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Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸4
San Jose Sharks
3
Final/OTTV NBCSCA, SN·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime, Andrei Kuzmenko scoring at 1:12. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andrei Kuzmenko's goal at 1:12 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.6 to 2.2; shots on goal were VAN 20, SJS 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 32 of 35 (.914), 0.8 goals below expected; Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Andrei Kuzmenko (1 G, 1 A), 2. Luke Kunin (2 G), 3. Bo Horvat (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    A. Kuzmenko1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    L. Kunin2 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    B. Horvat1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN17062611420
SJSSJS0111521900335

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    K. Burroughs(2)
    B. Horvat (7), J. Miller (12)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    7:26

2nd period

  1. SJS
    L. Kunin(4)
    N. Bonino (2), M. Benning (7)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    16:12

3rd period

  1. SJS
    L. Couture(12)PPG
    E. Karlsson (20), A. Barabanov (11)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +22 pts
    1-2
    7:05
  2. VAN
    I. Mikheyev(6)
    A. Kuzmenko (10), E. Pettersson (15)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +29 pts
    2-2
    8:14
  3. VAN
    E. Pettersson(12)
    O. Ekman-Larsson (10), I. Mikheyev (7)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +33 pts
    3-2
    10:44
  4. SJS
    L. Kunin(5)
    E. Karlsson (21), N. Bonino (3)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +38 pts
    3-3
    14:45

Overtime

  1. VAN
    A. Kuzmenko(10)
    J. Miller (13), Q. Hughes (21)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +51 pts
    4-3
    1:12

Penalties

VAN 2 PIM·SJS 4 PIM

1st

  • 13:53SJSLuke Kunin · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 3:14SJSKevin Labanc · Trippingdrawn by Oliver Ekman-Larsson2 min

3rd

  • 7:00VANKyle Burroughs · Cross checkingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Andrei Kuzmenko, OT 1:12 — VAN 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.14E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.13L. Kunin · Goal · xG 0.13R. Simek · Missed · xG 0.12L. Couture · Goal · xG 0.11K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.11N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.10L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.09N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.08E. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.08O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.06E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.06K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.06L. Kunin · Goal · xG 0.06R. Simek · On goal · xG 0.06L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.05N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.05T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.05N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.05N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.04L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.04J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.04M. Nieto · On goal · xG 0.04N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.03M. Nieto · On goal · xG 0.03M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.02J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Megna · Missed · xG 0.02M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02J. Megna · Missed · xG 0.01J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.01J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.01M. Benning · Missed · xG 0.01L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.01K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01M. Benning · Missed · xG 0.01R. Simek · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01N. Gregor · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.00N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS3 G · 2.2 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSJS
2.64 G
All situations
3 G2.2
1.74 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.90 G
Power play
1 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN58%42%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 2.13

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

VANvsSJS
20
Shots on goal
35
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
28
Hits
26
15
Blocked shots
27
10
Giveaways
7
8
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011+100.00020—23:13
23O. Ekman-LarssonD011020.16120—21:01
57T. MyersD000+210.04000—19:29
40E. PetterssonC112+240.390103119:28
44K. BurroughsD101+110.03252—19:26
9J. MillerC022+200.09300018:46
96A. KuzmenkoL112+310.17200—18:45
53B. HorvatC011+110.383106718:34
74E. BearD000-110.01010—17:22
65I. MikheyevR112+220.37000—17:11
2L. SchennD000000.02410—17:03
21N. HoglanderL000010.29100—15:25
8C. GarlandR000-100.08000—15:15
6B. BoeserR000-110.31220—13:55
88N. AmanC000-120.112005012:59
15S. DriesC000-110.021002512:42
20C. LazarC000-110.05300012:17
81D. JoshuaC000010.06400010:40
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)35323.9142.16-0.8461:12

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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