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Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks

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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andrei Kuzmenko's goal at 16:16 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 53% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.8 to 2.4; shots on goal were CHI 33, VAN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Thatcher Demko stopped 33 of 33 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (33 saves, 1.000), 2. Akito Hirose (2 A), 3. Vitali Kravtsov (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko33 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    VAN
    A. Hirose2 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    V. Kravtsov1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI01108014033
VANVAN1811219329

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    16:16

2nd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.08win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    3:53

3rd period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(30)EN
    B. Boeser (37), T. Myers (16)
    wristxG 0.47
    0-3
    19:35

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·VAN 8 PIM

1st

  • 10:23VANEthan Bear · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min

2nd

  • 2:06CHIJonathan Toews · Hookingdrawn by Nils Aman2 min
  • 12:06VANNils Aman · Holding the stickdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
  • 17:34CHIBoris Katchouk · Trippingdrawn by Akito Hirose2 min

3rd

  • 5:45CHIJujhar Khaira · Interferencedrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 13:00CHIAndreas Athanasiou · Roughingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
  • 13:00VANQuinn Hughes · Roughingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min
  • 13:00VANQuinn Hughes · Roughingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Andrei Kuzmenko, 1st 16:16 — VAN 53% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.48A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.24B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.17S. Dries · Missed · xG 0.16V. Kravtsov · On goal · xG 0.15B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.14Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.13B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.13P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.12C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.11V. Kravtsov · Goal · xG 0.08J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.07A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.07K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.07P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.07N. Aman · On goal · xG 0.06C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.05C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.05K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.04B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.04A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.03A. Hirose · On goal · xG 0.03B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.02S. Dries · On goal · xG 0.02K. Burroughs · Missed · xG 0.02J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.02K. Burroughs · Missed · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01J. Studnicka · Missed · xG 0.01A. Hirose · On goal · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · Missed · xG 0.01
VAN3 G · 2.8 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsVAN
2.40 G
All situations
2 G2.8
1.80 G
Even strength
1 G1.1
0.60 G
Power play
1 G1.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 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
CHI52%48%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.41 – 2.29

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

CHIvsVAN
33
Shots on goal
29
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
1/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
35
Hits
42
8
Blocked shots
12
3
Giveaways
7
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000-120.04200—24:48
82C. JonesD000020.07530—23:00
17J. DickinsonC000-110.162105819:41
19J. ToewsC000-100.000027118:16
72A. VlasicD000-100.00200—17:30
90T. JohnsonC000-240.470006017:29
27L. ReichelL000-130.33000—17:18
5C. MurphyD000-110.02300—17:15
51I. MitchellD000010.09000—15:47
16J. KhairaL000010.095122015:11
89A. AthanasiouC000-120.10102015:05
14B. KatchoukL000040.3110210014:56
11T. RaddyshR000-130.51100—14:17
28A. EnglundD000020.01310—14:14
15J. AndersonR000020.04000—13:18
58M. EntwistleR000-120.0821010013:09
24A. BjorkL000010.05200—12:25
52R. JohnsonC000020.07610011:19
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Stalock(L)28262.9292.33+0.3359:15

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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