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Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks

Final/OTTV FS-O, SN360·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime, Alexander Edler scoring at 1:21. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Canucks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alexander Edler's goal at 1:21 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — CBJ 2.7, VAN 2.9; shots on goal were CBJ 30, VAN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 2.1 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Seth Jones (1 G, 3 A), 2. Jussi Jokinen (1 G, 2 A), 3. Artemi Panarin (4 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    S. Jones1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    J. Jokinen1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    A. Panarin4 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJCBJ1701031201430
VANVAN0122112511529

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    S. Jones(16)PPG
    slapxG 0.05win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    13:55

2nd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.06win prob +19 pts
    1-1
    11:53
  2. VAN
    slapxG 0.07win prob +20 pts
    1-2
    13:37

3rd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    5:14
  2. VAN
    wristxG 0.15win prob +2 pts
    1-4
    14:03
  3. CBJ
    P. Dubois(19)PPG
    A. Panarin (49), S. Jones (36)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    2-4
    16:02
  4. CBJ
    A. Panarin (50), S. Jones (37)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +6 pts
    3-4
    18:23
  5. CBJ
    S. Jones (38), A. Panarin (51)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +42 pts
    4-4
    18:39

Overtime

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.14win prob +49 pts
    4-5
    1:21

Penalties

CBJ 2 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 13:48VANDaniel Sedin · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min

2nd

  • 8:12CBJIan Cole · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Sutter2 min
  • 17:45VANTroy Stecher · Trippingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min

3rd

  • 15:15VANAlex Biega · Trippingdrawn by Markus Hannikainen2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalCBJ goalFinal: VAN 100%

Biggest swing: Alexander Edler, OT 1:21 — VAN 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.25A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.20A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.17B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.15A. Edler · Goal · xG 0.14A. Gaudette · Missed · xG 0.13T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.13D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.11J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.11R. Boucher · On goal · xG 0.11B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.11B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.10J. Jokinen · Goal · xG 0.10A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.09J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.08J. Jokinen · Missed · xG 0.07N. Goldobin · Goal · xG 0.07D. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.07J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.06T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.06D. Archibald · Goal · xG 0.06A. Gaudette · Missed · xG 0.06N. Goldobin · Missed · xG 0.05S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.05T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.04A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.04J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.04B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.04A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.03A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.03J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.03H. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.03A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.03A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.01T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pouliot · Missed · xG 0.01A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.00A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 2.9 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsVAN
2.74 G
All situations
5 G2.9
2.22 G
Even strength
5 G2.6
0.52 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ47%53%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.65 – 2.82

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

CBJvsVAN
30
Shots on goal
29
58%
Faceoffs
42%
2/3
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
6
17
Hits
25
7
Blocked shots
20
3
Giveaways
8
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD134+220.20220—28:57
8Z. WerenskiD101010.10000—24:27
9A. PanarinL044020.14000—21:38
27R. MurrayD000-300.01010—21:24
18P. DuboisC101-120.382005420:58
10A. WennbergC000-100.000007320:44
13C. AtkinsonR112+220.54010—20:35
23I. ColeD000020.03102—17:44
58D. SavardD000-430.07210—17:29
38B. JennerC000030.343005015:00
28O. BjorkstrandR000-240.22300—14:25
26T. VanekL000000.00100—14:08
22S. MilanoL000-310.15200—13:53
11M. CalvertL000020.18000—12:04
55M. LetestuC000-110.010005310:51
37M. HannikainenL000020.18000—10:16
17B. DubinskyC000020.031107809:52
65M. NutivaaraD000010.07010—08:38
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(O)29245.8282.86-2.1460:21

Season series

VAN leads 2-0

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