Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Expected goals, VAN–COL
- 3.1–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 50.0%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 26–30
- VAN–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canucks beat the Avalanche 8-6. Expected goals had it close, 3.1 to 3.1. Hat trick for Brock Boeser, plus one assist. Marcus Pettersson scored for the first time in 53 games.
- Brock BoeserHat trick
Hat trick for Brock Boeser, plus one assist. That was his 21st goal of the season. He played 18:57 and had four shots on goal. The Canucks beat the Avalanche 8-6.
- Marcus PetterssonDrought over
Marcus Pettersson scored for the first time in 53 games. He finished with one goal and two assists. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 8-6 for the Canucks.
- Sam MalinskiBig night
Three points for Sam Malinski: two goals and one assist. He also had 10 shot attempts against an average of 4.8. The Avalanche fell 8-6 to the Canucks.
- Mackenzie BlackwoodRough night
Mackenzie Blackwood allowed 6 goals on shots worth 2.1 expected goals. That is 3.9 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Avalanche lost 8-6 to the Canucks.
- Parker KellyStreak
Parker Kelly has scored in 3 straight games. That makes 5 straight games with a point. He has 19 goals this season. The Avalanche fell 8-6 to the Canucks.
- Teddy BluegerTwo goals
Teddy Blueger had two goals. That was his eighth goal of the season. He played 19:48 and had two shots on goal. It finished 8-6 for the Canucks.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
14 goals from 88 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vancouver Canucks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek D | 28:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 25:07 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
| Elias Pettersson C | 20:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Teddy Blueger C | 19:48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Brock Boeser R | 18:57 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Tom Willander D | 18:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Elias Pettersson D | 17:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 | 2 | 42 |
| Liam Ohgren L | 17:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Jake DeBrusk L | 17:02 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 16:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Zeev Buium D | 15:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Max Sasson C | 15:18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Marco Rossi C | 13:36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| Drew O'Connor L | 12:43 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.19 | 2 | 1 | 79 |
| Aatu Räty C | 11:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 3 | 2 | 81 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph D | 11:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Nils Hoglander L | 6:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Curtis Douglas C | 6:18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.51 | 3 | 0 | 83 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Necas C | 25:06 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Devon Toews D | 24:54 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 24:21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.68 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
| Brock Nelson C | 22:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| Sam Malinski D | 20:52 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| Brett Kulak D | 19:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Brent Burns D | 19:09 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Nazem Kadri C | 17:59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.46 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| Josh Manson D | 16:55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Gabriel Landeskog L | 15:26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 13:01 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Parker Kelly C | 12:03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.48 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Jack Drury C | 11:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Nick Blankenburg D | 11:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Ross Colton C | 9:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Logan O'Connor R | 9:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Joel Kiviranta L | 8:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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