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Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
2
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Canucks answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Pettersson's goal at 12:06 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 48% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.8 to 1.7; shots on goal were VAN 31, CHI 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Collin Delia stopped 29 of 31 (.935); Petr Mrazek stopped 27 of 30 (.900). Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (2 G), 2. Andrei Kuzmenko (2 A), 3. Phillip Di Giuseppe (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    A. Kuzmenko2 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    P. Di Giuseppe1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN010111310431
CHICHI1608117231

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    C. Murphy(6)SHG
    J. Dickinson (17), B. Katchouk (9)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    16:01

2nd period

  1. VAN
    P. Di Giuseppe(6)
    J. Miller (44), Q. Hughes (64)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +23 pts
    1-1
    19:43

3rd period

  1. VAN
    E. Pettersson(34)
    E. Bear (12), A. Kuzmenko (30)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +35 pts
    2-1
    12:06
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(35)PPG
    A. Kuzmenko (31), B. Boeser (34)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +8 pts
    3-1
    13:09
  3. CHI
    L. Reichel(5)
    A. Athanasiou (14), S. Jones (22)
    batxG 0.11win prob +4 pts
    3-2
    18:18
  4. VAN
    B. Boeser(15)EN
    E. Bear (13)
    wristxG 0.61win prob +5 pts
    4-2
    18:57

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 12:47VANNils Aman · Interferencedrawn by Andreas Englund2 min
  • 15:46CHIReese Johnson · Boardingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs2 min
  • 17:57CHICaleb Jones · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 0:25VANPhillip Di Giuseppe · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
  • 4:08VANJack Rathbone · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min
  • 12:56CHIAndreas Athanasiou · High stickingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Pettersson, 3rd 12:06 — VAN 48% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.13J. Khaira · Missed · xG 0.11L. Reichel · Goal · xG 0.11T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.09M. Hardman · Missed · xG 0.09L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.08J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.07T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.07T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.06L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.06T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.06A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.06J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Tinordi · Missed · xG 0.05A. Bjork · Missed · xG 0.05J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.05T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.04L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.04B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03M. Hardman · On goal · xG 0.02A. Englund · On goal · xG 0.02B. Katchouk · Missed · xG 0.02T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Englund · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 1.7 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCHI
3.83 G
All situations
2 G1.7
2.02 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.71 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN69%31%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.69 – 1.71

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

VANvsCHI
31
Shots on goal
31
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
24
11
Blocked shots
19
6
Giveaways
18
5
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011-140.25100—25:19
17F. HronekD000000.48110—22:10
57T. MyersD000000.03010—20:03
74E. BearD022+110.02010—18:36
40E. PetterssonC202-170.622004218:25
44K. BurroughsD000+210.02200—18:22
9J. MillerC011+120.282007617:47
6B. BoeserR112+130.9300010017:10
72A. BeauvillierR000000.00010—15:28
8C. GarlandR000020.04000—14:59
88N. AmanC000000.00212014:32
81D. JoshuaC000010.19430014:27
34P. Di GiuseppeL101+230.15102—14:10
3J. RathboneD000010.00122—14:06
15S. DriesC000030.272004413:39
96A. KuzmenkoL022010.00000—13:30
18J. StudnickaC000010.001105011:14
25A. McDonoughL000010.5120010010:03
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
60C. Delia(W)31292.9351.71-0.2960:00

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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