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Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks

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Chicago Blackhawks
2
Vancouver Canucks
▸6
FinalTV CHSN+, CBC·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Myers's goal at 18:21 of the first period, which took the Canucks' chances from 68% to 83%. Expected goals were close — CHI 1.3, VAN 1.2; shots on goal were CHI 19, VAN 15. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 9 of 15 (.600), 4.8 goals below expected; Arturs Silovs stopped 17 of 19 (.895), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Pius Suter (1 G, 1 A), 3. Nils Hoglander (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    P. Suter1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    N. Hoglander2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI051816219
VANVAN241635615

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    Q. Hughes(15)
    F. Hronek (22), E. Pettersson (26)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    17:46
  2. VAN
    T. Myers(5)
    K. Sherwood (12), T. Blueger (13)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    18:21

2nd period

  1. VAN
    C. Garland(17)
    P. Suter (14), N. Hoglander (12)
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-3
    8:08
  2. CHI
    A. Vlasic(4)
    R. Donato (27), T. Teravainen (37)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-3
    18:51

3rd period

  1. VAN
    E. Pettersson(15)
    N. Hoglander (13)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-4
    4:01
  2. CHI
    W. Kaiser(4)
    A. Levshunov (1), R. Donato (28)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +4 ptsVideo
    2-4
    5:22
  3. VAN
    N. Aman(1)
    K. Sherwood (13), T. Blueger (14)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +4 ptsVideo
    2-5
    9:50
  4. VAN
    P. Suter(18)
    C. Garland (24), D. Joshua (4)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-6
    9:58

Penalties

CHI 26 PIM·VAN 28 PIM

1st

  • 4:52VANVictor Mancini · High stickingdrawn by Landon Slaggert2 min

2nd

  • 0:08VANArturs Silovs · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 4:01CHIConnor Bedard · Hookingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min

3rd

  • 4:23VANTyler Myers · Roughingdrawn by Colton Dach2 min
  • 4:29CHIConnor Bedard · Hookingdrawn by Derek Forbort2 min
  • 6:05CHIConnor Murphy · Roughingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 6:05VANConor Garland · Roughingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
  • 17:21CHIConnor Bedard · Misconduct10 min
  • 17:21CHIFrank Nazar · Misconduct10 min
  • 17:21VANFilip Hronek · Misconduct10 min
  • 17:21VANConor Garland · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalCHI goalFinal: VAN 100%

Biggest swing: Tyler Myers, 1st 18:21 — VAN 68% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Suter · Goal · xG 0.21C. Garland · Goal · xG 0.15K. Sherwood · Missed · xG 0.13F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.12N. Aman · Goal · xG 0.07Q. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.06T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.05T. Myers · Goal · xG 0.04T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.04T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.03V. Mancini · Missed · xG 0.03F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.03C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.03F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.03D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.03F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.02C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.02K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.01F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.01D. Joshua · Missed · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01V. Mancini · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.01B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.00T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.00N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN6 G · 1.2 xG · 28 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsVAN
1.32 G
All situations
6 G1.2
1.22 G
Even strength
6 G1.2
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 64 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI53%47%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.31 – 1.19

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

CHIvsVAN
19
Shots on goal
15
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/3
Power play
0/2
26
Penalty minutes
28
25
Hits
29
19
Blocked shots
18
12
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55A. LevshunovD011-220.02040—22:39
72A. VlasicD101-230.03040—21:12
44W. KaiserD101020.05010—19:46
5C. MurphyD000+210.18122—19:03
98C. BedardC000-220.081014018:36
8R. DonatoC022-120.240104318:31
25A. MartinezD000-300.02010—17:42
91F. NazarC000-100.1800107317:14
95I. MikheyevR000-120.13100—16:26
17N. FolignoL000-100.0030010016:17
86T. TeravainenC011-100.103006715:54
46L. CrevierD000-310.04120—15:53
16J. DickinsonC000010.146206015:42
84L. SlaggertL000-100.00110—15:31
28C. DachC000-210.06500014:54
59T. BertuzziL000-110.06100—12:34
73L. ReichelL000-110.0200010009:32
90J. VelenoC000-100.002106708:34
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Soderblom(L)1596.6001.19-4.8160:00

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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