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Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks

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Seattle Kraken
▸4
Vancouver Canucks
3
FinalTV ROOT-NW, CBC·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Yanni Gourde's goal at 4:19 of the third period, which took the Kraken's chances from 48% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.4 to 1.7; shots on goal were SEA 26, VAN 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.3 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Eberle (1 G, 2 A), 2. Quinn Hughes (1 G), 3. Matty Beniers (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    J. Eberle1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes1 G
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    M. Beniers1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA092829426
VANVAN181818324

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(11)
    T. Myers (6), P. Di Giuseppe (5)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:34

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. Oleksiak(1)
    M. Beniers (7), J. Eberle (6)
    slapxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    5:43
  2. SEA
    J. Eberle(2)
    O. Bjorkstrand (9), J. Schultz (5)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +20 ptsVideo
    2-1
    13:04
  3. VAN
    Q. Hughes(7)
    F. Hronek (17), E. Pettersson (20)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:48

3rd period

  1. SEA
    Y. Gourde(3)
    W. Borgen (5), E. Tolvanen (9)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +27 ptsVideo
    3-2
    4:19
  2. SEA
    M. Beniers(3)
    J. Eberle (7)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-2
    6:48
  3. VAN
    N. Hoglander(5)
    T. Myers (7), I. Mikheyev (4)
    tip-inxG 0.07Video
    4-3
    19:49

Penalties

SEA 4 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 15:25VANNoah Juulsen · Trippingdrawn by Matty Beniers2 min

2nd

  • 11:03VANTeddy Blueger · Hookingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min

3rd

  • 5:17VANJ.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
  • 5:38SEAKailer Yamamoto · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 10:54SEATye Kartye · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Myers2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Yanni Gourde, 3rd 4:19 — SEA 48% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.28J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.13J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.11A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.09C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.09P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.08N. Hoglander · Goal · xG 0.07N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.07F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.07J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.07I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.06J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.06C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.06F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.05C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.04I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.04A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.04T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.03F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.03F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.02B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.02N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.02I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.02B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.02Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.02T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.01T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.01F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · Missed · xG 0.01
VAN3 G · 1.7 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsVAN
2.44 G
All situations
3 G1.7
2.14 G
Even strength
3 G1.5
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA63%37%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.41 – 1.73

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

SEAvsVAN
26
Shots on goal
24
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
34
17
Blocked shots
10
2
Giveaways
6
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD000-110.12030—24:38
29V. DunnD000010.12010—21:05
24J. OleksiakD101+120.15240—20:26
17J. SchwartzL000000.010006718:06
21A. WennbergC000+110.060105817:50
37Y. GourdeC101020.221204317:32
20E. TolvanenR011+100.08610—17:31
4J. SchultzD011+110.03110—17:12
22O. BjorkstrandR011+240.16000—16:59
3W. BorgenD011+140.30200—16:45
19J. McCannL000010.1940010016:39
10M. BeniersC112030.411005016:22
7J. EberleR123+120.25000—16:13
8B. DumoulinD000-120.03220—15:39
13B. TanevL000-100.1590010013:29
56K. YamamotoR000010.07022—11:38
41P. BellemareL000-100.040006309:36
52T. KartyeL000010.0310210008:20
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31P. Grubauer(W)24213.8751.74-1.2660:00

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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