Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 5-2-0
5–0
FinalW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 3-3-1
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VAN
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STL
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goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Canucks lead the season series 1–0
VAN 5-2-0 · STL 3-3-1 · First meeting this season — the Canucks lead the season series 1–0
Canucks beat the Blues
The Canucks earned it: 3.7 expected goals to 1.2, and a 5–0 win to show for it. Jordan Binnington allowed 1.3 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 1.2, on 35 and 22 shots on goal.
VAN 3.7 xG · 35 shots
STL 1.2 xG · 22 shots
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2
3
4
1st · the swing
1.8 · 0.0
2nd
1.2 · 0.7
3rd
0.7 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Quinn Hughes · 1st 07:59 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2
Quinn Hughes · 2nd 05:48 · 2–0 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
· 2nd 06:58 · 3–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
4
J.T. Miller · 2nd 08:52 · 4–0 · backhand shot, a great chance (56%)
5
Ilya Mikheyev · 3rd 06:35 · 5–0 · wrist shot, a great chance (37%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 87.
VAN 87%STL 13%
Goals and penalties
5 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Quinn Hughes · 1st 07:59 · GWG · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2
Quinn Hughes · 2nd 05:48 · 2–0
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
· 2nd 06:58 · 3–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
4
J.T. Miller · 2nd 08:52 · SH · 4–0
Backhand shot, a great chance (56%)
5
Ilya Mikheyev · 3rd 06:35 · 5–0
Wrist shot, a great chance (37%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
22/22 saves · 0 GA · 1.2 xGA
Stopped 1.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.
30/35 saves · 5 GA · 3.7 xGA
Allowed 1.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.