VAN
8–1
EDM
Final · W
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 1-0-0
8–1
FinalW
Edmonton Oilers
EDM · 0-1-0
1ST2ND3RDT
VAN
210310312832
EDM
0611407127
goals · shots on goal
Season opener for both teams
·First meeting this season — the Canucks lead the season series 1–0
VAN 1-0-0 · EDM 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Canucks lead the season series 1–0
Canucks beat the Oilers
The Canucks earned it: 3.7 expected goals to 2.5, and a 8–1 win to show for it. Stuart Skinner allowed 2.7 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: 3.7 expected goals to 2.5, on 32 and 27 shots on goal.
VAN 3.7 xG · 32 shots
EDM 2.5 xG · 27 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st · the swing
1.6 · 0.7
2nd
1.0 · 1.4
3rd
1.1 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Conor Garland · 1st 08:06 · 1–0 · backhand shot, a good chance (20%)
2
Brock Boeser · 1st 11:27 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3
Brock Boeser · 2nd 04:03 · 3–0 · bat shot on a rebound, a great chance (38%)
4
Brock Boeser · 2nd 07:30 · 4–0 · deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
5
Leon Draisaitl · 2nd 08:20 · 4–1 · snap shot, a good chance (13%)
6
Elias Pettersson · 2nd 11:08 · 5–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
7
Brock Boeser · 3rd 05:43 · 6–1 · wrist shot, a great chance (28%)
8
J.T. Miller · 3rd 06:56 · 7–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
9
Dakota Joshua · 3rd 14:48 · 8–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 69.
VAN 69%EDM 31%
Goals and penalties
9 goals · 0 penalties← Canucks shoot this way
Oilers shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Conor Garland · 1st 08:06 · 1–0
Backhand shot, a good chance (20%)
2
Brock Boeser · 1st 11:27 · GWG · 2–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3
Brock Boeser · 2nd 04:03 · 3–0
Bat shot on a rebound, a great chance (38%)
4
Brock Boeser · 2nd 07:30 · PP · 4–0
Deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
5
Leon Draisaitl · 2nd 08:20 · PP · 4–1
Snap shot, a good chance (13%)
6
Elias Pettersson · 2nd 11:08 · PP · 5–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
7
Brock Boeser · 3rd 05:43 · 6–1
Wrist shot, a great chance (28%)
8
J.T. Miller · 3rd 06:56 · PP · 7–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
9
Dakota Joshua · 3rd 14:48 · 8–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
1st period
2nd period
4
Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko · deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4–0
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
21/22 saves · 1 GA · 2.2 xGA
Stopped 1.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.
5/5 saves · 0 GA · 0.3 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
