Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime, Kiefer Sherwood scoring at 3:44. The Canucks came back from three goals down. The Stars led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kiefer Sherwood's goal at 3:44 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 4.4 to 4.0; shots on goal were VAN 32, DAL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 23 of 27 (.852); Casey DeSmith stopped 26 of 32 (.813), 1.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kiefer Sherwood (1 G), 2. Pius Suter (2 G), 3. Mikael Granlund (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★K. Sherwood1 G

- ★★P. Suter2 G

- ★★★M. Granlund1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-113:48
0-218:01
2nd period
0-37:28
3rd period
1-30:17
2-34:39
2-417:15
2-517:39
3-519:00
4-519:30
5-519:53
Overtime
6-53:44
Penalties
1st
- 12:53
Kiefer Sherwood · Slashingdrawn by Lian Bichsel2 min
- 16:03
Filip Hronek · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd
- 5:33
Marcus Pettersson · High stickingdrawn by Roope Hintz2 min
- 12:33
Mikko Rantanen · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 12:33
Elias Pettersson · Interferencedrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min
- 16:29
Pius Suter · Hookingdrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min
- 18:33
Mathew Dumba · Cross checkingdrawn by Aatu Räty2 min
3rd
- 2:42
Mason Marchment · High sticking double minordrawn by Teddy Blueger4 min
OT
- 0:46
Mikko Rantanen · Slashingdrawn by Pius Suter2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kiefer Sherwood, OT 3:44 — 49% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.46 G
- All situations
- 4 G4.0
- 3.04 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.6
- 1.32 G
- Power play
- 3 G1.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 4.30 – 3.59
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 42%
- Faceoffs
- 58%
- 2/4
- Power play
- 3/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 29
- Hits
- 14
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 20
- 22
- Giveaways
- 6
- 4
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
