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Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

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Vancouver Canucks
▸6
Chicago Blackhawks
3
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Frank Nazar's goal at 19:17 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 29% to 53%. Expected goals were close — VAN 2.8, CHI 3.0; shots on goal were VAN 22, CHI 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 20 of 23 (.870); Arvid Soderblom stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jake DeBrusk (1 G, 1 A), 2. Frank Nazar (1 G, 1 A), 3. Marcus Pettersson (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    J. DeBrusk1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    F. Nazar1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    M. Pettersson2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN370639622
CHICHI2711006323

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    R. Donato(14)
    F. Nazar (19)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:08
  2. VAN
    D. O'Connor(15)
    T. Willander (13), M. Pettersson (12)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    2:08
  3. VAN
    J. DeBrusk(14)
    Z. Buium (16), E. Pettersson (25)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:32
  4. VAN
    T. Blueger(6)
    M. Pettersson (13), M. Sasson (3)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-1
    6:32
  5. CHI
    I. Mikheyev(12)
    O. Moore (13), T. Bertuzzi (20)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-2
    12:00

2nd period

  1. CHI
    F. Nazar(8)
    A. Vlasic (14), I. Mikheyev (13)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +23 ptsVideo
    3-3
    19:17

3rd period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(14)PPG
    L. Karlsson (15), J. DeBrusk (18)
    batxG 0.27win prob +21 ptsVideo
    4-3
    2:40
  2. VAN
    M. Sasson(11)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.49win prob +5 ptsVideo
    5-3
    18:34
  3. VAN
    B. Boeser(15)EN
    M. Rossi (12), F. Hronek (30)
    wristxG 0.57Video
    6-3
    19:44

Penalties

VAN 8 PIM·CHI 10 PIM

1st

  • 14:38VANAatu Räty · Interferencedrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
  • 18:30VANZeev Buium · Hookingdrawn by Landon Slaggert2 min
  • 19:00CHISam Rinzel · Trippingdrawn by Brock Boeser2 min

2nd

  • 2:11VANFilip Hronek · Roughingdrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
  • 2:11CHIAndrew Mangiapane · Roughingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 5:46CHIEthan Del Mastro · Holdingdrawn by Linus Karlsson2 min
  • 10:09VANTom Willander · High stickingdrawn by Ryan Donato2 min
  • 12:05CHIRyan Donato · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

3rd

  • 1:36CHIAlex Vlasic · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalVAN goalFinal: CHI 0%

Biggest swing: Frank Nazar, 2nd 19:17 — CHI 29% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.20I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.17O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.17F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.16I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.15W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.14O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.14I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.13R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.11R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.11C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.11L. Slaggert · Missed · xG 0.11C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.10R. Greene · Missed · xG 0.09C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.08R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.08R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.08R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.07F. Nazar · Goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.06I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.06R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.05C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.05L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.04T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.02L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01O. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.00F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.00A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 3.0 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCHI
2.84 G
All situations
3 G3.0
1.33 G
Even strength
3 G2.4
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN29%71%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.77 – 2.95

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

VANvsCHI
22
Shots on goal
23
67%
Faceoffs
33%
1/4
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
10
20
Hits
17
8
Blocked shots
4
13
Giveaways
13
6
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
29M. PetterssonD022+310.04120—27:12
17F. HronekD011+110.05102—25:04
5T. WillanderD011+110.01002—21:43
25E. PetterssonD000-100.00320—20:08
6B. BoeserR202+140.92100—19:13
40E. PetterssonC011-120.191007917:51
93M. RossiC011+100.051107316:23
92L. OhgrenL000+110.15100—16:03
53T. BluegerC101+120.211003615:58
74J. DeBruskL112-130.26300—15:46
24Z. BuiumD011000.00002—14:02
18D. O'ConnorL101+120.0930010013:40
91E. KaneL000+110.031005012:32
94L. KarlssonC011+110.02110012:30
63M. SassonC112+130.70020012:07
21N. HoglanderL000-100.13000—10:57
54A. RätyC000+100.002028510:53
90V. ManciniD000000.00000—09:58
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
60N. Tolopilo(W)23203.8702.95-0.0560:00

Season series

VAN leads 2-1

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