Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Drew O'Connor's goal at 10:18 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 52% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 3.2 to 2.5; shots on goal were ANA 33, VAN 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Lukas Dostal stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Nikita Tolopilo stopped 32 of 32 (1.000), 3.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Nikita Tolopilo (32 saves, 1.000), 2. Drew O'Connor (1 G), 3. Lukas Dostal (24 saves, .960).
Three stars
- ★N. Tolopilo32 saves, 1.000

- ★★D. O'Connor1 G

- ★★★L. Dostal24 saves, .960

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals3rd period
0-110:18
0-219:32
Penalties
1st
- 8:48
Jake DeBrusk · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Mintyukov2 min
- 14:39
Jeffrey Viel · Slashingdrawn by Nikita Tolopilo2 min
- 17:59
Ryan Poehling · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Nikita Tolopilo2 min
2nd
- 4:23
Tyler Myers · Holdingdrawn by Cutter Gauthier2 min
3rd
- 2:53
Drew Helleson · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 19:11
Conor Garland · Slashingdrawn by Olen Zellweger2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Drew O'Connor, 3rd 10:18 — 52% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.20 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.5
- 2.20 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.2
- 1.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.15 – 1.80
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
- 33
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 21
- Hits
- 10
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 12
- Giveaways
- 11
- 3
- Takeaways
- 1
Box score
every player line
Season series
VAN leads 3-1
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4Final
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2this game
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3Final
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3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















