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Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

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Vancouver Canucks
▸8
Colorado Avalanche
6
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-6. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 6-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Marcus Pettersson's goal at 14:21 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 48% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.5 to 3.1; shots on goal were VAN 26, COL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 24 of 30 (.800), 3.0 goals below expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 13 of 19 (.684), 3.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Boeser (3 G, 1 A), 2. Sam Malinski (2 G, 1 A), 3. Teddy Blueger (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Boeser3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    COL
    S. Malinski2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    T. Blueger2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN3123826826
COLCOL2716317630

Scoring

14 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    M. Sasson(12)
    F. Hronek (35), Z. Buium (19)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:29
  2. COL
    N. MacKinnon(50)
    D. Toews (18), S. Malinski (30)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:22
  3. VAN
    T. Blueger(7)SHG
    L. Ohgren (8)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    5:21
  4. VAN
    J. DeBrusk(17)PPG
    E. Pettersson (32), M. Rossi (20)
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-1
    11:38
  5. COL
    G. Landeskog(12)
    B. Burns (20), V. Nichushkin (29)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-2
    16:05

2nd period

  1. VAN
    T. Blueger(8)
    M. Sasson (5), M. Pettersson (14)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-2
    5:02
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(19)
    T. Willander (15), M. Rossi (21)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +10 ptsVideo
    5-2
    9:42
  3. VAN
    B. Boeser(20)
    D. O'Connor (11)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +4 ptsVideo
    6-2
    15:21
  4. COL
    S. Malinski(6)
    D. Toews (19)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +3 ptsVideo
    6-3
    15:43

3rd period

  1. COL
    P. Kelly(19)
    J. Drury (17), J. Manson (25)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +8 ptsVideo
    6-4
    0:14
  2. COL
    B. Burns(11)
    B. Nelson (29), V. Nichushkin (30)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +12 ptsVideo
    6-5
    13:21
  3. COL
    S. Malinski(7)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +37 ptsVideo
    6-6
    13:58
  4. VAN
    M. Pettersson(2)
    B. Boeser (22), D. O'Connor (12)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +39 ptsVideo
    7-6
    14:21
  5. VAN
    B. Boeser(21)EN
    M. Pettersson (15)
    wristxG 0.55win prob +5 ptsVideo
    8-6
    18:31

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·COL 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:41VANJake DeBrusk · Slashingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
  • 11:24COLGabriel Landeskog · Trippingdrawn by Max Sasson2 min
  • 19:33COLArtturi Lehkonen · Holdingdrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min

2nd

  • 10:33VANLinus Karlsson · Slashingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min
  • 15:43VANserved by Linus Karlsson · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

3rd

  • 14:57COLGabriel Landeskog · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Marcus Pettersson, 3rd 14:21 — VAN 48% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Kelly · On goal · xG 0.39B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.25N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.20V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.20G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.19N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.15N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.13A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.11N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.09N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.07M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.07B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.07A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.07M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.06N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.06M. Necas · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.06N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.05D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.05N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.04N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.04G. Landeskog · Goal · xG 0.04S. Malinski · Missed · xG 0.04S. Malinski · Goal · xG 0.04N. MacKinnon · Goal · xG 0.04P. Kelly · Goal · xG 0.03M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.03N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.03N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kelly · Missed · xG 0.03M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.02V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · Goal · xG 0.02B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.02S. Malinski · Goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.01S. Malinski · Missed · xG 0.01J. Manson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Manson · Missed · xG 0.01N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.00J. Manson · On goal · xG 0.00
COL6 G · 3.1 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsCOL
3.57 G
All situations
6 G3.1
2.45 G
Even strength
6 G2.3
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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
VAN47%53%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.89 – 3.05

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

VANvsCOL
26
Shots on goal
30
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
11
14
Blocked shots
8
8
Giveaways
24
5
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD011-100.01110—28:47
29M. PetterssonD123+410.05330—25:07
40E. PetterssonC011+110.221006920:04
53T. BluegerC202020.560005319:48
6B. BoeserR314+240.89000—18:57
5T. WillanderD011+200.18210—18:57
25E. PetterssonD000+110.15320—17:31
92L. OhgrenL011010.02020—17:15
74J. DeBruskL101030.28012—17:02
94L. KarlssonC000-110.15002016:59
24Z. BuiumD011-200.00000—15:48
63M. SassonC112-120.30010015:18
93M. RossiC022+100.042005713:36
18D. O'ConnorL022+230.142105012:43
54A. RätyC000010.063206911:52
7P. JosephD000-200.03000—11:01
21N. HoglanderL000-110.02100—06:57
42C. DouglasC000-150.38300006:18
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(W)30246.8003.05-2.9560:00

Season series

COL leads 2-1

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