Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mason McTavish's goal at 5:45 of the third period, which took the Ducks' chances from 48% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 4.6 to 3.2; shots on goal were ANA 34, VAN 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Lukas Dostal stopped 27 of 30 (.900); Kevin Lankinen stopped 29 of 33 (.879). Three stars: 1. John Carlson (3 A), 2. Elias Pettersson (2 A), 3. Mikael Granlund (2 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Carlson3 A

- ★★E. Pettersson2 A

- ★★★M. Granlund2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-15:45
2nd period
1-15:26
2-17:50
2-213:13
3rd period
3-21:01
3-32:22
4-35:45
5-319:55
Penalties
1st
- 0:23
Elias Pettersson · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Poehling2 min
- 4:57
Beckett Sennecke · Holdingdrawn by Max Sasson2 min
2nd
- 8:57
Jackson LaCombe · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 12:10
Lukas Dostal · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 18:52
Curtis Douglas · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Mintyukov2 min
- 19:16
Elias Pettersson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mason McTavish, 3rd 5:45 — 48% → 76%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.64 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.2
- 3.33 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.6
- 0.71 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.93 – 3.06
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
- 34
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 40%
- Faceoffs
- 60%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 2/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 21
- Hits
- 13
- 7
- Blocked shots
- 8
- 19
- Giveaways
- 14
- 8
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
VAN leads 3-1
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4Final
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3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






