Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Darren Raddysh's goal at 0:49 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 62% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 2.8 to 1.8; shots on goal were TBL 31, VAN 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 21 (.905); Kevin Lankinen stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 3.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nikita Kucherov (1 G, 2 A), 2. Anthony Cirelli (1 G, 2 A), 3. Darren Raddysh (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★N. Kucherov1 G, 2 A

- ★★A. Cirelli1 G, 2 A

- ★★★D. Raddysh1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-017:37
2nd period
2-00:49
3-04:16
4-05:31
4-112:06
3rd period
4-27:04
5-27:36
6-210:35
Penalties
1st
- 14:37
J.J. Moser · Trippingdrawn by Linus Karlsson2 min
2nd
- 18:49
Jake Guentzel · Trippingdrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min
3rd
- 16:28
Teddy Blueger · Slashingdrawn by J.J. Moser2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Darren Raddysh, 2nd 0:49 — 62% → 79%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.86 G
- All situations
- 2 G1.8
- 2.76 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.6
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.76 – 1.81
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 12
- Hits
- 25
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 16
- Giveaways
- 12
- 6
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
6@
2Final
6@
2this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















