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Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
3
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Recap

written from the game data

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. The Blackhawks scored first; the Canucks answered. The Canucks led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ilya Mikheyev's goal at 15:41 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 69% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.9 to 1.9; shots on goal were VAN 27, CHI 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 1.1 goals below expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nick Foligno (2 G), 2. Tyler Myers (2 A), 3. J.T. Miller (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    N. Foligno2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    T. Myers2 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    J. Miller2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN1631407427
CHICHI1131916328

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(5)
    J. Anderson (5)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    9:59
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(12)PPG
    J. Miller (29), F. Hronek (26)
    slapxG 0.17win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    18:15

2nd period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(6)PPG
    C. Bedard (13), P. Kurashev (11)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:35
  2. VAN
    D. Joshua(7)
    C. Garland (10), T. Blueger (4)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-2
    3:04
  3. VAN
    B. Boeser(23)
    J. Miller (30), T. Myers (12)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    3:45
  4. VAN
    I. Mikheyev(10)
    T. Myers (13), P. Suter (1)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +18 ptsVideo
    4-2
    15:41

3rd period

  1. CHI
    C. Guttman(2)PPG
    C. Bedard (14), A. Beauvillier (8)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 ptsVideo
    4-3
    6:44

Penalties

VAN 23 PIM·CHI 13 PIM

1st

  • 7:25VANIan Cole · Interferencedrawn by Reese Johnson2 min
  • 12:38CHIPhilipp Kurashev · Cross checkingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 16:11CHITaylor Raddysh · High stickingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 17:20CHILouis Crevier · Slashingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 18:54VANDakota Joshua · Roughingdrawn by Reese Johnson2 min

2nd

  • 7:36CHIPhilipp Kurashev · Holdingdrawn by Ilya Mikheyev2 min

3rd

  • 1:12VANJ.T. Miller · Hookingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 5:21VANNikita Zadorov · Instigatordrawn by Reese Johnson2 min
  • 5:21VANNikita Zadorov · Fightingdrawn by Reese Johnson5 min
  • 5:21CHIReese Johnson · Fightingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov5 min
  • 5:21VANNikita Zadorov · Instigator misconduct10 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: Ilya Mikheyev, 2nd 15:41 — VAN 69% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.21N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.19T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.17N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.16T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.10T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.08R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.07R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.07T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06C. Guttman · Goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.04P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.04T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03I. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03I. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.03T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.02L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.02R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.02F. Roos · Missed · xG 0.01T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01I. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.01F. Roos · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01F. Roos · On goal · xG 0.01J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 1.9 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCHI
2.94 G
All situations
3 G1.9
1.93 G
Even strength
1 G0.8
0.81 G
Power play
2 G1.0
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN69%31%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.85 – 1.87

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
27
Shots on goal
28
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/4
Power play
2/4
23
Penalty minutes
13
14
Hits
11
8
Blocked shots
15
1
Giveaways
11
12
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD011-130.11000—23:57
43Q. HughesD000-110.05000—23:13
40E. PetterssonC101+140.380006020:08
9J. MillerC022031.033124419:55
82I. ColeD000020.01322—19:00
6B. BoeserR101040.4000010018:38
57T. MyersD022+300.01000—18:38
24P. SuterC011+100.0000010018:19
47N. JuulsenD000000.00210—17:04
53T. BluegerC011+100.000106016:18
65I. MikheyevR101+130.22010—15:44
81D. JoshuaC101+120.18412015:09
8C. GarlandR011+120.10100—13:55
91N. ZadorovD000+320.030017—13:41
96A. KuzmenkoL000000.00000—11:09
21N. HoglanderL000010.28000—09:53
18S. LaffertyC000000.00110009:33
88N. AmanC000000.060006708:42
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)28253.8931.89-1.1160:00

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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