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Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets

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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-0. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Miller's goal at 8:46 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 59% to 75%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.1, WPG 2.3; shots on goal were VAN 19, WPG 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Jets win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 15 of 18 (.833), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (27 saves, 1.000), 2. Nate Schmidt (1 G, 1 A), 3. Adam Lowry.

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko27 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    VAN
    N. Schmidt1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WPG
    A. Lowry

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN370814419
WPGWPG0705015027

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.02win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:28
  2. VAN
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    8:46
  3. VAN
    deflectedxG 0.12win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    14:50

3rd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.94
    4-0
    16:26

Penalties

VAN 2 PIM·WPG 4 PIM

1st

  • 12:56WPGNeal Pionk · Slashingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 2:07VANAdam Gaudette · Slashingdrawn by Sami Niku2 min

3rd

  • 5:22WPGNathan Beaulieu · Interferencedrawn by Jake Virtanen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: J.T. Miller, 1st 8:46 — VAN 59% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Scheifele · On goal · xG 0.33M. Scheifele · Missed · xG 0.21B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.14P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.14P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.13K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.13M. Scheifele · On goal · xG 0.12B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.11K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.09K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lowry · On goal · xG 0.07K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.07N. Beaulieu · On goal · xG 0.05P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.05N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.05K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.04J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.04A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.04J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.04N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.04K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.03N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.03B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.03N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.03B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.02N. Beaulieu · Missed · xG 0.02T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.02N. Pionk · Missed · xG 0.02N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.02D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.02J. Morrissey · Missed · xG 0.02K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.02N. Beaulieu · Missed · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01S. Niku · Missed · xG 0.01P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.01M. Appleton · Missed · xG 0.01M. Appleton · On goal · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.01J. Morrissey · Missed · xG 0.01A. Lowry · On goal · xG 0.00
WPG0 G · 2.3 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsWPG
2.13 G
All situations
0 G2.3
1.12 G
Even strength
0 G1.9
0.11 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN27%73%WPG

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.18 – 2.27

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

VANvsWPG
19
Shots on goal
27
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
12
Hits
23
15
Blocked shots
6
14
Giveaways
7
7
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD000+100.02120—23:20
23A. EdlerD000+210.03120—20:54
53B. HorvatC000020.100303619:54
27T. HamonicD000010.04210—19:45
88N. SchmidtD112+210.03000—19:29
57T. MyersD011+130.02020—18:49
9J. MillerC101+210.1120010018:17
70T. PearsonL000030.15010—18:07
6B. BoeserR011+220.2011010018:01
40E. PetterssonC112+210.94010017:15
20B. SutterC011+100.000005414:58
8J. BennD000000.02100—14:57
18J. VirtanenR000000.00010—14:40
96A. GaudetteR022+110.11002—14:19
36N. HoglanderL101+110.12000—13:50
26A. RousselL000020.22210—10:44
71Z. MacEwenR000000.01100—10:27
83J. BeagleC000000.001004310:15
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)272701.0002.29+2.2959:59

Season series

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