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Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸2
San Jose Sharks
1
Final/OTTV NBCSCA, SNP·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in overtime, Drew O'Connor scoring at 0:33. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Drew O'Connor's goal at 0:33 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were VAN 24, SJS 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 24 (.917). Three stars: 1. Drew O'Connor (1 G), 2. Vitek Vanecek (22 saves, .917), 3. Macklin Celebrini.

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    D. O'Connor1 G
  2. ★★
    SJS
    V. Vanecek22 saves, .917
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    M. Celebrini

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN060131312224
SJSSJS070911602134

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. VAN
    D. Joshua(3)PPG
    P. Suter (11), T. Myers (15)
    tip-inxG 0.18win prob +30 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:04
  2. SJS
    T. Toffoli(20)
    W. Eklund (29)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +46 ptsVideo
    1-1
    18:32

Overtime

  1. VAN
    D. O'Connor(8)Penalty shot
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.17win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:33

Penalties

VAN 4 PIM·SJS 8 PIM

1st

  • 7:29SJSAndrew Poturalski · Trippingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 19:16SJSMario Ferraro · Cross checkingdrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min

2nd

  • 8:21SJSJake Walman · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 19:32VANDrew O'Connor · Roughingdrawn by Jake Walman2 min

3rd

  • 6:04SJSMacklin Celebrini · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 16:04VANFilip Chytil · Hookingdrawn by Macklin Celebrini2 min

OT

  • 0:33SJSMacklin Celebrini · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Drew O'Connor0 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Drew O'Connor, OT 0:33 — VAN 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.36T. Toffoli · Goal · xG 0.27M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.24T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.15M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.15W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.14W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.13M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.11C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.11T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.10W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.08T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.07C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.07B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.06F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.06B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.05T. Dellandrea · On goal · xG 0.05W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.04J. Walman · Missed · xG 0.03T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.03W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.03C. Grundstrom · Missed · xG 0.03W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03C. Graf · On goal · xG 0.03T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.03F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.03M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.02F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.02H. Thrun · On goal · xG 0.02W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.02H. Thrun · On goal · xG 0.02T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.01L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.01T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.01J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.01A. Poturalski · On goal · xG 0.01F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS1 G · 2.9 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSJS
2.02 G
All situations
1 G2.9
1.11 G
Even strength
1 G2.1
0.91 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 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
VAN35%65%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.95 – 2.76

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

VANvsSJS
24
Shots on goal
34
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/4
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
26
11
Blocked shots
24
14
Giveaways
14
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD000-120.13010—24:33
57T. MyersD011030.09000—22:19
6B. BoeserR000-120.31020—20:59
29M. PetterssonD000000.00020—20:35
72F. ChytilC000-110.010023819:44
40E. PetterssonC000000.040005519:33
74J. DeBruskL000000.06000—18:34
27D. ForbortD000-100.01200—17:40
24P. SuterC011-110.060104016:48
81D. JoshuaC101020.3830010014:56
44K. SherwoodL000000.00500—14:36
7C. SoucyD000000.00110—14:16
18D. O'ConnorL101+160.65212—14:07
53T. BluegerC000040.070102513:12
25E. PetterssonD000030.10110—13:02
8C. GarlandR000000.00110—11:22
21N. HoglanderL000000.00100—10:53
88N. AmanC000000.06200010:30
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)34331.9712.92+1.9260:33

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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