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Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸6
San Jose Sharks
5
Final/OTTV NBCSCA, SNP·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 6-5 in overtime, Elias Pettersson scoring at 4:25. The lead changed hands 4 times. The Canucks led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Pettersson's goal at 4:25 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.8 to 3.5; shots on goal were VAN 27, SJS 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Spencer Martin stopped 34 of 39 (.872), 1.2 goals below expected; Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Logan Couture (1 G, 1 A), 3. Kevin Labanc (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    L. Couture1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    K. Labanc1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN282111513627
SJSSJS1102172804539

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    N. Bonino(2)
    M. Benning (10), L. Couture (12)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:18
  2. VAN
    D. Joshua(5)
    O. Ekman-Larsson (11), E. Bear (4)
    backhandxG 0.25win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    4:15
  3. VAN
    D. Joshua(6)PPG
    C. Garland (8), O. Ekman-Larsson (12)
    wristxG 0.43win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    19:35

2nd period

  1. VAN
    N. Hoglander(3)
    B. Horvat (8)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    1:34
  2. SJS
    T. Meier(13)PPG
    A. Barabanov (14), T. Hertl (17)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    3-2
    7:27
  3. SJS
    L. Couture(14)SHG
    J. Megna (8)
    pokexG 0.17win prob +21 pts
    3-3
    10:53
  4. VAN
    I. Mikheyev(9)
    T. Myers (5)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +24 pts
    4-3
    19:28

3rd period

  1. SJS
    J. Gadjovich(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08win prob +25 pts
    4-4
    2:45
  2. SJS
    K. Labanc(6)
    T. Hertl (18), E. Karlsson (24)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +33 pts
    4-5
    11:28
  3. VAN
    A. Kuzmenko(13)PPG
    E. Pettersson (21), B. Horvat (9)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +36 pts
    5-5
    16:07

Overtime

  1. VAN
    E. Pettersson(13)
    A. Kuzmenko (12), Q. Hughes (25)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +51 pts
    6-5
    4:25

Penalties

VAN 11 PIM·SJS 11 PIM

1st

  • 7:45SJSRadim Simek · Fightingdrawn by Dakota Joshua5 min
  • 7:45VANDakota Joshua · Fightingdrawn by Radim Simek5 min
  • 8:39VANserved by N. Hoglander · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 18:00SJSCJ Suess · Holdingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min

2nd

  • 5:44VANRiley Stillman · Interferencedrawn by Nico Sturm2 min
  • 9:22SJSScott Harrington · Cross checkingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min

3rd

  • 8:28VANTyler Myers · Trippingdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min
  • 14:57SJSRadim Simek · Interferencedrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Pettersson, OT 4:25 — VAN 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.26N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.23J. Gadjovich · On goal · xG 0.22T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.17L. Couture · Goal · xG 0.17T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.16N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.15N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.13T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.13T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.12T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.11T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.11T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.11N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.10N. Bonino · Goal · xG 0.10T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.10J. Gadjovich · Missed · xG 0.10L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.10T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.09T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.08L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.08J. Gadjovich · Goal · xG 0.08A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.07T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.07K. Labanc · Goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.06A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.06J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.05N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.05N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.05K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.05T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.04R. Simek · On goal · xG 0.03L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.03T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.03L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.03M. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.02L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.02J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.02S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.02L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Svechnikov · On goal · xG 0.01L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.01S. Harrington · On goal · xG 0.01K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.01S. Harrington · On goal · xG 0.00J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS5 G · 3.8 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSJS
3.56 G
All situations
5 G3.8
2.54 G
Even strength
3 G3.0
1.02 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN45%55%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.40 – 3.76

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

VANvsSJS
27
Shots on goal
39
46%
Faceoffs
54%
2/3
Power play
1/3
11
Penalty minutes
11
15
Hits
20
28
Blocked shots
17
8
Giveaways
14
11
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011010.07030—26:07
74E. BearD011-100.00120—20:32
40E. PetterssonC112+230.260204519:36
53B. HorvatC022020.550404219:20
2L. SchennD000-100.02550—19:03
57T. MyersD011+320.05032—19:01
9J. MillerC000-100.0031010018:17
65I. MikheyevR101020.22020—17:50
23O. Ekman-LarssonD022-220.11010—17:41
61R. StillmanD000+110.01112—17:36
8C. GarlandR011-240.3100010017:12
96A. KuzmenkoL112+110.32100—16:54
6B. BoeserR000+110.02010—16:14
88N. AmanC000-110.102003314:17
20C. LazarC000010.251205713:10
18J. StudnickaC000000.151002011:54
81D. JoshuaC202-250.9900510011:54
21N. HoglanderL101010.06010—11:00
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Martin(W)39345.8723.81-1.1964:19

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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