Edgehalla

Vancouver Canucks vs. Colorado AvalancheApr 1, 2026

Final· Ball Arena
away
VAN
8
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home
COL
6
Goals123TShots123T
VAN3328VAN128626
COL2136COL761730
VAN 50COL 62
VAN 3.58COL 3.09
PP goals
VAN 1COL 0
Hits
VAN 21COL 11
Blocks
VAN 14COL 8
PIM
VAN 4COL 6
VAN 56%COL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 8–6

Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado Avalanche 8–6 at COL. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

  1. Points
    Brock Boeser had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 4 shots in 18:57.Boeser
  2. Points
    Sam Malinski had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:52.Malinski
  3. Points
    Marcus Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 25:07.Pettersson
  4. Points
    Teddy Blueger had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:48.Blueger
  5. Points
    Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:09.Burns
  6. Points
    Max Sasson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:18.Sasson
  7. Points
    Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:54.Toews
  8. Points
    Drew O'Connor had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:43.O'Connor

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, VAN at COL: 112 attempts, 56 on goal, 14 goals, 6.68 expected goals; best chance Brock Boeser at 0.37 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VAN attacks left (bottom on phones)COL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • COL
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · COL 62 · VAN 50

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at COL: expected goals 3.09 to 3.58 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 50, 14 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCOLVANSMBDLBBBMKBMPBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • COL
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLVANcontrol2nd3rdSasson · 1st 0:29MacKinnon · 1st 1:22Blueger · 1st 5:21DeBrusk · 1st 11:38Landeskog · 1st 16:05Blueger · 2nd 5:02Boeser · 2nd 9:42Boeser · 2nd 15:21Malinski · 2nd 15:43Kelly · 3rd 0:14Burns · 3rd 13:21Malinski · 3rd 13:58Pettersson · 3rd 14:21Boeser · 3rd 18:31
  • COL pressure
  • VAN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 42% of the game, COL 28%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, VAN at COL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Mackenzie Blackwood (35:21) for COL and Kevin Lankinen (60:00) for VAN, 14 goals.

COL
VAN
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

COL skaters (rows) against VAN skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the COL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, COL rows versus VAN columns: 249 matchups; most common Malinski vs Hronek, 9:53 at 78% xGF.

COL ↓ · VAN →BluegerKarlssonSassonPetterssonOhgrenDeBruskBoeserRossiO'ConnorRätyHoglanderDouglasPetterssonWillanderHronekPetterssonBuiumJosephL1 NecasL1 MacKinnonL1 LehkonenL2 NelsonL2 LandeskogL2 NichushkinL3 KadriL3 ColtonL3 O'ConnorL4 KellyL4 DruryL4 KivirantaD1 ToewsD1 MalinskiD2 KulakD2 MansonD3 BurnsD3 Blankenburg
COL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatVANCOL
5260
3.222.92
3.142.68
1111
62
3111
+0.073−0.072
42%28%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:29
    VANMax Sasson (Filip Hronek, Zeev Buium)snap0.22 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Pettersson, Hronek, Karlsson, SassonCOL: Manson, Kulak, Kelly, Drury, Kiviranta
    VAN 1 – 0 COL
  2. 1:22
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Devon Toews, Sam Malinski)wrist0.05 xG
    VAN: Boeser, Hronek, Rossi, Ohgren, BuiumCOL: Landeskog, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Blankenburg
    VAN 1 – 1 COL
  3. 5:21
    VANTeddy BluegerSH (Liam Ohgren)wrist0.16 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Ohgren, Pettersson, WillanderCOL: Kadri, Nelson, MacKinnon, Necas, Malinski
    VAN 2 – 1 COL
  4. 11:38
    VANJake DeBruskPP (Elias Pettersson, Marco Rossi)tip-in0.16 xG
    VAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson, RossiCOL: Manson, Toews, Kelly, Drury
    VAN 3 – 1 COL
  5. 16:05
    COLGabriel Landeskog (Brent Burns, Valeri Nichushkin)tip-in0.04 xG
    VAN: Pettersson, Boeser, O'Connor, Rossi, WillanderCOL: Burns, Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Toews
    VAN 3 – 2 COL

2nd period

  1. 5:02
    VANTeddy Blueger (Max Sasson, Marcus Pettersson)wrist0.25 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Pettersson, Karlsson, Sasson, BuiumCOL: Kulak, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Necas, Blankenburg
    VAN 4 – 2 COL
  2. 9:42
    VANBrock Boeser (Tom Willander, Marco Rossi)snap0.13 xG
    VAN: Pettersson, Boeser, O'Connor, Rossi, WillanderCOL: Kadri, Kulak, Colton, Kelly, Blankenburg
    VAN 5 – 2 COL
  3. 15:21
    VANBrock Boeser (Drew O'Connor)wrist0.03 xG
    VAN: Boeser, O'Connor, Rossi, Pettersson, BuiumCOL: Burns, Kadri, Colton, O'Connor, Blankenburg
    VAN 6 – 2 COL
  4. 15:43
    COLSam Malinski (Devon Toews)wrist0.03 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Joseph, Karlsson, Sasson, BuiumCOL: Toews, Kelly, Drury, Kiviranta, Malinski
    VAN 6 – 3 COL

