Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota WildApr 21, 2022

FinalThursday, Apr 21, 2022· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	0	3	0	3		VAN	10	10	4	24
MIN	0	3	3	6		MIN	8	9	15	32

: VAN 50MIN 52
: VAN 2.11MIN 3.48
PP goals: VAN 0MIN 0
Hits: VAN 20MIN 22
Blocks: VAN 10MIN 12
PIM: VAN 11MIN 11
: VAN 58%MIN 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN scored 6 goals on 3.48 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:20.Kaprizov
Points
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:42.Zuccarello
Points
Elias Pettersson had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:03.Pettersson
Points
Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:49.Fiala
Points
Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:08.Hartman
Points
Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:00.Garland
Points
Frederick Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:59.Gaudreau
Luck
MIN scored 6 goals on 3.48 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · MIN 52 · VAN 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 33% of the game, MIN 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	50	49
	2.07	2.45
	2.02	2.34
	14	8
	2	5
	14	8
	+0.095	−0.095
	33%	35%

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

L1Chiasson – Miller – Podkolzin
11:1350% CF
L2Lammikko – Highmore – Lockwood
10:3346% CF
L3Boeser – Garland – Pettersson
9:2679% CF
L4Richardson – Dickinson – Dries
5:2238% CF
D1Schenn – Hughes
13:1654% CF
D2Myers – Ekman-Larsson
12:5543% CF
D3Hunt – Dermott
12:0271% CF

PP1Chiasson – Miller – Pettersson – Hughes – Podkolzin
1:19100% CF
PP2Ekman-Larsson – Hunt – Boeser – Garland – Dries
0:35100% CF
PK1FDickinson – Pettersson
1:25
PK2FRichardson – Miller
1:03
PK1DSchenn – Hughes
1:38
PK2DMyers – Ekman-Larsson
1:09

Current VAN line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
14:0845% CF
L2Gaudreau – Fiala – Boldy
12:1547% CF
L3Deslauriers – Bjugstad – Eriksson Ek
8:2042% CF
L4Duhaime – Dewar – Chaffee
5:4571% CF
D1Kulikov – Merrill
17:1546% CF
D2Goligoski – Brodin
15:3160% CF
D3Spurgeon – Middleton
14:3750% CF

PP1Spurgeon – Zuccarello – Fiala – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov
2:2388% CF
PP2Goligoski – Brodin – Hartman – Gaudreau – Boldy
1:3075% CF
PK1FDeslauriers – Eriksson Ek
0:49
PK2FDuhaime – Dewar
0:36
PK1DSpurgeon – Middleton
1:20
PK2DKulikov – Merrill
0:36

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:53
MINKevin Fiala (Frederick Gaudreau, Matt Boldy)snap0.08 xG
VAN: Myers, Chiasson, Ekman-Larsson, Miller, PodkolzinMIN: Spurgeon, Gaudreau, Fiala, Middleton, Boldy
VAN 0 – 1 MIN
5:31
VANElias Pettersson (Conor Garland, Brock Boeser)snap0.03 xG
VAN: Hunt, Dermott, Boeser, Garland, PetterssonMIN: Kulikov, Deslauriers, Merrill, Bjugstad, Eriksson Ek
VAN 1 – 1 MIN
7:10
MINJared Spurgeon (Brandon Duhaime, Jake Middleton)wrist0.02 xG
VAN: Richardson, Myers, Ekman-Larsson, Dickinson, DriesMIN: Spurgeon, Middleton, Duhaime, Dewar, Chaffee
VAN 1 – 2 MIN
9:22
VANMatthew Highmorewrist0.13 xG
VAN: Myers, Ekman-Larsson, Highmore, Lockwood, PetterssonMIN: Spurgeon, Bjugstad, Hartman, Middleton, Kaprizov
VAN 2 – 2 MIN
16:09
VANElias Pettersson (Conor Garland, Travis Dermott)wrist0.02 xG
VAN: Hunt, Dermott, Boeser, Garland, PetterssonMIN: Kulikov, Merrill, Gaudreau, Fiala, Boldy
VAN 3 – 2 MIN
18:36
MINMats Zuccarello (Kirill Kaprizov, Jon Merrill)wrist0.13 xG
VAN: Myers, Ekman-Larsson, Boeser, Garland, PetterssonMIN: Kulikov, Zuccarello, Merrill, Hartman, Kaprizov
VAN 3 – 3 MIN

