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Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks

FinalTV ROOT-NW+, SNP·Rogers 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 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 9:12 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 14% to 29%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.8 to 2.6; shots on goal were SEA 32, VAN 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 2.4 goals below expected; Spencer Martin stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Quinn Hughes (1 G, 2 A), 2. Conor Garland (3 A), 3. Luke Schenn (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    C. Garland3 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    L. Schenn1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA06216010232
VANVAN31303211527

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:46
  2. VAN
    slapxG 0.11win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    3:34
  3. VAN
    slapxG 0.05win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    15:05

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. Eberle(20)PPG
    wristxG 0.10win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    4:59
  2. SEA
    snapxG 0.21win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    9:12

3rd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.51win prob +11 pts
    2-4
    13:10
  2. VAN
    snapxG 0.21win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    15:59

Penalties

SEA 6 PIM·VAN 16 PIM

1st

  • 8:50VANKyle Burroughs · Hookingdrawn by Dennis Cholowski2 min
  • 13:09SEACarson Soucy · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 19:10VANLuke Schenn · Interferencedrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min
  • 19:22VANOliver Ekman-Larsson · Trippingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

2nd

  • 2:58VANTyler Myers · Cross checkingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
  • 3:04VANBrad Richardson · Trippingdrawn by Matty Beniers2 min
  • 4:59VANJ.T. Miller · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 11:48SEAKarson Kuhlman · Interferencedrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
  • 11:58VANJ.T. Miller · Hookingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
  • 15:12VANLuke Schenn · Trippingdrawn by Riley Sheahan2 min

3rd

  • 10:31SEAYanni Gourde · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 2nd 9:12 — SEA 14% → 29%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Schenn · Goal · xG 0.51Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.21E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.16A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.11M. Highmore · On goal · xG 0.10C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.10Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.10E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.09S. Dries · Missed · xG 0.08B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.08M. Highmore · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.07C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.07B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.07E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07S. Dries · Goal · xG 0.07B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.06M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.06A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.05O. Ekman-Larsson · Goal · xG 0.05B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.04S. Dries · On goal · xG 0.04N. Petan · On goal · xG 0.03O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.03L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.02E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hunt · Missed · xG 0.01K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.01B. Richardson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.00E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.00M. Highmore · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 2.6 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsVAN
3.82 G
All situations
5 G2.6
1.91 G
Even strength
4 G2.0
2.01 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA70%30%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.75 – 2.50

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

SEAvsVAN
32
Shots on goal
27
41%
Faceoffs
59%
1/8
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
16
11
Hits
16
10
Blocked shots
15
6
Giveaways
4
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD011-220.05120—20:54
24J. OleksiakD000-200.06110—19:57
10M. BeniersC011-130.450001818:56
7J. EberleR101030.41110—18:45
28C. SoucyD000-100.00232—18:09
37Y. GourdeC000-120.130027317:28
16J. McCannL011-161.18100—17:19
2D. CholowskiD000-130.10110—17:13
91D. SprongR000-140.41100—16:59
21A. WennbergC000-100.000004616:35
3W. BorgenD000000.00100—16:13
49V. RaskC000-120.24000016:01
9R. DonatoC000-100.00000015:27
51D. PouliotD000000.00020—13:44
25K. KuhlmanC000-110.15102013:18
72J. DonskoiR000-100.07000—12:42
67M. GeekieC101040.501002012:16
15R. SheahanC011020.060001412:08
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Daccord(L)27225.8152.56-2.4460:00

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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