Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Blackhawks scored first; the Canucks answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Brannstrom's goal at 4:25 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 52% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.6 to 2.4; shots on goal were CHI 29, VAN 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 29 of 31 (.935); Arturs Silovs stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (1 G), 2. Arturs Silovs (28 saves, .966), 3. Arvid Soderblom (29 saves, .935).
Three stars
- ★E. Pettersson1 G

- ★★A. Silovs28 saves, .966

- ★★★A. Soderblom29 saves, .935

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-06:50
2nd period
1-14:56
3rd period
1-24:25
1-318:04
1-418:56
Penalties
1st
- 15:47
Filip Hronek · Hookingdrawn by Craig Smith2 min
2nd
- 4:34
Wyatt Kaiser · Roughingdrawn by Erik Brannstrom2 min
- 7:14
Tyler Bertuzzi · Trippingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
3rd
- 5:08
Philipp Kurashev · Holdingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Erik Brannstrom, 3rd 4:25 — 52% → 78%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.41 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.6
- 2.21 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.6
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.36 – 2.21
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 37%
- Faceoffs
- 63%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 14
- Hits
- 35
- 18
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 17
- Giveaways
- 13
- 7
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
