VAN 3–5 ANA Final · L
Canucks/Schedule/Recap Tue, Mar 24, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 21-41-8
3–5
FinalL
Anaheim Ducks
ANA · 40-27-4
1ST2ND3RDT VAN 17112111330 ANA 01121439534 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Canucks lead the season series 2–1
VAN 21-41-8 · ANA 40-27-4 · Meeting 3 this season — the Canucks lead the season series 2–1

Canucks fell to the Ducks

The Canucks were outchanced (3.7 to 3.1 expected goals) and lost 3–5. The Canucks scored 2 power-play goals.

Who had the better chances

The Ducks created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 3.1, on 34 and 30 shots on goal.

VAN 3.1 xG · 30 shots ANA 3.7 xG · 34 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.7 · 0.6
2nd 1.1 · 1.5
3rd 1.3 · 1.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 41.
VAN 41%ANA 59%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 6 penalties
← Canucks shoot this way Ducks shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
00:23 Elias Pettersson· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:57 Beckett Sennecke· Holding
DeBrusk scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
05:45 Jake DeBrusk PP
Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek · Power play (Sennecke, holding) · wrist shot, a great chance (31%)
1–0
2nd period
2
05:26 Alex Killorn
John Carlson, Beckett Sennecke · backhand shot, a great chance (34%)
1–1
3
Leo Carlsson, John Carlson · bat shot on a rebound, a great chance (73%)
1–2
PEN
08:57 Jackson LaCombe· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:10 Lukas Dostal· Delaying game puck over glass
Boeser scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
13:13 Brock Boeser PP
Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson · Power play (Dostal, delaying game puck over glass) · snap shot, a great chance (26%)
2–2
PEN
18:52 Curtis Douglas· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:16 Elias Pettersson· Delaying game puck over glass
Granlund scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3rd period
5
01:01 Mikael Granlund PP
Chris Kreider, John Carlson · Power play (Pettersson, delaying game puck over glass) · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (64%)
2–3
6
Evander Kane · snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (22%)
3–3
7
05:45 Mason McTavish GWG
Jackson LaCombe, Alex Killorn · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–4
8
19:55 Troy Terry EN
Chris Kreider, Leo Carlsson · wrist shot, into an empty net
3–5
Goaltending
+0.5
vs expected
29/33 saves · 4 GA · 4.5 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+0.5
vs expected
27/30 saves · 3 GA · 3.5 xGA Stopped 0.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team VANANA
Shots on goal
30
34
Expected goals
3.1
3.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
60%
40%
Power play
2/3
1/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Canucks went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Ducks power plays.