Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa SenatorsMar 17, 2021

Final / SOWednesday, Mar 17, 2021· Canadian Tire Centre

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Ottawa SenatorsOTT

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VAN	2	0	0	0	1	3		VAN	7	13	8	1	29
OTT	0	1	1	0	0	2		OTT	9	13	7	3	32

: VAN 52OTT 74
: VAN 2.00OTT 2.96
PP goals: VAN 0OTT 0
Hits: VAN 30OTT 36
Blocks: VAN 21OTT 9
PIM: VAN 4OTT 4
: VAN 60%OTT 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Ottawa Senators 3–2 (SO)

Vancouver Canucks beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 in a shootout at OTT. Bo Horvat (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jalen Chatfield (VAN) played 2:13, −11:53 down on his 14:06 season average over 17 games.

Points
Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:38.Horvat
Usage
Jalen Chatfield (VAN) played 2:13, −11:53 down on his 14:06 season average over 17 games.Chatfield
New line
New look for VAN: Sutter–Motte–Hawryluk skated 11:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sutter Motte Hawryluk
Usage
Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 34:50, +8:44 up on his 26:06 season average over 48 games.Chabot
New line
New look for VAN: Miller–Pearson–Virtanen skated 8:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Miller Pearson Virtanen
Usage
Bo Horvat (VAN) played 23:38, +3:49 up on his 19:49 season average over 55 games.Horvat
Usage
Christian Wolanin (OTT) played 9:38, −3:51 down on his 13:29 season average over 17 games.Wolanin
Usage
Brock Boeser (VAN) played 22:36, +3:20 up on his 19:16 season average over 55 games.Boeser

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← VAN attacks left (bottom on phones)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →

OTT
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · OTT 74 · VAN 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

OTT
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

OTT 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 27% of the game, OTT 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

OTT

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
Stat	VAN	OTT
	49	78
	1.68	2.86
	1.63	2.74
	7	7
	2	4
	17	11
	+0.097	−0.096
	27%	40%

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

L1Horvat – Boeser – Hoglander
11:1734% CF
L2Sutter – Motte – Hawryluk
11:0437% CF
L3Miller – Pearson – Virtanen
8:4624% CF
D1Hamonic – Hughes
16:2524% CF
D2Edler – Schmidt
15:4450% CF
D3Myers – Benn
13:2750% CF

PP1Miller – Pearson – Horvat – Boeser – Hughes
3:24100% CF
PP2Miller – Boeser – Gaudette – Hughes – Hoglander
0:19
PK1FSutter – Motte
2:43
PK2FMiller – Pearson
1:17
PK1DEdler – Myers
2:36
PK2DHamonic – Schmidt
0:29

Current VAN line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Brown – Norris – Tkachuk
10:1858% CF
L2Tierney – Batherson – Stützle
9:0753% CF
L3Dadonov – Paul – White
7:3185% CF
L4Watson – Dzingel – Bishop
5:0780% CF
D1Chabot – Zaitsev
18:5252% CF
D2Reilly – Zub
12:5478% CF
D3Gudbranson – Wolanin
6:0654% CF

PP1Dadonov – Chabot – Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle
1:5750% CF
PP2Dzingel – Brown – White – Chabot – Norris
1:19100% CF
PK1FWatson – Paul
2:19
PK2FTierney – Brown
1:41
PK1DReilly – Zub
1:00
PK2DGudbranson – Zaitsev
1:00

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:29
VANBrock Boeser (Bo Horvat, Nate Schmidt)wrist0.14 xG
VAN: Edler, Schmidt, Horvat, Boeser, HoglanderOTT: Watson, Gudbranson, Dzingel, Bishop, Wolanin
VAN 1 – 0 OTT
8:26
VANBo Horvat (Nils Hoglander)tip-in0.08 xG
VAN: Myers, Benn, Horvat, Boeser, HoglanderOTT: Brown, Chabot, Zaitsev, Norris, Tkachuk
VAN 2 – 0 OTT

2nd period

3:00
OTTRyan Dzingel (Clark Bishop, Christian Wolanin)wrist0.20 xG
VAN: Myers, Pearson, Schmidt, Gaudette, MacEwenOTT: Gudbranson, Dzingel, Bishop, Wolanin, Batherson
VAN 2 – 1 OTT

3rd period

5:34
OTTJosh Norris (Connor Brown)snap0.13 xG
VAN: Edler, Schmidt, Horvat, Boeser, HoglanderOTT: Brown, Chabot, Zaitsev, Norris, Tkachuk
VAN 2 – 2 OTT

Decided in the shootout: VAN 3 – 2 OTT.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bo Horvat C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.22	3	2	0	23:38	—	—	44	46
Brock Boeser R	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.48	1	0	0	22:36	—	—	43	58
Nils Hoglander L	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:16	—	—	38	54
Tyler Motte C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	4	4	0	20:42	—	—	52	38
Brandon Sutter C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	0	1	0	18:36	—	—	48	35
Jayce Hawryluk R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	2	0	0	13:47	—	—	46	28
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	3	0	0	22:57	—	—	31	36
Jake Virtanen R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	0	0	16:35	—	—	30	35
Tanner Pearson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	1	0	14:48	—	—	27	14
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	0	1	2	26:03	—	—	27	25
Travis Hamonic D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	2	6	0	19:05	—	—	25	26
Alexander Edler D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	22:16	—	—	44	42
Nate Schmidt D	D2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.15	0	2	0	18:31	—	—	49	41
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	3	2	0	20:58	—	—	40	33
Jordie Benn D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	1	2	14:28	—	—	52	49
Adam Gaudette R	—	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	1	0	10:46	—	—	35	30
Zack MacEwen R	—	0	0	0	-1	3	0.04	5	0	0	7:45	—	—	35	24
Jalen Chatfield D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	2:13	—	—	0	0

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	2.96	65:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	6	1	0	20:55	—	—	50	52
Josh Norris C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.32	0	1	0	19:38	—	—	53	41
Connor Brown R	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	17:01	—	—	55	53
Drake Batherson R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.26	2	0	0	19:02	—	—	56	69
Chris Tierney C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	1	0	17:43	—	—	57	55
Tim Stützle C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	1	0	0	15:20	—	—	64	65
Nick Paul L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	4	0	0	17:41	—	—	72	74
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	1	0	0	16:01	—	—	77	66
Colin White C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	10:53	—	—	88	83
Ryan Dzingel C	L4	1	0	1	0	4	0.60	3	0	2	15:21	—	—	63	76
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	5	2	0	11:45	—	—	54	54
Clark Bishop C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	8:37	—	—	54	77
Thomas Chabot D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	2	2	0	34:50	—	—	56	57
Nikita Zaitsev D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	4	1	0	22:55	—	—	50	43
Mike Reilly D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.10	1	0	0	21:21	—	—	79	74
Artem Zub D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	19:56	—	—	67	82
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:21	—	—	44	60
Christian Wolanin D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	9:38	—	—	71	74

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joey Daccord(start)	—	21	19	2	.905	1.54	45:07
Filip Gustavsson	O	8	8	0	.1000	0.45	19:53

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.