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Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

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▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
2
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nils Hoglander's goal at 18:28 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 70% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 4.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were VAN 38, CHI 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 22 of 24 (.917); Petr Mrazek stopped 34 of 38 (.895). Three stars: 1. Dakota Joshua (1 G, 2 A), 2. Conor Garland (2 G), 3. Filip Hronek (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    D. Joshua1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    C. Garland2 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    F. Hronek2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN112213113438
CHICHI02112110224

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    C. Garland(10)
    D. Joshua (12), F. Hronek (36)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:05

2nd period

  1. VAN
    C. Garland(11)
    F. Hronek (37), D. Joshua (13)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    8:18
  2. CHI
    T. Johnson(10)PPG
    P. Kurashev (20), N. Foligno (10)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    16:43
  3. VAN
    N. Hoglander(17)
    E. Lindholm (24)
    wristxG 0.34win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    18:28

3rd period

  1. VAN
    D. Joshua(13)
    T. Blueger (17), Q. Hughes (54)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-1
    6:07
  2. CHI
    K. Korchinski(3)
    R. Donato (9), L. Reichel (7)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-2
    13:27

Penalties

VAN 13 PIM·CHI 13 PIM

1st

  • 6:02CHIJoey Anderson · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 10:45VANSam Lafferty · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Petr Mrazek2 min
  • 19:00VANIan Cole · Trippingdrawn by Joey Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 1:37CHIColin Blackwell · Trippingdrawn by Pius Suter2 min
  • 12:35CHINick Foligno · Trippingdrawn by Mark Friedman2 min
  • 16:13VANJ.T. Miller · Hookingdrawn by Jason Dickinson2 min
  • 18:59VANTyler Myers · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min

3rd

  • 1:49CHIJason Dickinson · Trippingdrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min
  • 16:08VANDakota Joshua · Fightingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle5 min
  • 16:08CHIMacKenzie Entwistle · Fightingdrawn by Dakota Joshua5 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: Nils Hoglander, 2nd 18:28 — VAN 70% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Korchinski · Goal · xG 0.21T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.16N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.14N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.12T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.10K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.10T. Johnson · Goal · xG 0.10J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.09R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.09C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.08C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.06T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.06S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.06I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.05J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.05N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.02I. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.00S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 1.9 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCHI
4.54 G
All situations
2 G1.9
2.84 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
1.20 G
Power play
1 G0.7

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN81%19%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.92 – 1.90

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
38
Shots on goal
24
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/4
Power play
1/4
13
Penalty minutes
13
20
Hits
18
10
Blocked shots
10
6
Giveaways
7
9
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011+240.20100—24:38
17F. HronekD022+240.26010—23:53
24P. SuterC000020.29100020:08
57T. MyersD000000.00212—20:05
9J. MillerC000030.521026718:58
6B. BoeserR000020.28110—18:24
82I. ColeD000000.00102—17:52
23E. LindholmC011+110.080104416:32
40E. PetterssonC000+120.121005016:31
65I. MikheyevR000000.05000—15:54
47N. JuulsenD000+120.02510—15:44
8C. GarlandR202+260.84000—14:21
53T. BluegerC011+220.411206014:09
81D. JoshuaC123+220.52415012:27
34P. Di GiuseppeL000010.08210—12:11
51M. FriedmanD000+100.01010—11:38
21N. HoglanderL101+150.69000—10:41
18S. LaffertyC000020.130023809:46
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)24222.9171.93-0.0759:38

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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