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Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken

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Vancouver Canucks
3
Seattle Kraken
▸6
FinalTV KHN/Prime, KONG·Climate Pledge Arena

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Kraken led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matty Beniers's goal at 12:08 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 33% to 53%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.1 to 2.0; shots on goal were VAN 31, SEA 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 18 of 23 (.783), 3.5 goals below expected; Joey Daccord stopped 28 of 31 (.903). Three stars: 1. Brandon Montour (1 G, 1 A), 2. Shane Wright (2 A), 3. Eeli Tolvanen (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    B. Montour1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SEA
    S. Wright2 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    E. Tolvanen2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN21516010331
SEASEA1631028624

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    A. Burakovsky(6)
    S. Wright (22)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:47
  2. VAN
    P. Suter(16)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    11:35
  3. VAN
    F. Chytil(13)
    T. Myers (17), M. Pettersson (16)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    16:27

2nd period

  1. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(16)
    B. Montour (19), S. Wright (23)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-2
    4:11
  2. VAN
    D. Joshua(4)SHG
    D. O'Connor (12)
    backhandxG 0.33win prob +19 ptsVideo
    3-2
    8:05
  3. SEA
    M. Beniers(14)
    V. Dunn (16)
    tip-inxG 0.02win prob +20 ptsVideo
    3-3
    12:08
  4. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(17)
    R. Evans (17), C. Stephenson (31)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +20 ptsVideo
    3-4
    13:08

3rd period

  1. SEA
    B. Montour(11)
    J. McCann (29), J. Eberle (6)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +14 ptsVideo
    3-5
    5:38
  2. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(18)EN
    V. Dunn (17)
    wristxG 0.45win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-6
    18:29

Penalties

VAN 4 PIM·SEA 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:08SEAJordan Eberle · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Myers2 min
  • 18:41SEAJamie Oleksiak · Holdingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min

2nd

  • 6:34VANFilip Hronek · High stickingdrawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand2 min

3rd

  • 3:35VANElias Pettersson · Trippingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 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: Matty Beniers, 2nd 12:08 — SEA 33% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Tolvanen · Goal · xG 0.45A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.19A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.16K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.15A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.12E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.10A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.09E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.08M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.07M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.06E. Tolvanen · Goal · xG 0.06B. Montour · Goal · xG 0.05M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.05K. Kakko · Missed · xG 0.04A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.03K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.03B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.02R. Evans · Missed · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.02M. Beniers · Goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.00A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.00A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.00A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.00O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA6 G · 2.0 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSEA
3.13 G
All situations
5 G2.0
2.22 G
Even strength
5 G1.4
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.31 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN77%23%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.08 – 1.54

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
31
Shots on goal
24
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
29
Hits
24
20
Blocked shots
12
12
Giveaways
13
2
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD000-400.03112—22:02
43Q. HughesD000-310.15020—21:56
57T. MyersD011040.21320—19:29
29M. PetterssonD011+100.09120—19:00
6B. BoeserR000-100.10210—18:42
27D. ForbortD000-120.05600—18:10
8C. GarlandR000-120.13210—17:50
72F. ChytilC101-140.291003017:29
24P. SuterC101-110.100005417:00
40E. PetterssonC000-200.153124116:14
81D. JoshuaC101-130.40310016:00
7C. SoucyD000+100.00120—15:44
18D. O'ConnorL011+130.20110—15:14
74J. DeBruskL000-150.7211010014:47
21N. HoglanderL000-130.03020—14:32
44K. SherwoodL000020.31300—12:25
53T. BluegerC000-200.080105012:25
13A. BainsL000-110.09120—09:03
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(L)23185.7831.54-3.4657:58

Season series

SEA leads 3-1

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