Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Canucks answered. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dakota Joshua's goal at 11:34 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 52% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 5.0 to 1.5; shots on goal were CHI 14, VAN 48. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 90% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 43 of 47 (.915), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Collin Delia stopped 12 of 14 (.857), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Andrei Kuzmenko (2 G), 2. Dakota Joshua (1 G), 3. Elias Pettersson (2 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Kuzmenko2 G

- ★★D. Joshua1 G

- ★★★E. Pettersson2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-017:49
2nd period
1-17:02
2-112:06
2-215:47
3rd period
2-311:34
2-412:08
2-518:34
Penalties
1st
- 0:28
Jake McCabe · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
- 4:31
Seth Jones · High sticking double minordrawn by Sheldon Dries4 min
- 10:57
Sheldon Dries · Fightingdrawn by Connor Murphy5 min
- 10:57
Connor Murphy · Fightingdrawn by Sheldon Dries5 min
- 11:17
Luke Schenn · Roughingdrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min
2nd
- 1:07
Taylor Raddysh · Hookingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 8:13
Max Domi · Instigatordrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
- 8:13
Max Domi · Fightingdrawn by Dakota Joshua5 min
- 8:13
Max Domi · Misconduct10 min
- 8:13
Dakota Joshua · Fightingdrawn by Max Domi5 min
3rd
- 8:02
Quinn Hughes · Interferencedrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min
- 16:43
Curtis Lazar · High stickingdrawn by Jonathan Toews2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Dakota Joshua, 3rd 11:34 — 52% → 85%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.52 G
- All situations
- 4 G5.0
- 1.02 G
- Even strength
- 4 G3.0
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 0 G1.5
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.49 – 4.46
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
- 14
- Shots on goal
- 48
- 52%
- Faceoffs
- 48%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/5
- 30
- Penalty minutes
- 16
- 22
- Hits
- 23
- 17
- Blocked shots
- 8
- 1
- Giveaways
- 5
- 4
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