3rd period

12:17
MINKevin Fiala (Jonas Brodin, Frederick Gaudreau)wrist0.16 xG
VAN: Myers, Chiasson, Miller, Hunt, PodkolzinMIN: Goligoski, Brodin, Gaudreau, Fiala, Boldy
VAN 3 – 4 MIN
18:05
MINKirill Kaprizov (Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello)wrist0.13 xG
VAN: Chiasson, Ekman-Larsson, Hunt, Garland, PetterssonMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, Kaprizov
VAN 3 – 5 MIN
18:47
MINRyan HartmanEN (Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello)wrist0.86 xG
VAN: Miller, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, Dries, HughesMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, Kaprizov
VAN 3 – 6 MIN

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
J.T. Miller C	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.26	1	2	0	20:36	—	—	48	38
Alex Chiasson R	L1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.15	1	0	0	17:26	—	—	48	39
Vasily Podkolzin R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	1	0	0	14:48	—	—	46	25
Matthew Highmore C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.17	1	0	2	14:44	—	—	40	68
Juho Lammikko C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	13:47	—	—	50	61
William Lockwood R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	12:29	—	—	47	64
Elias Pettersson C	L3	2	0	2	0	8	0.25	0	0	0	19:03	—	—	60	65
Brock Boeser R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.20	2	1	0	16:47	—	—	58	51
Conor Garland R	L3	0	2	2	-1	2	0.55	0	0	0	16:00	—	—	69	65
Jason Dickinson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	0	0	0	12:43	—	—	40	34
Brad Richardson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:01	—	—	30	6
Sheldon Dries C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:49	—	—	36	38
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	0	0	0	26:10	—	—	48	53
Luke Schenn D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	7	2	5	16:58	—	—	50	58
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.01	2	2	2	21:17	—	—	42	30
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.04	1	2	2	18:25	—	—	41	36
Travis Dermott D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.02	0	1	0	18:56	—	—	68	62
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	0	0	16:27	—	—	60	39

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko(start)	L	31	26	5	.839	2.62	59:34

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	1	2	3	+2	4	0.28	0	0	4	20:20	—	—	45	50
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	1	2	3	+2	3	0.22	0	0	0	19:42	—	—	50	54
Ryan Hartman R	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	1.06	0	1	2	19:08	—	—	46	50
Kevin Fiala L	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	0.58	2	0	0	18:49	—	—	48	60
Frederick Gaudreau C	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.35	0	0	0	17:59	—	—	46	59
Matt Boldy L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	0	1	0	15:57	—	—	55	65
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.36	0	0	0	15:11	—	—	52	57
Nick Bjugstad C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	3	0	0	12:56	—	—	40	44
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	5	11:35	—	—	46	50
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	0	1	0	9:51	—	—	58	51
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.01	1	0	0	9:38	—	—	70	74
Mitchell Chaffee R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.10	4	0	0	7:21	—	—	64	49
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.02	1	2	0	19:23	—	—	46	40
Dmitry Kulikov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	1	0	18:21	—	—	44	40
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	3	0	20:15	—	—	54	75
Alex Goligoski D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.06	2	1	0	19:35	—	—	57	74
Jared Spurgeon D	D3	1	0	1	+3	3	0.11	3	0	0	22:00	—	—	46	39
Jake Middleton D	D3	0	1	1	+3	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:59	—	—	48	40

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	2.11	60:00

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.