VAN 4–3 CBJ Final · W
Canucks/Schedule/Recap Sat, Nov 8, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 8-8-0
4–3
FinalW
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 7-7-0
1ST2ND3RDT VAN 082927424 CBJ 01121318332 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Canucks lead the season series 1–0
VAN 8-8-0 · CBJ 7-7-0 · First meeting this season — the Canucks lead the season series 1–0

Canucks beat the Blue Jackets

The Canucks were outchanced (3.9 to 3.1 expected goals) but won 4–3 anyway.

Who had the better chances

The Blue Jackets created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 3.1, on 32 and 24 shots on goal.

VAN 3.1 xG · 24 shots CBJ 3.9 xG · 32 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.4 · 1.2
2nd 1.3 · 1.4
3rd 1.4 · 1.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 38.
VAN 38%CBJ 62%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 10 penalties
← Canucks shoot this way Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
05:50 Lukas Reichel· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:56 Cole Sillinger· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
01:06 Conor Garland· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
05:28 Jake DeBrusk
Drew O'Connor, Aatu Räty · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
1–0
2
Dmitri Voronkov, Denton Mateychuk · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
1–1
PEN
07:00 Mathieu Olivier· Boarding
Killed
5 min
Major
PEN
07:00 Mathieu Olivier· Game
10 min
Misconduct
3
Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli · poke shot, a good chance (16%)
1–2
4
Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (41%)
2–2
PEN
19:03 Dante Fabbro· Cross-checking
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:03 Jake DeBrusk· Cross-checking
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
3rd period
5
Tyler Myers, Elias Pettersson · poke shot on a rebound, a good chance (20%)
3–2
6
Dmitri Voronkov, Adam Fantilli · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–3
7
14:15 Brock Boeser GWG
Kiefer Sherwood, Lukas Reichel · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
4–3
PEN
17:14 Aatu Räty· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:13 Egor Chinakhov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:49 Filip Hronek· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
Goaltending
+0.9
vs expected
29/32 saves · 3 GA · 3.9 xGA Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−0.9
vs expected
20/24 saves · 4 GA · 3.1 xGA Allowed 0.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team VANCBJ
Shots on goal
24
32
Expected goals
3.1
3.9
Hits
20
15
Blocks
13
17
Faceoffs
40%
60%
Power play
0/3
0/4
Penalty minutes
10
21
The Canucks went 0-for-3 on the power play and killed all 4 Blue Jackets power plays.