VAN 4–3 NSH Final / SO · W
Canucks/Schedule/Recap Thu, Mar 12, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 20-37-8
4–3
Final / SOW
Nashville Predators
NSH · 29-27-9
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT VAN 1120627021427 NSH 152803030319 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Canucks lead the season series 2–1
VAN 20-37-8 · NSH 29-27-9 · Meeting 3 this season — the Canucks lead the season series 2–1

Canucks beat the Predators

Down 1–3 in the 2nd period, the Canucks erased the deficit with two unanswered goals — Hronek's equalizer with 1:01 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in a shootout.

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.6 expected goals to 2.5, on 27 and 19 shots on goal.

VAN 2.6 xG · 27 shots NSH 2.5 xG · 19 shots
0
1
2
1st 1.1 · 0.4
2nd 0.5 · 1.1
3rd 0.6 · 0.7
OT 0.4 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 52.
VAN 52%NSH 48%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 5 penalties
← Canucks shoot this way Predators shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
08:40 Brock Boeser
Marco Rossi, Filip Hronek · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
1–0
2
18:28 Tyson Jost
Justin Barron, Fedor Svechkov · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (10%)
1–1
2nd period
3
05:20 Tyson Jost
Roman Josi, Ryan Ufko · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
1–2
PEN
10:14 Marco Rossi· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:14 Tyson Jost· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:14 Marco Rossi· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:28 Ryan O'Reilly· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
14:06 Matthew Wood
Unassisted · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
1–3
PEN
15:32 Curtis Douglas· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
5
15:55 Marco Rossi
Liam Ohgren · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
2–3
6
18:59 Filip Hronek EXTRA ATTACKER
Brock Boeser, Marco Rossi · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
3–3
Shootout
1 Liam Ohgren Save
2 Ryan O'Reilly Miss
3 Jake DeBrusk Goal
4 Filip Forsberg Miss
5 Elias Pettersson Save
6 Steven Stamkos Save
Goaltending
−0.6
vs expected
16/19 saves · 3 GA · 2.4 xGA Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+0.5
vs expected
24/27 saves · 3 GA · 3.5 xGA Stopped 0.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team VANNSH
Shots on goal
27
19
Expected goals
2.6
2.5
Hits
17
22
Blocks
17
12
Faceoffs
59%
41%
Power play
0/1
0/1
Penalty minutes
6
4
The Canucks went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 1 Predators power play.