Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinn Hughes's goal at 6:40 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were CHI 31, VAN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 31 of 31 (1.000), 2.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Thatcher Demko (31 saves, 1.000), 2. Pius Suter (1 G), 3. Andrei Kuzmenko (2 A).
Three stars
- ★T. Demko31 saves, 1.000

- ★★P. Suter1 G

- ★★★A. Kuzmenko2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals1st period
0-11:47
0-26:40
Penalties
1st
- 9:16
Teddy Blueger · Interferencedrawn by Ryan Donato2 min
- 12:19
Jason Dickinson · Cross checkingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
2nd
- 8:55
Nikita Zadorov · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min
- 9:41
Nick Foligno · Holdingdrawn by Teddy Blueger2 min
- 13:05
Sam Lafferty · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 14:40
Seth Jones · High stickingdrawn by Nils Aman2 min
- 18:34
served by C. Garland · Too many men on the ice2 min
3rd
- 14:01
Teddy Blueger · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Quinn Hughes, 1st 6:40 — 66% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.60 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.5
- 1.60 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.8
- 1.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.55 – 3.41
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 0/5
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 26
- Hits
- 28
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 9
- 5
- Giveaways
- 12
- 4
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






