Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota WildDec 16, 2023

Final / SOSaturday, Dec 16, 2023· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VAN	0	1	0	0	0	1		VAN	9	13	12	2	36
MIN	1	0	0	0	1	2		MIN	13	10	8	0	31

: VAN 65MIN 56
: VAN 3.83MIN 3.71
PP goals: VAN 0MIN 0
Hits: VAN 15MIN 16
Blocks: VAN 11MIN 16
PIM: VAN 4MIN 10
: VAN 51%MIN 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 2–1 (SO)

Minnesota Wild beat Vancouver Canucks 2–1 in a shootout at home. Teddy Blueger (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. MIN scored 1 goal on 3.71 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.

Luck
MIN scored 1 goal on 3.71 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
VAN scored 1 goal on 3.83 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +7 against a season average of 28.5; the win.Gustavsson
Usage
Jake Middleton (MIN) played 27:15, +7:32 up on his 19:43 season average over 79 games.Middleton
Usage
Brock Faber (MIN) played 31:34, +6:40 up on his 24:54 season average over 81 games.Faber
Usage
Ryan Hartman (MIN) played 10:41, −5:55 down on his 16:36 season average over 73 games.Hartman
Luck
Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) generated 1.62 xG on 9 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Eriksson Ek
Usage
Nils Hoglander (VAN) played 8:06, −4:03 down on his 12:09 season average over 79 games.Hoglander

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 121 of 121 attempts · MIN 56 · VAN 65

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 36% of the game, MIN 41%.

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
	46	55
	1.96	3.50
	1.93	3.33
	6	11
	0	5
	13	7
	+0.007	−0.007
	36%	41%

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

L1Lafferty – Pettersson – Mikheyev
11:1256% CF
L2Blueger – Joshua – Garland
10:2243% CF
L3Miller – Boeser – Hoglander
3:1625% CF
L4Di Giuseppe – Suter – Kuzmenko
2:4550% CF
D1Myers – Zadorov
14:4447% CF
D2Hronek – Hughes
13:3857% CF
D3Cole – Juulsen
8:0950% CF

PP1Miller – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes – Kuzmenko
8:1482% CF
PP2Lafferty – Garland – Hronek – Suter – Mikheyev
0:50
PK1FBlueger – Joshua
1:31
PK2FDi Giuseppe – Suter
1:26
PK1DCole – Myers
1:56
PK2DZadorov – Hronek
0:00

Current VAN line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy
10:4259% CF
L2Johansson – Zuccarello – Rossi
10:2256% CF
L3Maroon – Foligno – Gaudreau
7:5760% CF
L4Hartman – Duhaime – Dewar
4:0650% CF
D1Middleton – Faber
18:4950% CF
D2Goligoski – Bogosian
13:3655% CF
D3Merrill – Hunt
8:2356% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy – Faber
2:41100% CF
PP2Goligoski – Johansson – Hartman – Gaudreau – Rossi
0:52100% CF
PK1FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
2:45
PK2FDuhaime – Dewar
2:03
PK1DMiddleton – Faber
5:58
PK2DBogosian – Hunt
3:15

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:05
MINFrederick Gaudreau (Marcus Foligno, Patrick Maroon)tip-in0.09 xG
VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Hughes, HoglanderMIN: Maroon, Bogosian, Foligno, Merrill, Gaudreau
VAN 0 – 1 MIN

2nd period

3:50
VANTeddy Blueger (Dakota Joshua, Conor Garland)tip-in0.07 xG
VAN: Cole, Blueger, Joshua, Juulsen, GarlandMIN: Merrill, Hartman, Duhaime, Dewar, Hunt
VAN 1 – 1 MIN

Decided in the shootout: VAN 1 – 2 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
Elias Pettersson C	L1	0	0	0	0	7	0.53	2	1	0	23:11	—	—	50	77
Ilya Mikheyev R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.78	0	0	0	17:19	—	—	52	66
Sam Lafferty C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:01	—	—	52	60
Teddy Blueger C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	0	0	0	16:28	—	—	38	26
Dakota Joshua C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:41	—	—	37	27
Conor Garland R	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.66	0	1	0	15:27	—	—	40	21
Brock Boeser R	L3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.82	0	1	0	19:41	—	—	38	9
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	2	0	0	19:35	—	—	38	7
Nils Hoglander L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	2	0	0	8:06	—	—	47	19
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	0	17:16	—	—	50	14
Pius Suter C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	17:02	—	—	48	14
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:56	—	—	50	27
Tyler Myers D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	0	0	20:31	—	—	43	33
Nikita Zadorov D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.02	0	1	0	17:07	—	—	44	32
Quinn Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	1	0	2	28:43	—	—	52	55
Filip Hronek D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	0	2	2	21:48	—	—	42	31
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	3	0	17:00	—	—	45	27
Noah Juulsen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.05	4	1	0	11:08	—	—	42	58

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	O	31	30	1	.968	3.71	65:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	0	8	1.62	0	2	2	22:47	—	—	54	72
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	0	0	0	22:07	—	—	56	69
Matt Boldy L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	2	18:04	—	—	64	87
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	16:55	—	—	50	45
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.54	0	0	0	15:49	—	—	54	49
Marco Rossi C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	1	2	14:37	—	—	52	55
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	72	67
Marcus Foligno L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.18	2	0	0	14:57	—	—	50	45
Patrick Maroon L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:21	—	—	50	47
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	3	0	0	11:25	—	—	38	36
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	3	0	10:41	—	—	52	83
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.25	2	1	0	8:55	—	—	60	78
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	3	0	31:34	—	—	51	58
Jake Middleton D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	2	0	27:15	—	—	51	49
Zach Bogosian D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	2	0	2	21:28	—	—	59	73
Alex Goligoski D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	1	0	0	16:12	—	—	54	72
Daemon Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	3	0	14:44	—	—	60	87
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	10:06	—	—	58	79

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	36	35	1	.972	3.83	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) 1st 18:05 · assists Marcus Foligno, Patrick Maroon · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 47.7 mph shot · 3.1 s from entry to goal.

Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 18:05 · MIN

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 47.7 mph
Distance: 47 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s
Type: one-timer

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Teddy Blueger · 2nd 3:50 · VAN

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 13.0 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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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.