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Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks

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▸3
Anaheim Ducks
2
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Miller's goal at 1:26 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 48% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 3.2 to 2.4; shots on goal were VAN 36, ANA 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 33 of 35 (.943), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Lukas Dostal stopped 33 of 36 (.917), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (33 saves, .943), 2. Trevor Zegras (2 A), 3. Drew Helleson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Demko33 saves, .943
  2. ★★
    ANA
    T. Zegras2 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    D. Helleson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN21308115336
ANAANA112112011235

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(18)PPG
    E. Pettersson (62), J. Miller (49)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    12:14
  2. VAN
    A. Kuzmenko(39)PPG
    A. Hirose (3), T. Demko (1)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    16:12
  3. ANA
    M. McTavish(17)PPG
    C. Fowler (37), T. Zegras (41)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    17:20

2nd period

  1. ANA
    D. Helleson(1)
    T. Terry (37), T. Zegras (42)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +21 pts
    2-2
    15:32

3rd period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(31)
    P. Di Giuseppe (5), E. Pettersson (63)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +25 pts
    3-2
    1:26

Penalties

VAN 10 PIM·ANA 8 PIM

1st

  • 11:54ANAJakob Silfverberg · Hookingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 14:18ANATrevor Zegras · Trippingdrawn by Sheldon Dries2 min
  • 16:33VANKyle Burroughs · Slashingdrawn by Mason McTavish2 min
  • 19:40ANAMason McTavish · Holdingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 5:01VANAkito Hirose · High stickingdrawn by Derek Grant2 min
  • 12:25ANAMax Jones · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:29VANTyler Myers · Holdingdrawn by Max Jones2 min

3rd

  • 4:54VANAidan McDonough · Holdingdrawn by Nathan Beaulieu2 min
  • 17:46VANAkito Hirose · High stickingdrawn by Troy Terry2 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: J.T. Miller, 3rd 1:26 — VAN 48% → 72%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. McTavish · Missed · xG 0.48J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.27I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.18N. Nesterenko · On goal · xG 0.16M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.15A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.13D. Grant · Missed · xG 0.13D. Grant · On goal · xG 0.12J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.12D. Grant · Missed · xG 0.12F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.09N. Nesterenko · On goal · xG 0.09M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.09F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.08I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.08J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.08M. McTavish · Goal · xG 0.07T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.07M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.06T. Terry · Missed · xG 0.06T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.05N. Nesterenko · On goal · xG 0.05T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.04N. Nesterenko · On goal · xG 0.04T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.03N. Nesterenko · On goal · xG 0.03F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.03D. Grant · On goal · xG 0.03K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.03K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.03T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helleson · Goal · xG 0.02S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · Missed · xG 0.01M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01N. Nesterenko · Missed · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.01J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.00S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.00K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.00T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA2 G · 3.2 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsANA
2.43 G
All situations
2 G3.2
1.61 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.82 G
Power play
1 G1.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN39%61%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.42 – 3.07

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
36
Shots on goal
35
45%
Faceoffs
55%
2/4
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
8
16
Hits
9
12
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
9
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD000+100.05010—25:42
74E. BearD000010.01100—20:26
9J. MillerC112+130.173105820:13
40E. PetterssonC022+150.311103819:57
57T. MyersD000-130.04012—19:42
44K. BurroughsD000010.00132—19:02
36A. HiroseD011010.02124—16:42
34P. Di GiuseppeL011+130.35020—15:51
6B. BoeserR101050.291003314:46
96A. KuzmenkoL101010.29000—14:39
88N. AmanC000000.001005014:16
8C. GarlandR000020.20100—14:02
81D. JoshuaC000010.05100013:43
72A. BeauvillierR000-110.06100—13:33
48C. McWardD000030.12110—13:28
15S. DriesC000030.321003612:41
18J. StudnickaC000-120.122005012:29
25A. McDonoughL000-110.04002—10:19
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)35332.9433.18+1.1859:42

Season series

VAN leads 4-0

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