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Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks

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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Pettersson's goal at 1:31 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 66% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.6 to 1.4; shots on goal were VAN 40, ANA 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Collin Delia stopped 17 of 18 (.944); John Gibson stopped 38 of 40 (.950), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Quinn Hughes (2 A), 3. John Gibson (38 saves, .950).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes2 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    J. Gibson38 saves, .950

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN11711706240
ANAANA040816118

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    slapxG 0.04win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    9:05

2nd period

  1. VAN
    Q. Hughes (60), J. Miller (40)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    2-0
    1:31

3rd period

  1. ANA
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    2-1
    13:10

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·ANA 8 PIM

2nd

  • 0:40ANAScott Harrington · Cross checkingdrawn by Phillip Di Giuseppe2 min
  • 6:40VANTyler Myers · Interferencedrawn by Troy Terry2 min
  • 9:19ANASam Carrick · Roughingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 12:13ANATrevor Zegras · Slashingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 12:55VANVitali Kravtsov · Playing without a helmet2 min
  • 18:52ANAKevin Shattenkirk · Trippingdrawn by Christian Wolanin2 min

3rd

  • 2:28VANAnthony Beauvillier · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Zegras2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Pettersson, 2nd 1:31 — VAN 66% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.23F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.12F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.09S. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.09M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.08T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.08S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.08T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.07M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.06J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.06M. Comtois · On goal · xG 0.06M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.05T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.05C. Fowler · Missed · xG 0.05T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.05R. Strome · Goal · xG 0.04C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.03F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.02M. Comtois · Missed · xG 0.02S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.02C. White · Missed · xG 0.02T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.01B. McGinn · Missed · xG 0.01S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.01S. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.01S. Harrington · On goal · xG 0.01N. Beaulieu · Missed · xG 0.01N. Beaulieu · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA1 G · 1.4 xG · 28 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsANA
3.62 G
All situations
1 G1.4
1.71 G
Even strength
1 G0.8
1.01 G
Power play
0 G0.7

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN74%26%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.64 – 1.37

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

VANvsANA
40
Shots on goal
18
58%
Faceoffs
42%
1/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
13
Hits
11
11
Blocked shots
11
7
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD022+140.03000—27:20
40E. PetterssonC112+140.591005022:00
57T. MyersD000-130.05032—20:26
74E. BearD000-120.07120—19:39
9J. MillerC112040.380106418:22
72A. BeauvillierR000050.54002—17:50
6B. BoeserR000030.57000—17:22
47N. JuulsenD000010.02500—16:51
86C. WolaninD000+120.02000—15:49
44K. BurroughsD000010.03130—15:05
88N. AmanC000020.261006014:31
81D. JoshuaC000000.48110014:29
8C. GarlandR000020.05010—14:16
96A. KuzmenkoL000030.30000—13:12
34P. Di GiuseppeL000020.12100—12:53
15S. DriesC000010.030004312:06
91V. KravtsovR000000.02002—11:43
92V. PodkolzinR000010.01200—10:38
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
60C. Delia(W)18171.9441.42+0.4259:28

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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