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Game Recap
CBJ3
FinalTue, Dec 14, 2021Every game that night
VAN4

VAN beat CBJ 4-3, with the chances close: 3.17 expected goals to 2.57. VAN outshot CBJ 39 to 23. Q. Hughes led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). J. Halak stopped 20 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ3003
VAN0134
  1. 1st 4:25CBJE. Robinson0.18 xG
  2. 1st 11:37CBJM. Domi0.19 xG
  3. 1st 16:18CBJE. Robinson0.08 xG
  4. 2nd 7:41VANB. Horvat0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 4:07VANE. Pettersson0.17 xG
  6. 3rd 9:35VANV. Podkolzin0.14 xG
  7. 3rd 19:01VANB. HorvatPP0.09 xG

Team Stats

CBJVAN
23Shots on goal39
2.57Expected goals3.17
57Shot attempts68
215v5 shots on goal33
0/1Power play1/2
15Hits21
14Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes4
1Giveaways8
7Takeaways4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.57 xGVAN 3.17 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 4:25CBJ goal, 11:37CBJ goal, 16:18VAN goal, 7:41VAN goal, 4:07VAN goal, 9:35VAN goal, 19:01

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CBJ22 on goal, 3 scored
VAN38 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. TexierLW022000+2014:540:36
E. RobinsonLW202300+2014:310:00
M. DomiC1012000012:560:36
J. RoslovicC0110110012:110:00
B. JennerC0004120019:370:36
O. BjorkstrandRW000100-1019:310:36
G. HofmannC0003100016:370:00
S. KuralyC000010+2015:360:00
J. VoracekRW000200-1013:080:36
G. NyquistRW000001-1013:000:00
C. SillingerC000111-1012:550:00
J. DanforthRW000110-1012:280:00
Z. WerenskiD011013-1027:050:36
G. CarlssonD011010+1012:030:00
G. BayreutherD011010+1011:500:00
J. BeanD000302-1027:370:00
A. PeekeD0001440221:160:00
V. GavrikovD0002200419:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins39354.89759:12Loss
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC202640+1018:151:12
J. MillerC011403-2020:091:12
B. BoeserRW011400-2018:331:12
E. PetterssonC101221+3018:091:00
C. GarlandRW011223+2217:281:01
V. PodkolzinRW101101+2016:161:01
T. PearsonLW000320-2016:301:12
N. HoglanderLW0002000013:560:00
J. DickinsonC000011-1012:310:00
T. MotteC0001300011:060:00
J. DowlingC000011-108:350:01
A. ChiassonRW000001-107:340:00
Q. HughesD0333000027:281:12
T. MyersD022633+1029:261:01
O. Ekman-LarssonD0003020225:201:01
K. BurroughsD000221+1016:060:00
N. JuulsenD000013-1014:510:00
T. PoolmanD000002-105:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Halak23203.87059:34Win
T. Demko000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamConor Garland CBJ First game back in Vancouver, his team until Mar 20261 A, 2 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.