CHI 2–3 VAN Final / SO · L
Blackhawks/Schedule/Recap Fri, Oct 17, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Chicago Blackhawks
CHI · 2-2-2
2–3
Final / SOL
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 3-2-0
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT CHI 21501007010233 VAN 01324012031332 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Blackhawks trail the season series 0–1
CHI 2-2-2 · VAN 3-2-0 · First meeting this season — the Blackhawks trail the season series 0–1

Blackhawks fell to the Canucks

The Blackhawks let a 2–0 lead get away: the Canucks came back with two unanswered goals — Sasson's equalizer — and won it in a shootout. Spencer Knight stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Canucks created the better chances: 3.8 expected goals to 2.6, on 32 and 33 shots on goal.

CHI 2.6 xG · 33 shots VAN 3.8 xG · 32 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 1.8 · 0.5
2nd 0.5 · 1.2
3rd · the swing 0.3 · 1.7
OT 0.0 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blackhawks win 32.
CHI 32%VAN 68%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 11 penalties
← Blackhawks shoot this way Canucks shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
01:23 Kiefer Sherwood· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
01:46 Frank Nazar· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:30 Kiefer Sherwood· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:30 Tyler Bertuzzi· Slashing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:29 Evander Kane· Slashing
Donato scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
12:41 Ryan Donato PP
Andre Burakovsky, Artyom Levshunov · Power play (Kane, slashing) · tip in shot, a good chance (15%)
1–0
2
19:14 Tyler Bertuzzi
Sam Rinzel · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (52%)
2–0
2nd period
PEN
02:45 Tyler Myers· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
03:48 Connor Bedard· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
06:16 Ryan Donato· Slashing
DeBrusk scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
06:49 Jake DeBrusk PP
Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes · Power play (Donato, slashing) · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
2–1
4
13:42 Max Sasson
Filip Hronek, Linus Karlsson · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
2–2
3rd period
PEN
05:11 Lukas Reichel· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:48 Bench· Delaying game unsuccessful challenge
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
PEN
17:56 Connor Bedard· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
Shootout
1 Teuvo Teravainen Save
2 Elias Pettersson Miss
3 Connor Bedard Save
4 Conor Garland Save
5 Frank Nazar Save
6 Jake DeBrusk Miss
7 Ryan Donato Save
8 Brock Boeser Goal
Goaltending
+1.8
vs expected
30/32 saves · 2 GA · 3.8 xGA Stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.6
vs expected
31/33 saves · 2 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team CHIVAN
Shots on goal
33
32
Expected goals
2.6
3.8
Hits
19
26
Blocks
10
11
Faceoffs
58%
42%
Power play
1/3
1/6
Penalty minutes
14
8
The Blackhawks went 1-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 6 Canucks power plays.