
Giveaways
14
11
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011+100.00002—23:50
57T. MyersD011+110.04130—22:31
23O. Ekman-LarssonD011020.05200—21:19
9J. MillerC011020.502104020:47
53B. HorvatC000+120.272005620:12
2L. SchennD000+110.01410—19:22
21N. HoglanderL101050.50030—17:50
40E. PetterssonC000+110.081004416:45
92V. PodkolzinR101030.08300—16:27
8C. GarlandR101+160.25000—16:20
70T. PearsonL112+240.6800510015:50
15M. HighmoreC011+110.15100015:28
64T. MotteC101+120.14022015:00
5T. PoolmanD000+110.00200—14:54
77B. HuntD011010.04120—14:08
91J. LammikkoC011020.120005011:19
39A. ChiassonR000-110.20100—11:14
44K. BurroughsD000000.00000—02:44
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)32302.9381.95-0.0560:00

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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