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Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Louis BluesJan 27, 2025

Final· Enterprise Center
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VAN
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STL
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Goals123TShots123T
VAN2215VAN1211730
STL0112STL415726
VAN 60STL 56
VAN 3.90STL 2.45
PP goals
VAN 2STL 1
Hits
VAN 14STL 21
Blocks
VAN 14STL 16
PIM
VAN 15STL 9
VAN 44%STL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at STL. Conor Garland (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:01 together.

  1. Points
    Conor Garland had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:15.Garland
  2. Points
    Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:30.Suter
  3. Points
    Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:58.Myers
  4. Points
    Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:25.Hughes
  5. PP1
    VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 2:01 together.MillerBoeserGarlandPetterssonHughes
  6. PP1
    STL's first power-play unit (Schenn, Faulk, Kyrou, Holloway and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:34 together.SchennFaulkKyrouHollowayNeighbours
  7. New line
    New look for STL: Saad–Walker–Bolduc skated 5:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SaadWalkerBolduc
  8. Usage
    Elias Pettersson (VAN) played 14:24, −4:20 down on his 18:44 season average over 63 games.Pettersson

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 STL: 116 attempts, 56 on goal, 7 goals, 6.36 expected goals; best chance Conor Garland at 0.74 xG.

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

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · STL 56 · VAN 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at STL: expected goals 2.45 to 3.90 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 60, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSTLVANGGMHSPMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLVANcontrol2nd3rdGarland · 1st 2:52Garland · 1st 15:53Miller · 2nd 8:26Holloway · 2nd 10:08Suter · 2nd 13:36Parayko · 3rd 4:22Myers · 3rd 17:57
  • STL 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 34% of the game, STL 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 STL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Joel Hofer (29:08) for STL and Kevin Lankinen (60:00) for VAN, 7 goals.

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

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatVANSTL
5947
1.821.83
1.741.70
74
21
1817
−0.029+0.030
34%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 →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:52
    VANConor Garland (Quinn Hughes, Jake DeBrusk)tip-in0.18 xG
    VAN: Myers, DeBrusk, Garland, Suter, HughesSTL: Suter, Saad, Joseph, Tucker, Bolduc
    VAN 1 – 0 STL
  2. 15:53
    VANConor GarlandPP (Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser)wrist0.74 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, HughesSTL: Suter, Faksa, Parayko, Toropchenko
    VAN 2 – 0 STL

2nd period

  1. 8:26
    VANJ.T. MillerPP (Quinn Hughes, Kevin Lankinen)wrist0.11 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, HughesSTL: Suter, Walker, Broberg, Neighbours
    VAN 3 – 0 STL
  2. 10:08
    STLDylan HollowayPP (Justin Faulk, Jake Neighbours)slap0.07 xG
    VAN: Miller, Soucy, Heinen, HronekSTL: Schenn, Faulk, Kyrou, Holloway, Neighbours
    VAN 3 – 1 STL
  3. 13:36
    VANPius SuterSH (Tyler Myers)wrist0.12 xG
    VAN: Myers, Forbort, Blueger, SuterSTL: Schenn, Fowler, Faksa, Buchnevich, Holloway
    VAN 4 – 1 STL

3rd period

  1. 4:22
    STLColton Parayko (Mathieu Joseph)backhand0.01 xG
    VAN: Soucy, Heinen, Boeser, Pettersson, PetterssonSTL: Suter, Faksa, Parayko, Joseph, Toropchenko
    VAN 4 – 2 STL
  2. 17:57
    VANTyler MyersEN (Pius Suter)wrist0.41 xG
    VAN: Myers, Blueger, Hronek, Pettersson, SuterSTL: Schenn, Parayko, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas, Neighbours
    VAN 5 – 2 STL

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
Conor Garland RL1202+161.8400220:15——6862
Pius Suter CL1112+310.1400019:30——6155
Jake DeBrusk LL1011+100.0020015:46——6155
J.T. Miller CL2101020.1401516:53——5963
Brock Boeser RL2011-110.2410016:22——6256
Danton Heinen LL2000-100.0500015:34——6055
Elias Pettersson CL3011070.4611014:24——4640
Linus Karlsson CL3000010.0301010:48——3840
Nils Hoglander LL3000000.1121410:35——4654
Teddy Blueger CL4000+200.0000013:57——6036
Phillip Di Giuseppe LL4000020.1430011:42——4329
Max Sasson CL4000000.000107:46——5855
Quinn Hughes DD1022+130.0500024:25——5530
Tyler Myers DD1112+350.4602222:58——5640
Filip Hronek DD2000+100.1330021:35——5861
Derek Forbort DD2000+100.0404021:04——6163
Carson Soucy DD3000-120.0303216:22——5064
Elias Pettersson DD3000-100.0420011:53——5577
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)W26242.9232.4560:00

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Buchnevich LL1000-220.6800020:28——5455
Robert Thomas CL1000-120.1200219:23——5455
Jake Neighbours LL1011-120.0431018:21——5052
Jordan Kyrou RL2000-120.2411018:08——5052
Dylan Holloway LL2101-120.1140017:55——5268
Brayden Schenn CL2000-200.0030516:58——4868
Radek Faksa CL3000000.0710013:51——4266
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000+100.1011013:35——4264
Mathieu Joseph RL3011030.2301011:43——3955
Zachary Bolduc RL4000-110.1912013:40——3022
Brandon Saad LL4000-100.0000011:58——3528
Nathan Walker LL4000010.2441011:47——3329
Cam Fowler DD1000-120.0601021:36——5657
Colton Parayko DD1101040.1812021:24——3236
Philip Broberg DD2000010.0104017:31——4066
Ryan Suter DD2000010.0002016:27——4550
Justin Faulk DD3011020.1700019:16——6149
Tyler Tucker DD3000-110.0020216:09——4146
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer—11101.9090.5629:08
Jordan Binnington(start)L18153.8332.3228:26

Goal anatomy

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

Conor Garland (VAN) 1st 2:52 · assists Quinn Hughes, Jake DeBrusk · Deflection · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 22.1 mph shot · 2.8 s from entry to goal.

Conor Garland · 1st 2:52 · VAN

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
22.1 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s
Type
rebound

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J.T. Miller · 2nd 8:26 · VAN PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
63.6 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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Pius Suter · 2nd 13:36 · VAN SH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
41.1 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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