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Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks

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Edmonton Oilers
2
Vancouver Canucks
▸4
FinalTV SNP, SNW·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2. The Oilers scored first; the Canucks answered. The Canucks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brock Boeser's goal at 14:46 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 56% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.7 to 1.8; shots on goal were EDM 22, VAN 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Mikko Koskinen stopped 26 of 29 (.897), 0.8 goals below expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Brock Boeser (1 G, 2 A), 2. Connor McDavid (1 A), 3. Bo Horvat (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    C. McDavid1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    B. Horvat1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
EDMEDM0101418222
VANVAN0721528430

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins(11)
    J. Khaira (10), A. Larsson (10)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    1:40
  2. VAN
    A. Edler(3)PPG
    B. Boeser (10), B. Horvat (16)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    11:49
  3. VAN
    B. Boeser(12)PPG
    B. Hutton (10), J. Markstrom (1)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    14:46

3rd period

  1. VAN
    E. Pettersson(17)PPG
    N. Goldobin (16), B. Boeser (11)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +11 pts
    1-3
    3:04
  2. EDM
    A. Chiasson(15)
    C. McDavid (30), D. Nurse (10)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +8 pts
    2-3
    15:50
  3. VAN
    B. Horvat(16)EN
    A. Roussel (11), A. Edler (9)
    wristxG 0.54win prob +4 pts
    2-4
    18:18

Penalties

EDM 10 PIM·VAN 2 PIM

1st

  • 11:53EDMJesse Puljujarvi · Interferencedrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 3:47VANAlexander Edler · High stickingdrawn by Matt Benning2 min
  • 11:40EDMCaleb Jones · Holdingdrawn by Antoine Roussel2 min
  • 13:22EDMKevin Gravel · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 16:47EDMserved by M. Lucic · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 2:48EDMAdam Larsson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brock Boeser, 2nd 14:46 — VAN 56% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.54B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.16A. Roussel · Missed · xG 0.14B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.11A. Roussel · On goal · xG 0.11B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.11L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.11B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.10L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.10B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.09J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.09J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.09A. Roussel · On goal · xG 0.08B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.08T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.08L. Eriksson · Missed · xG 0.08B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.06B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.06B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.05B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.05L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.04C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.04A. Edler · Goal · xG 0.03E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.03B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.03A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.03B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.03B. Hutton · Missed · xG 0.02A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.02J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.02A. Roussel · Missed · xG 0.02C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.00A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN4 G · 2.7 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsVAN
1.82 G
All situations
3 G2.7
1.72 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.10 G
Power play
3 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM44%56%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.82 – 2.14

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

EDMvsVAN
22
Shots on goal
30
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
3/5
10
Penalty minutes
2
20
Hits
23
4
Blocked shots
22
1
Giveaways
3
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
25D. NurseD011+120.09100—27:50
6A. LarssonD011+200.00112—24:13
97C. McDavidC011010.160004023:38
29L. DraisaitlC000000.180006223:03
39A. ChiassonR101010.17100—18:55
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC101010.260006018:05
13J. GarrisonD000000.04110—17:05
82C. JonesD000-130.03002—16:57
83M. BenningD000020.05010—16:40
5K. GravelD000030.05112—15:19
98J. PuljujarviR000+100.00102—14:53
44Z. KassianR000020.24100—14:25
16J. KhairaL011+110.01300—14:18
28K. BrodziakC000000.000005814:14
27M. LucicL000000.04900—12:11
22T. RiederL000020.1000010009:13
91D. CaggiulaL000020.36100—08:30
23R. SpoonerC000020.070005006:25
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
19M. Koskinen(L)29263.8972.16-0.8458:17

Season series

Tied 2-2

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