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Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks

FinalTV BSOH, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ilya Mikheyev's goal at 19:15 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 68% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.1 to 1.6; shots on goal were CBJ 26, VAN 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 1.9 goals below expected; Collin Delia stopped 24 of 26 (.923). Three stars: 1. Bo Horvat (4 A), 2. Elias Pettersson (2 G), 3. Quinn Hughes (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Horvat4 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson2 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ1706113226
VANVAN313010211534

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.19win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    1:25
  2. CBJ
    A. Boqvist (10), P. Laine (16)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +9 pts
    1-1
    2:08
  3. VAN
    Q. Hughes(5)PPG
    J. Miller (25), B. Horvat (21)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +10 pts
    1-2
    13:21
  4. VAN
    B. Boeser (20), B. Horvat (22)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    19:15

3rd period

  1. VAN
    B. Horvat (23), B. Boeser (21)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    8:20
  2. VAN
    J. Miller (26), Q. Hughes (40)
    slapxG 0.15
    1-5
    12:52
  3. CBJ
    wristxG 0.15
    2-5
    16:52

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·VAN 8 PIM

1st

  • 1:16VANJ.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min
  • 12:42CBJSean Kuraly · Boardingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
  • 16:35VANOliver Ekman-Larsson · Hookingdrawn by Johnny Gaudreau2 min

2nd

  • 4:48CBJMathieu Olivier · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 18:13VANOliver Ekman-Larsson · Hookingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min

3rd

  • 12:00CBJErik Gudbranson · Holdingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 15:50VANTyler Myers · Trippingdrawn by Liam Foudy2 min
  • 18:57CBJGavin Bayreuther · Cross checkingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ilya Mikheyev, 1st 19:15 — VAN 68% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.23E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.19J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.18J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.16J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.15E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.15D. Joshua · Goal · xG 0.13T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.13J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.13C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.11D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.11L. Pederson · On goal · xG 0.10J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.08J. Studnicka · Missed · xG 0.08B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.07C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.07C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.07O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.06C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.06J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.05J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.05Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.04O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.04I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.04L. Pederson · Missed · xG 0.03E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.03S. Dries · Missed · xG 0.03L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.03L. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.02B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.02C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.02O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Stillman · Missed · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.02C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.01R. Stillman · On goal · xG 0.01T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.01T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 3.1 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsVAN
1.62 G
All situations
5 G3.1
1.20 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.42 G
Power play
2 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ25%75%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.61 – 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

CBJvsVAN
26
Shots on goal
34
41%
Faceoffs
59%
2/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
28
10
Blocked shots
10
2
Giveaways
4
1
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4V. GavrikovD000010.04010—22:13
2A. PeekeD000000.01310—21:03
44E. GudbransonD000-110.01212—19:35
27A. BoqvistD011-220.08100—18:15
75T. BerniD000-110.01300—18:11
29P. LaineL011-210.2810010017:31
38B. JennerC011-120.101005017:29
13J. GaudreauL011-220.28010—17:27
86K. MarchenkoR202-130.27010—16:21
7S. KuralyC000-120.113122516:00
15G. BayreutherD000-130.05112—15:14
91K. JohnsonC000000.00000014:59
34C. SillingerC000010.012205514:42
19L. FoudyC000000.06000014:33
96J. RoslovicC000-110.06000014:15
24M. OlivierR000-110.06302—13:40
50E. RobinsonL000-110.04100—13:39
52E. BemstromC000040.16110010:52
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)34295.8533.05-1.9559:27

Season series

Tied 1-1

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