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Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks

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Chicago Blackhawks
0
Vancouver Canucks
▸2
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinn Hughes's goal at 6:40 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were CHI 31, VAN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 31 of 31 (1.000), 2.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (31 saves, 1.000), 2. Pius Suter (1 G), 3. Andrei Kuzmenko (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko31 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    VAN
    P. Suter1 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    A. Kuzmenko2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI09010012031
VANVAN21207010229

Scoring

2 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    P. Suter(9)
    A. Kuzmenko (12), N. Juulsen (3)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:47
  2. VAN
    Q. Hughes(12)
    I. Mikheyev (13), A. Kuzmenko (13)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    6:40

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·VAN 10 PIM

1st

  • 9:16VANTeddy Blueger · Interferencedrawn by Ryan Donato2 min
  • 12:19CHIJason Dickinson · Cross checkingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min

2nd

  • 8:55VANNikita Zadorov · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min
  • 9:41CHINick Foligno · Holdingdrawn by Teddy Blueger2 min
  • 13:05VANSam Lafferty · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 14:40CHISeth Jones · High stickingdrawn by Nils Aman2 min
  • 18:34VANserved by C. Garland · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 14:01VANTeddy Blueger · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 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: Quinn Hughes, 1st 6:40 — VAN 66% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.31I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.24S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.24D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.21T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.18P. Suter · Missed · xG 0.17N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.16E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.15D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.14I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.12A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.11P. Suter · Goal · xG 0.10B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.09P. Suter · On goal · xG 0.09N. Aman · Missed · xG 0.09N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.08B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.08P. Suter · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.06B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.06P. Suter · On goal · xG 0.06I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.06T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.05J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.05I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.03N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.03J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.02T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.02J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.02F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.01D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.01T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01N. Juulsen · Missed · xG 0.01N. Juulsen · Missed · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.00N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.00D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.00P. Suter · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN2 G · 3.5 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsVAN
2.60 G
All situations
2 G3.5
1.60 G
Even strength
2 G2.8
1.00 G
Power play
0 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI36%64%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.55 – 3.41

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
31
Shots on goal
29
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/5
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
26
Hits
28
9
Blocked shots
9
5
Giveaways
12
4
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000010.06112—25:41
72A. VlasicD000000.00020—24:57
11T. RaddyshR000030.28100—19:52
17N. FolignoL000070.59312—19:29
23P. KurashevC000050.350005619:15
55K. KorchinskiD000010.02000—18:22
24J. MegnaD000010.02410—17:25
16J. DickinsonC000010.250027017:19
41I. PhillipsD000-210.18210—16:40
8R. DonatoC000-120.251005015:06
43C. BlackwellC000010.18000014:55
13Z. SanfordL000-100.000103314:31
46L. CrevierD000-200.00220—13:41
14B. KatchoukL000-110.01200—13:11
20R. PitlickC000-100.07100012:26
52R. JohnsonC000-150.2750010011:36
58M. EntwistleR000-100.00400—10:51
15J. AndersonR000020.09000—10:32
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(L)29272.9313.45+1.4558:11

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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