Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2. The Oilers scored first; the Canucks answered. The Canucks led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nils Hoglander's goal at 10:52 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 72% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.6 to 3.2; shots on goal were EDM 43, VAN 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Stuart Skinner stopped 30 of 36 (.833), 2.4 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 41 of 43 (.953), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Quinn Hughes (1 G, 3 A), 2. Thatcher Demko (41 saves, .953), 3. Brock Boeser (2 G).
Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-06:42
1-111:30
1-213:22
1-314:52
2nd period
2-37:38
2-410:52
3rd period
2-57:51
2-619:04
Penalties
1st
- 4:58
Dakota Joshua · Holdingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
- 14:44
Darnell Nurse · Cross checkingdrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min
- 20:00
Mattias Ekholm · Interferencedrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min
2nd
- 3:24
Nils Hoglander · Interferencedrawn by Mattias Ekholm2 min
- 8:11
Vincent Desharnais · Trippingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
3rd
- 5:33
J.T. Miller · Roughingdrawn by Zach Hyman2 min
- 5:33
Zach Hyman · Roughingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
- 6:16
Connor McDavid · Roughingdrawn by Pius Suter2 min
- 6:16
Leon Draisaitl · Misconduct10 min
- 11:35
Anthony Beauvillier · Trippingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min
- 13:13
served by Raphael Lavoie · Bench2 min
- 13:13
Bench · Game misconduct head coach0 min
- 18:40
Darnell Nurse · Roughing removing opponents helmetdrawn by Nils Hoglander2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Nils Hoglander, 2nd 10:52 — 72% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.22 G
- All situations
- 6 G3.6
- 2.41 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.6
- 0.71 G
- Power play
- 3 G1.0
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 102 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.17 – 3.53
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
- 43
- Shots on goal
- 36
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 3/6
- 24
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 29
- Hits
- 28
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 2
- Giveaways
- 7
- 2
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
