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Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken

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Vancouver Canucks
1
Seattle Kraken
▸6
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Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-1. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal at 7:57 of the first period, which took the Kraken's chances from 54% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.0 to 1.4; shots on goal were VAN 20, SEA 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Spencer Martin stopped 29 of 35 (.829), 3.0 goals below expected; Martin Jones stopped 19 of 20 (.950). Three stars: 1. Oliver Bjorkstrand (2 G), 2. Adam Larsson (2 A), 3. Jared McCann (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand2 G
  2. ★★
    SEA
    A. Larsson2 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    J. McCann1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN061707120
SEASEA21831215635

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(8)
    A. Larsson (17), V. Dunn (26)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    7:57
  2. SEA
    A. Wennberg(9)PPG
    J. Eberle (26), J. McCann (10)
    pokexG 0.13win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    9:46

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. McCann(23)PPG
    J. Eberle (27), A. Burakovsky (26)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +6 pts
    0-3
    5:55
  2. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(8)
    Y. Gourde (25), V. Dunn (27)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +3 pts
    0-4
    7:50
  3. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(9)
    A. Larsson (18), Y. Gourde (26)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +1 pts
    0-5
    16:15
  4. VAN
    C. Garland(9)
    C. Lazar (2), D. Joshua (4)
    tip-inxG 0.10
    1-5
    19:52

3rd period

  1. SEA
    R. Donato(12)
    J. McCann (11)
    backhandxG 0.03
    1-6
    2:36

Penalties

VAN 13 PIM·SEA 17 PIM

1st

  • 9:38VANAndrei Kuzmenko · Hookingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 12:57SEAEeli Tolvanen · Slashingdrawn by Brock Boeser2 min
  • 14:12VANJ.T. Miller · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min

2nd

  • 5:23VANTyler Myers · Interferencedrawn by Matty Beniers2 min
  • 5:57VANLuke Schenn · Fightingdrawn by Jamie Oleksiak5 min
  • 5:57SEAJamie Oleksiak · Fightingdrawn by Luke Schenn5 min

3rd

  • 3:15SEABrandon Tanev · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 3:15SEABrandon Tanev · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 3:15VANConor Garland · Roughingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
  • 13:17SEAJordan Eberle · High sticking double minordrawn by Ilya Mikheyev4 min
  • 17:26SEACale Fleury · High stickingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
SEA goalVAN goalFinal: SEA 100%

Biggest swing: Oliver Bjorkstrand, 1st 7:57 — SEA 54% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.25B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.17R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.15R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.15A. Wennberg · Goal · xG 0.13A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.12O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.12E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.11J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.09J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.09E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.09J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.08O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.08M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.08J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.07A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.07V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.07J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.07M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.07B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.07A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.06Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.06V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.06J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.06V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.06O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.05O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.05V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.04E. Tolvanen · Goal · xG 0.04Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.03C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.02D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.02E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.02C. Soucy · Missed · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.01B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.01O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.01B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA6 G · 3.0 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSEA
1.41 G
All situations
6 G3.0
0.61 G
Even strength
4 G2.3
0.70 G
Power play
2 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN21%79%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.37 – 3.03

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

VANvsSEA
20
Shots on goal
35
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/5
Power play
2/3
13
Penalty minutes
17
20
Hits
8
18
Blocked shots
15
3
Giveaways
6
12
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD000000.10010—24:38
23O. Ekman-LarssonD000-220.06000—22:09
40E. PetterssonC000-210.070204420:42
53B. HorvatC000-220.283005820:10
6B. BoeserR000-100.00120—18:53
57T. MyersD000-250.08212—18:52
44K. BurroughsD000000.00350—18:15
96A. KuzmenkoL000-330.16002—17:47
65I. MikheyevR000-220.08000—17:31
9J. MillerC000010.081023316:30
15S. DriesC000000.08100014:42
24T. DermottD000-110.01030—14:38
81D. JoshuaC011010.0121010014:12
8C. GarlandR101+110.10012—13:06
2L. SchennD000-100.00305—13:02
20C. LazarC011+110.251203812:06
34P. Di GiuseppeL000-100.00100—10:28
18J. StudnickaC000000.01200009:39
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Martin(L)35296.8293.05-2.9560:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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