3rd period

  1. 0:14
    COLParker Kelly (Jack Drury, Josh Manson)wrist0.04 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Hronek, Karlsson, Sasson, BuiumCOL: Manson, Kulak, Kelly, Drury, Kiviranta
    VAN 6 – 4 COL
  2. 13:21
    COLBrent Burns (Brock Nelson, Valeri Nichushkin)snap0.02 xG
    VAN: Joseph, Douglas, Hoglander, Räty, BuiumCOL: Burns, Nelson, Landeskog, Nichushkin, Blankenburg
    VAN 6 – 5 COL
  3. 13:58
    COLSam Malinskiwrist0.04 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Hronek, Karlsson, Pettersson, SassonCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas, Malinski
    VAN 6 – 6 COL
  4. 14:21
    VANMarcus Pettersson (Brock Boeser, Drew O'Connor)slap0.08 xG
    VAN: Pettersson, Boeser, O'Connor, Rossi, WillanderCOL: Kadri, Manson, Kulak, Colton, Drury
    VAN 7 – 6 COL
  5. 18:31
    VANBrock BoeserEN (Marcus Pettersson)wrist0.37 xG
    VAN: Pettersson, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, RätyCOL: Kadri, Nelson, Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Toews, Necas
    VAN 8 – 6 COL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Teddy Blueger CL1202020.6400019:48——5164
Linus Karlsson CL1000-110.1200216:59——4954
Max Sasson CL1112-120.3901015:18——4657
Elias Pettersson CL2011+110.2310020:04——2820
Liam Ohgren LL2011010.0302017:15——2910
Jake DeBrusk LL2101030.2701217:02——2615
Brock Boeser RL3314+240.6600018:57——4649
Marco Rossi CL3022+100.0620013:36——5860
Drew O'Connor LL3022+230.1721012:43——6978
Aatu Räty CL4000010.0732011:52——5677
Nils Hoglander LL4000-110.031006:57——5977
Curtis Douglas CL4000-150.403006:18——6380
Marcus Pettersson DD1123+410.0833025:07——4260
Tom Willander DD1011+200.0921018:57——4265
Filip Hronek DD2011-100.0111028:47——4340
Elias Pettersson DD2000+110.2632017:31——4246
Zeev Buium DD3011-200.0000015:48——5758
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000-200.0500011:01——6354
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)W30246.8003.0960:00

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Martin Necas CL1000-140.2100025:06——7569
Nathan MacKinnon CL1101-170.6240024:21——7158
Artturi Lehkonen LL1000-120.3800216:53——6756
Brock Nelson CL2011020.3111022:29——5867
Gabriel Landeskog LL2101+310.2511415:26——4856
Valeri Nichushkin RL2022+220.3000013:01——4445
Nazem Kadri CL3000-530.5500017:59——7271
Ross Colton CL3000-300.001009:35——4728
Logan O'Connor RL3000-100.000009:15——3828
Parker Kelly CL4101020.2720012:03——3727
Jack Drury CL4011000.0001011:31——227
Joel Kiviranta LL4000+100.000108:11——136
Devon Toews DD1022+310.0400024:54——7685
Sam Malinski DD1213+120.1001020:52——7580
Brett Kulak DD2000-310.0300019:13——4624
Josh Manson DD2011-120.0112016:55——357
Brent Burns DD3112+110.0301019:09——3940
Nick Blankenburg DD3000-100.0010011:08——3637
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)—19136.6842.3635:21
Scott WedgewoodL651.8330.8522:24

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Max Sasson (VAN) 1st 0:29 · assists Filip Hronek, Zeev Buium · Dump and chase · dumped in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 26.2 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Max Sasson · 1st 0:29 · VAN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
26.2 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Teddy Blueger · 1st 5:21 · VAN SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
56.0 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Gabriel Landeskog · 1st 16:05 · COL

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
39.1 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
8.4 s
Type
deflection

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Teddy Blueger · 2nd 5:02 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
8.2 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Brock Boeser · 2nd 9:42 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
55.2 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
4.4 s
Type
one-timer

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Brock Boeser · 2nd 15:21 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
71.4 mph
Distance
41 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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Parker Kelly · 3rd 0:14 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
74.4 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Brent Burns · 3rd 13:21 · COL

Play
point-shot
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
75.6 mph
Distance
64 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Sam Malinski · 3rd 13:58 · COL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
74.6 mph
Distance
43 ft
Entry to goal
6.6 s
Type
rebound

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