Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Morgan Geekie's goal at 9:12 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 14% to 29%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.8 to 2.6; shots on goal were SEA 32, VAN 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 2.4 goals below expected; Spencer Martin stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Quinn Hughes (1 G, 2 A), 2. Conor Garland (3 A), 3. Luke Schenn (1 G).
Three stars
- ★Q. Hughes1 G, 2 A

- ★★C. Garland3 A

- ★★★L. Schenn1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-12:46
0-23:34
0-315:05
2nd period
1-34:59
2-39:12
3rd period
2-413:10
2-515:59
Penalties
1st
- 8:50
Kyle Burroughs · Hookingdrawn by Dennis Cholowski2 min
- 13:09
Carson Soucy · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 19:10
Luke Schenn · Interferencedrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min
- 19:22
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Trippingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
2nd
- 2:58
Tyler Myers · Cross checkingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
- 3:04
Brad Richardson · Trippingdrawn by Matty Beniers2 min
- 4:59
J.T. Miller · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 11:48
Karson Kuhlman · Interferencedrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
- 11:58
J.T. Miller · Hookingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
- 15:12
Luke Schenn · Trippingdrawn by Riley Sheahan2 min
3rd
- 10:31
Yanni Gourde · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Morgan Geekie, 2nd 9:12 — 14% → 29%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.82 G
- All situations
- 5 G2.6
- 1.91 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.0
- 2.01 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 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 createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.75 – 2.50
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 41%
- Faceoffs
- 59%
- 1/8
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 16
- 11
- Hits
- 16
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 6
- Giveaways
- 4
- 2
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
