GRIT & GF

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Vancouver Canucks

Tampa Bay Lightning

Expected goals, VAN–TBL
1.8–3.5
all situations, empty nets out
TBL share of xG
66.0%
50% is even
Shots on goal
14–35
VAN–TBL
Pre-game model
TBL 81%
win chance, model game-0.3

The story

The Lightning beat the Canucks 4-2, and the chances agreed: 3.5 expected goals to 1.8. The Lightning scored four straight at one stage. Level at 2 after two, it was settled in the third. Both power plays scored, one for the Lightning and one for the Canucks. The Lightning came back from two goals down. Nikita Kucherov had 11 shot attempts.

  • Nikita Kucherov had 11 shot attempts. Seven reached the net and two went in. He came in averaging 6.6 attempts a game. The Lightning beat the Canucks 4-2.

Shot attempts

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

VANTBL

Where the shots came from

6 goals from 83 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← VAN shootingTBL shooting →

Vancouver Canucks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Filip Hronek D26:510000.002518
Elias Pettersson D21:420010.094218
Brock Boeser R21:320110.092123
Tom Willander D20:490000.000014
Filip Chytil C20:310120.261127
Zeev Buium D18:370010.140152
Elias Pettersson C18:001020.121019
Drew O'Connor L17:560000.031017
Linus Karlsson C16:491030.180133
Jake DeBrusk L16:290000.000020
Jamie Oleksiak D15:490000.001224
Paul Cotter L15:330100.012028
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R13:060100.160113
Liam Ohgren L12:400010.130135
Arshdeep Bains L11:400010.240161
Max Sasson C11:140010.271158
Brendan Gallagher R10:500010.112152
Victor Mancini D10:180000.000158

Tampa Bay Lightning

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Erik Cernak D21:320010.890161
Nikita Kucherov R20:402071.430073
Brandon Hagel L20:100150.330261
J.J. Moser D20:060000.200268
Jake Guentzel C19:061120.280281
John Carlson D18:230040.102168
Brayden Point C17:060200.190095
Anthony Cirelli C17:040010.341077
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D16:550110.060588
Gage Goncalves C16:470020.294179
Emil Lilleberg D15:530010.021185
Ilya Mikheyev R15:390020.480070
Pontus Holmberg R14:001031.961064
Ryan McDonagh D13:560000.001350
Zemgus Girgensons C13:210010.072064
Victor Hedman D12:360040.201242
Conor Geekie C11:070010.084227
Dominic James C10:320000.004017

How the line moved against our model is part of Pro

Each odds pull for this game, the best price on each side, and how the market moved against our number.

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.