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Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues

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▸5
St. Louis Blues
2
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pius Suter's goal at 13:36 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 79% to 92%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.9 to 2.1; shots on goal were VAN 30, STL 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 24 of 26 (.923); Joel Hofer stopped 10 of 11 (.909). Three stars: 1. Conor Garland (2 G), 2. Pius Suter (1 G, 1 A), 3. Tyler Myers (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    C. Garland2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    P. Suter1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    T. Myers1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN21221117530
STLSTL0411517226

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    C. Garland(12)
    Q. Hughes (41), J. DeBrusk (13)
    tip-inxG 0.21win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:52
  2. VAN
    C. Garland(13)PPG
    E. Pettersson (20), B. Boeser (17)
    wristxG 0.67win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-0
    15:53

2nd period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(9)PPG
    Q. Hughes (42), K. Lankinen (1)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-0
    8:26
  2. STL
    D. Holloway(16)PPG
    J. Faulk (17), J. Neighbours (12)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +8 ptsVideo
    3-1
    10:08
  3. VAN
    P. Suter(12)SHG
    T. Myers (12)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +13 ptsVideo
    4-1
    13:36

3rd period

  1. STL
    C. Parayko(11)
    M. Joseph (3)
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-2
    4:22
  2. VAN
    T. Myers(3)EN
    P. Suter (10)
    wristxG 0.41win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-2
    17:57

Penalties

VAN 15 PIM·STL 11 PIM

1st

  • 2:57STLBrayden Schenn · Fightingdrawn by J.T. Miller5 min
  • 2:57VANJ.T. Miller · Fightingdrawn by Brayden Schenn5 min
  • 6:27VANCarson Soucy · Hookingdrawn by Pavel Buchnevich2 min
  • 15:00STLserved by D. Holloway · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

2nd

  • 7:18STLRobert Thomas · Trippingdrawn by Derek Forbort2 min
  • 9:16VANTyler Myers · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Holloway2 min
  • 12:02VANNils Hoglander · High sticking double minordrawn by Robert Thomas4 min

3rd

  • 18:41VANConor Garland · Hookingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 19:45STLTyler Tucker · Trippingdrawn by Phillip Di Giuseppe2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
STL goalVAN goalFinal: STL 0%

Biggest swing: Pius Suter, 2nd 13:36 — VAN 79% → 92%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.22N. Walker · On goal · xG 0.20Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.13J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.12M. Joseph · On goal · xG 0.11R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.10P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.09C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.09J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.08P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.08P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.08N. Walker · Missed · xG 0.07D. Holloway · Goal · xG 0.07P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.05C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.05J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.04R. Faksa · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.04A. Toropchenko · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Bolduc · On goal · xG 0.04J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.04P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.04J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.03M. Joseph · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.03C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.03C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02D. Holloway · On goal · xG 0.02D. Holloway · Missed · xG 0.02M. Joseph · On goal · xG 0.02R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Goal · xG 0.02J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.01P. Broberg · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.01J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.00R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.00M. Joseph · Missed · xG 0.00T. Tucker · On goal · xG 0.00
STL2 G · 2.1 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSTL
3.94 G
All situations
2 G2.1
1.51 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
1.12 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN59%41%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 2.11

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

VANvsSTL
30
Shots on goal
26
44%
Faceoffs
56%
2/2
Power play
1/5
15
Penalty minutes
11
14
Hits
21
14
Blocked shots
16
14
Giveaways
14
2
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD022+130.06000—24:25
57T. MyersD112+350.47022—22:58
17F. HronekD000+100.07300—21:35
27D. ForbortD000+100.04040—21:04
8C. GarlandR202+161.97002—20:15
24P. SuterC112+310.120003619:30
9J. MillerC101020.090156716:53
6B. BoeserR011-110.20100—16:22
7C. SoucyD000-120.03032—16:22
74J. DeBruskL011+100.00200—15:46
20D. HeinenL000-100.0500010015:34
40E. PetterssonC011070.431103814:24
53T. BluegerC000+200.000002913:57
25E. PetterssonD000-100.04200—11:53
34P. Di GiuseppeL000020.11300—11:42
94L. KarlssonC000010.0901010010:48
21N. HoglanderL000000.15214—10:35
63M. SassonC000000.00010007:46
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(W)26242.9232.13+0.1360:00

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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