Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 20-26-3
5–2
FinalW
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 15-31-3
1ST2ND3RDT
VAN
313010211534
CBJ
1706113226
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
VAN 20-26-3 · CBJ 15-31-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Canucks beat the Blue Jackets
The Canucks earned it: 3.3 expected goals to 1.5, and a 5–2 win to show for it. Joonas Korpisalo allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Canucks created the better chances: 3.3 expected goals to 1.5, on 34 and 26 shots on goal.
VAN 3.3 xG · 34 shots
CBJ 1.5 xG · 26 shots
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1
2
3
1st · the swing
1.2 · 0.5
2nd
0.9 · 0.4
3rd
1.1 · 0.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Elias Pettersson · 1st 01:25 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
2
Kirill Marchenko · 1st 02:08 · 1–1 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3
Quinn Hughes · 1st 13:21 · 2–1 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4
Ilya Mikheyev · 1st 19:15 · 3–1 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
5
Dakota Joshua · 3rd 08:20 · 4–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
6
Elias Pettersson · 3rd 12:52 · 5–1 · slap shot, a good chance (14%)
7
Kirill Marchenko · 3rd 16:52 · 5–2 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (10%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 79.
VAN 79%CBJ 21%
Goals and penalties
7 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Elias Pettersson · 1st 01:25 · SH · 1–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
2
Kirill Marchenko · 1st 02:08 · PP · 1–1
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3
Quinn Hughes · 1st 13:21 · PP · 2–1
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
4
Ilya Mikheyev · 1st 19:15 · GWG · 3–1
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
5
Dakota Joshua · 3rd 08:20 · 4–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
6
Elias Pettersson · 3rd 12:52 · PP · 5–1
Slap shot, a good chance (14%)
7
Kirill Marchenko · 3rd 16:52 · PP · 5–2
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (10%)
1st period
2nd period
No goals or penalties.
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
24/26 saves · 2 GA · 1.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
29/34 saves · 5 GA · 3.3 xGA
Allowed 1.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.