Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 8-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brock Boeser's goal at 11:27 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 67% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.7 to 2.2; shots on goal were EDM 27, VAN 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Stuart Skinner stopped 12 of 16 (.750), 2.8 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Boeser (4 G), 2. J.T. Miller (1 G, 3 A), 3. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 3 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Boeser4 G

- ★★J. Miller1 G, 3 A

- ★★★E. Pettersson1 G, 3 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
0-18:06
0-211:27
2nd period
0-34:03
0-47:30
1-48:20
1-511:08
3rd period
1-65:43
1-76:56
1-814:48
Penalties
1st
- 4:19
Dakota Joshua · Fightingdrawn by Vincent Desharnais5 min
- 4:19
Vincent Desharnais · Fightingdrawn by Dakota Joshua5 min
- 5:02
Tyler Myers · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 15:18
Brett Kulak · Hookingdrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min
- 19:56
J.T. Miller · Interferencedrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
2nd
- 5:46
Dylan Holloway · Trippingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
- 7:59
Dakota Joshua · Hookingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
- 10:17
Evan Bouchard · Holdingdrawn by Phillip Di Giuseppe2 min
3rd
- 6:07
Leon Draisaitl · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 8:14
Connor McDavid · Cross checkingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
- 11:51
Leon Draisaitl · Slashingdrawn by Ian Cole2 min
- 19:09
Ian Cole · Interferencedrawn by Warren Foegele2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brock Boeser, 1st 11:27 — 67% → 81%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.21 G
- All situations
- 8 G3.7
- 1.60 G
- Even strength
- 5 G2.2
- 0.61 G
- Power play
- 3 G1.5
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.21 – 3.61
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
- 27
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 54%
- Faceoffs
- 46%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 3/6
- 17
- Penalty minutes
- 13
- 26
- Hits
- 25
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 5
- Giveaways
- 7
- 1
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
