Vancouver Canucks at Florida Panthers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. The Canucks scored first; the Panthers answered. The Panthers led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Aaron Ekblad's goal at 3:06 of the second period, which took the Panthers' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.9, FLA 3.1; shots on goal were VAN 38, FLA 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Spencer Martin stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 0.9 goals below expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 of 38 (.921). Three stars: 1. Aaron Ekblad (1 G, 1 A), 2. Elias Pettersson (2 A), 3. Eric Staal (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Ekblad1 G, 1 A

- ★★E. Pettersson2 A

- ★★★E. Staal1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-01:35
1-18:58
2nd period
2-10:39
2-21:46
2-33:06
2-49:51
3rd period
3-410:02
Penalties
1st
- 10:18
Matthew Tkachuk · Interferencedrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
2nd
- 2:12
Ryan Lomberg · Roughingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
- 2:12
Dakota Joshua · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Sergei Bobrovsky2 min
- 2:12
Dakota Joshua · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lomberg2 min
- 5:14
Anton Lundell · Trippingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
- 9:00
Bo Horvat · Trippingdrawn by Marc Staal2 min
- 11:26
Givani Smith · High stickingdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min
- 17:55
Lane Pederson · Interferencedrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
3rd
- 8:56
Eric Staal · Cross checkingdrawn by Ilya Mikheyev2 min
- 19:43
Aaron Ekblad · Cross checkingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Aaron Ekblad, 2nd 3:06 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.93 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.1
- 2.12 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.8
- 0.81 G
- Power play
- 2 G1.2
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.79 – 3.02
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
- 38
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 50%
- Faceoffs
- 50%
- 1/5
- Power play
- 2/3
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 12
- 18
- Hits
- 18
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 8
- Giveaways
- 10
- 4
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
FLA leads 2-0
5@
1Final
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4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
