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Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues

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▸6
St. Louis Blues
1
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 5-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Pettersson's goal at 12:46 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 59% to 76%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.0, STL 1.9; shots on goal were VAN 21, STL 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Chad Johnson stopped 12 of 15 (.800), 1.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Boeser (3 G), 2. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 4 A), 3. Jacob Markstrom (22 saves, .957).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Boeser3 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G, 4 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    J. Markstrom22 saves, .957

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN382815621
STLSTL0901014123

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(7)
    E. Pettersson (12)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:31
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(15)
    T. Stecher (8)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    12:46
  3. VAN
    B. Boeser(8)
    E. Pettersson (13), B. Hutton (7)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    14:06

2nd period

  1. VAN
    B. Horvat(14)
    A. Roussel (10), L. Eriksson (9)
    wristxG 0.45win prob +4 pts
    4-0
    11:23
  2. VAN
    N. Goldobin(5)
    E. Pettersson (14), E. Gudbranson (6)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    5-0
    13:18

3rd period

  1. STL
    J. Kyrou(1)
    R. Bortuzzo (1), R. O'Reilly (17)
    wristxG 0.11
    5-1
    8:05
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(9)
    E. Pettersson (15), D. Pouliot (3)
    wristxG 0.03
    6-1
    8:45

Penalties

VAN 4 PIM·STL 4 PIM

1st

  • 8:15VANErik Gudbranson · High sticking double minordrawn by Alexander Steen4 min

2nd

  • 15:25STLPatrick Maroon · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min

3rd

  • 2:16STLOskar Sundqvist · Holdingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Pettersson, 1st 12:46 — VAN 59% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.23V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.16C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.11J. Kyrou · Goal · xG 0.11R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.10J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.08R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.08Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.08Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.07T. Bozak · Missed · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.06B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.06R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.06C. Butler · Missed · xG 0.05P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.05B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.05J. Nolan · Missed · xG 0.04V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.04J. Nolan · Missed · xG 0.04J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.04C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.03J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.03V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.03C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02O. Sundqvist · Missed · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.02C. Butler · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.00
STL1 G · 1.9 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSTL
2.06 G
All situations
1 G1.9
1.86 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 59 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN51%49%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.99 – 1.94

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

VANvsSTL
21
Shots on goal
23
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
14
Hits
22
14
Blocked shots
16
5
Giveaways
7
11
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. EdlerD000-110.06220—22:36
27B. HuttonD011+300.01010—21:03
51T. StecherD011+310.02100—20:09
44E. GudbransonD011+300.00414—18:29
8C. TanevD000-110.00120—18:02
5D. PouliotD011+300.01020—17:53
53B. HorvatC101020.620105517:52
21L. ErikssonL011+110.01000—17:16
77N. GoldobinR101020.16010—16:56
60M. GranlundC000000.000004016:55
18J. VirtanenR000-120.21100—16:20
6B. BoeserR303+540.43000—14:22
40E. PetterssonC145+510.140104513:41
26A. RousselL011+110.03000—13:38
17J. LeivoL000+420.14100—13:08
83J. BeagleC000000.001106712:59
64T. MotteC000020.120205012:38
59T. SchallerL000010.05300—12:03
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)23221.9571.95+0.9560:00

Season series

VAN leads 2-1

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