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Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken

FinalTV KHN/Prime, KONG·Climate Pledge Arena

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Eberle's goal at 13:47 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 72% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 4.2 to 2.6; shots on goal were VAN 28, SEA 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 1.0 goals below expected; Joey Daccord stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Eberle (2 G, 1 A), 2. Chandler Stephenson (1 G, 2 A), 3. Vince Dunn (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    J. Eberle2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SEA
    C. Stephenson1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    V. Dunn1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN0919010128
SEASEA2101827525

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    wristxG 0.04win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:36
  2. SEA
    wristxG 0.11win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    10:20

2nd period

  1. VAN
    slapxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:28
  2. SEA
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    13:47

3rd period

  1. SEA
    M. Beniers(15)PPG
    deflectedxG 0.38win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-4
    11:56
  2. SEA
    J. Eberle(22)EN
    wristxG 0.79Video
    1-5
    17:00

Penalties

VAN 16 PIM·SEA 6 PIM

2nd

  • 9:37SEARyker Evans · Holdingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min
  • 17:29SEAKaapo Kakko · Cross checkingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 17:29VANFilip Hronek · Cross checkingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
  • 20:00SEAJared McCann · Cross checkingdrawn by David Kampf2 min

3rd

  • 11:46VANDrew O'Connor · Interferencedrawn by Jacob Melanson2 min
  • 11:46VANDrew O'Connor · Misconduct10 min
  • 12:22VANPierre-Olivier Joseph · Cross checkingdrawn by Ben Meyers2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jordan Eberle, 2nd 13:47 — SEA 72% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eberle · Goal · xG 0.79M. Beniers · Goal · xG 0.38J. Daccord · Missed · xG 0.36J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.18J. Melanson · Missed · xG 0.18C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.17M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.12B. Meyers · Missed · xG 0.11C. Stephenson · Goal · xG 0.11J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.10S. Wright · On goal · xG 0.09J. Melanson · On goal · xG 0.09M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.09J. Eberle · Goal · xG 0.09M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.09E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.08J. Melanson · Missed · xG 0.08S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.08B. Catton · On goal · xG 0.08S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.08J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.07B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.07S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.07K. Kakko · Missed · xG 0.06E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.06B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.06E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.05V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.04B. Meyers · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.03B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02J. Melanson · On goal · xG 0.02B. Catton · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Melanson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.02S. Wright · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01
SEA5 G · 4.2 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSEA
2.61 G
All situations
4 G4.2
2.11 G
Even strength
3 G2.3
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN44%56%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.62 – 2.98

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

VANvsSEA
28
Shots on goal
25
29%
Faceoffs
71%
0/2
Power play
1/2
16
Penalty minutes
6
10
Hits
18
9
Blocked shots
8
18
Giveaways
11
7
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD000-310.03402—23:59
24Z. BuiumD000-110.07010—21:50
5T. WillanderD000-130.07010—21:20
29M. PetterssonD000-120.15100—20:31
6B. BoeserR000000.04000—18:53
93M. RossiC000-120.080003017:14
25E. PetterssonD000-110.05040—17:08
91E. KaneL000-220.26100—16:42
8C. GarlandR011-130.15000—16:27
74J. DeBruskL000-120.13020—16:23
53T. BluegerC000-120.182004015:15
94L. KarlssonC000-230.52100014:22
40E. PetterssonC000-200.001003014:20
92L. OhgrenL101+110.08010—14:05
7P. JosephD011+110.11002—13:26
18D. O'ConnorL000030.4400125012:42
64D. KampfC000010.140002512:30
21N. HoglanderL000-100.13000—11:06
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(L)24204.8333.01-0.9957:37

Season series

SEA leads 3-1

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