GRIT & GF

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Vancouver Canucks

Minnesota Wild

Expected goals, VAN–MIN
2.6–3.7
all situations, empty nets out
MIN share of xG
59.2%
50% is even
Shots on goal
33–39
VAN–MIN
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Wild won 5-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Canucks 3.8 to 2.5 in expected goals. Matt Boldy had three points, two goals and one assist. Ryan Hartman has scored in 3 straight games.

  • Matt BoldyBig night

    Matt Boldy had three points, two goals and one assist. That was his 40th goal of the season. He played 15:45 and had six shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.

  • Ryan Hartman has scored in 3 straight games. He scored twice. His 2.0 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. It finished 5-2 for the Wild.

  • Teddy Blueger had 8 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.8 attempts a game. The Canucks fell 5-2 to the Wild.

  • Tom WillanderDrought over

    Tom Willander scored for the first time in 19 games. He played 22:48, about 6 minutes over his average. The Canucks lost 5-2 to the Wild.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

VANMIN

Where the shots came from

7 goals from 96 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← VAN shootingMIN shooting →

Vancouver Canucks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Filip Hronek D26:490140.140037
Marcus Pettersson D23:090020.081534
Zeev Buium D23:010010.023143
Tom Willander D22:481020.140229
Brock Boeser R19:460030.280025
Elias Pettersson C18:070110.142135
Marco Rossi C17:350030.161022
Linus Karlsson C17:090030.151035
Teddy Blueger C16:510130.493040
Drew O'Connor L15:530020.200022
Jake DeBrusk L15:441060.541034
Liam Ohgren L15:190000.001029
Max Sasson C13:300100.001039
Aatu Räty C12:030010.114018
Elias Pettersson D11:280000.00104
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D10:520010.022115
Ty Mueller C9:550000.041029
Curtis Douglas C8:440010.060232

Minnesota Wild

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Quinn Hughes D24:480140.390272
Brock Faber D23:080030.062072
Mats Zuccarello R20:020230.270171
Kirill Kaprizov L19:451150.401175
Jake Middleton D18:540000.000267
Ryan Hartman R18:302051.970176
Jared Spurgeon D17:220000.090180
Jonas Brodin D16:300020.040158
Zach Bogosian D16:170010.031362
Joel Eriksson Ek C15:560110.183172
Matt Boldy L15:452160.700271
Vladimir Tarasenko R14:440020.461260
Bobby Brink R13:090000.082166
Marcus Foligno L13:060000.003165
Danila Yurov R12:530010.141246
Michael McCarron C12:430010.071174
Yakov Trenin C11:570040.522064
Marcus Johansson L11:130110.040066

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.