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San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks

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San Jose Sharks
2
Vancouver Canucks
▸4
FinalTV NBCSCA, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Chiasson's goal at 2:07 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 52% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 6.1 to 3.4; shots on goal were SJS 37, VAN 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 35 of 38 (.921), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 35 of 37 (.946), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Chiasson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nick Bonino (1 G), 3. Bo Horvat (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    A. Chiasson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    N. Bonino1 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    B. Horvat1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS11511309237
VANVAN115114210439

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    J. Dickinson(4)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.33win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    2:03
  2. SJS
    T. Hertl(28)PPG
    T. Meier (39), E. Karlsson (24)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    7:33

2nd period

  1. VAN
    C. Garland(15)
    A. Chiasson (8)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    4:49
  2. SJS
    N. Bonino(11)
    B. Burns (38), N. Gregor (13)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +22 pts
    2-2
    18:37

3rd period

  1. VAN
    A. Chiasson(10)
    B. Horvat (20), T. Myers (15)
    snapxG 0.39win prob +25 pts
    2-3
    2:07
  2. VAN
    L. Schenn(4)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.69win prob +4 pts
    2-4
    19:59

Penalties

SJS 19 PIM·VAN 15 PIM

1st

  • 2:39SJSRudolfs Balcers · Trippingdrawn by Nic Petan2 min
  • 5:10SJSNoah Gregor · Fightingdrawn by William Lockwood5 min
  • 5:10VANWilliam Lockwood · Fightingdrawn by Noah Gregor5 min
  • 6:33VANVasily Podkolzin · Cross checkingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 6:55VANJ.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Brent Burns2 min
  • 9:39SJSBrent Burns · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 14:16SJSMario Ferraro · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 16:20VANNic Petan · Trippingdrawn by Rudolfs Balcers2 min

2nd

  • 5:42SJSJonathan Dahlen · Trippingdrawn by William Lockwood2 min
  • 10:46SJSNoah Gregor · Holdingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 19:04VANWilliam Lockwood · Interferencedrawn by Logan Couture2 min
  • 19:20SJSTimo Meier · Hookingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min

3rd

  • 6:13SJSTimo Meier · Cross checkingdrawn by Brad Richardson2 min
  • 19:20VANTyler Myers · Cross checkingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Chiasson, 3rd 2:07 — VAN 52% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.76L. Schenn · Goal · xG 0.69A. Chiasson · Goal · xG 0.39J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.33T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.23A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.23A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.19J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.19N. Petan · Missed · xG 0.17B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.16J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.15E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.15B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.14B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.14W. Lockwood · On goal · xG 0.12A. Chiasson · Missed · xG 0.12C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.11V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.11E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.10E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.10V. Podkolzin · On goal · xG 0.10E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.10W. Lockwood · Missed · xG 0.09C. Garland · Goal · xG 0.09T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.08A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.08Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.08C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.08T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.06B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.06E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.06T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.05V. Podkolzin · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.04N. Petan · On goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.02N. Petan · On goal · xG 0.02B. Richardson · On goal · xG 0.01L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.01V. Podkolzin · On goal · xG 0.01O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN4 G · 6.1 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVAN
3.42 G
All situations
3 G6.1
2.01 G
Even strength
3 G2.7
1.11 G
Power play
0 G1.8
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS33%67%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.38 – 4.58

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

SJSvsVAN
37
Shots on goal
39
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/5
Power play
0/7
19
Penalty minutes
15
16
Hits
24
21
Blocked shots
11
9
Giveaways
10
3
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD011020.12042—26:30
65E. KarlssonD011-130.34000—25:13
48T. HertlC101-120.331105724:45
39L. CoutureC000-150.550004622:13
28T. MeierR011-270.62504—19:15
24J. MegnaD000-100.00040—18:28
38M. FerraroD000020.04012—18:06
13N. BoninoC101-240.281205416:51
92R. BalcersL000010.1410210015:37
94A. BarabanovL000-110.07010—15:29
55S. ChmelevskiC000020.230107513:34
83M. NietoL000-220.18220—13:10
44M. VlasicD000-200.00020—12:32
6R. MerkleyD000-100.00010—12:23
73N. GregorL011-130.22107—10:57
54S. ReedyC000010.120105009:19
51R. SimekD000-110.16410—07:38
76J. DahlenC000010.00102006:10
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34K. Kahkonen(L)38353.9214.68+1.6857:50

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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