Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 6-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jason Dickinson's goal at 10:33 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 72% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 4.1 to 2.2; shots on goal were DAL 30, VAN 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Jake Oettinger stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.1 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 28 of 30 (.933). Three stars: 1. Jason Dickinson (1 G, 2 A), 2. Brock Boeser (1 G, 2 A), 3. Elias Pettersson (2 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Dickinson1 G, 2 A

- ★★B. Boeser1 G, 2 A

- ★★★E. Pettersson2 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-17:28
1-18:12
1-215:09
2nd period
1-31:23
2-34:45
2-410:33
3rd period
2-50:49
2-616:59
Penalties
1st
- 7:58
Brock Boeser · Cross checkingdrawn by Ryan Suter2 min
2nd
- 3:43
Tyler Seguin · Holdingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 17:46
Jamie Benn · Fightingdrawn by Luke Schenn5 min
- 17:46
Luke Schenn · Fightingdrawn by Jamie Benn5 min
3rd
- 18:06
Alexander Radulov · Holdingdrawn by Travis Dermott2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jason Dickinson, 2nd 10:33 — 72% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.22 G
- All situations
- 5 G4.1
- 1.60 G
- Even strength
- 5 G2.2
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.21 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.13 – 2.42
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
- 30
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/2
- 9
- Penalty minutes
- 7
- 30
- Hits
- 25
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 9
- Giveaways
- 7
- 6
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
