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Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken

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Vancouver Canucks
2
Seattle Kraken
▸5
FinalTV ROOT-NW, SNP·Climate Pledge Arena

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Kraken led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Justin Schultz's goal at 13:29 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.5 to 1.5; shots on goal were VAN 21, SEA 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.4 goals below expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 19 of 21 (.905), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jared McCann (1 G, 3 A), 2. Jordan Eberle (2 G, 1 A), 3. Philipp Grubauer (19 saves, .905).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    J. McCann1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    SEA
    J. Eberle2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    P. Grubauer19 saves, .905

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN151709221
SEASEA19312110531

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(29)
    T. Myers (18), B. Boeser (27)
    backhandxG 0.42win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:34
  2. SEA
    V. Dunn(9)
    J. McCann (18), A. Burakovsky (7)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:22

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. McCann(25)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.09win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:21
  2. VAN
    S. Lafferty(11)
    P. Suter (11), T. Blueger (18)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-2
    4:57
  3. SEA
    J. Schultz(5)
    B. Dumoulin (8), J. Eberle (21)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +20 ptsVideo
    2-3
    13:29
  4. SEA
    J. Eberle(11)
    J. McCann (19), J. Schultz (13)
    wristxG 0.40win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    14:40

3rd period

  1. SEA
    J. Eberle(12)EN
    J. McCann (20)
    wristxG 0.92win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-5
    17:51

Penalties

VAN 11 PIM·SEA 13 PIM

1st

  • 5:08SEAJordan Eberle · Trippingdrawn by Pius Suter2 min
  • 11:19VANElias Lindholm · High stickingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 19:56VANNils Hoglander · Hookingdrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min

2nd

  • 1:34SEABrandon Tanev · Fightingdrawn by Conor Garland5 min
  • 1:34VANConor Garland · Fightingdrawn by Brandon Tanev5 min
  • 5:06SEAJared McCann · Trippingdrawn by Arshdeep Bains2 min
  • 7:26VANTeddy Blueger · Interferencedrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 10:55SEAEeli Tolvanen · High stickingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
  • 18:16SEAMatty Beniers · Interferencedrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Justin Schultz, 2nd 13:29 — SEA 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eberle · Goal · xG 0.92J. Eberle · Goal · xG 0.40J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.30J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.16B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.14J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.14M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.13V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.11J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.09J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.09A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.08E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.07E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.07E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.06E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.06O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.05M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.05O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.05E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.05E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.04V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.04E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.04J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.04M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.03J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.02M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.02E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.01Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.01B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.01E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.00T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.00B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.00
SEA5 G · 3.5 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSEA
1.52 G
All situations
4 G3.5
1.22 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN30%70%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.50 – 2.48

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

VANvsSEA
21
Shots on goal
31
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/4
Power play
1/3
11
Penalty minutes
13
12
Hits
9
12
Blocked shots
16
2
Giveaways
2
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD000-140.09000—29:05
17F. HronekD000-110.03210—23:33
40E. PetterssonC000-220.171002022:59
23E. LindholmC000-200.010028522:18
9J. MillerC101020.672202321:05
57T. MyersD011040.07100—18:46
6B. BoeserR011010.03010—18:09
24P. SuterC011000.00000018:03
82I. ColeD000+110.01150—17:42
21N. HoglanderL000-120.18202—15:23
91N. ZadorovD000-200.08000—15:11
47N. JuulsenD000-110.01020—13:33
80A. BainsL000010.05100—12:57
53T. BluegerC011010.020025212:28
8C. GarlandR000-100.00005—12:14
18S. LaffertyC101010.0711010009:34
88N. AmanC000000.001005007:36
65I. MikheyevR000-100.00000—07:07
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(L)30264.8672.60-1.4057:52

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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