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Vancouver CanucksVAN 2–5 Final Minnesota WildMIN

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Vancouver CanucksVAN 200 2 33
Minnesota WildMIN 122 5 39
Playoff odds, % Change
MIN +0.0
VAN +0.0

How the result moved each team's playoff odds, calculated Apr 2, 2026 7:46 PM EDT.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
8:32 MIN Matt Boldy (39) Marcus Johansson (31), Joel Eriksson Ek (28) · wrist xG 0.08 0–1 ▶
16:00 VAN Tom Willander (5) Teddy Blueger (6), Max Sasson (6) · wrist xG 0.36 1–1 ▶
16:42 VAN Jake DeBrusk (18)PP Filip Hronek (36), Elias Pettersson (33) · wrist xG 0.40 2–1 ▶
2nd Period
0:23 MIN Matt Boldy (40) Unassisted · wrist xG 0.11 2–2 ▶
6:08 MIN Kirill Kaprizov (40) Mats Zuccarello (31) · snap xG 0.09 2–3 ▶
3rd Period
6:03 MIN Ryan Hartman (19) Mats Zuccarello (32), Quinn Hughes (67) · tip-in xG 0.12 2–4 ▶
18:52 MIN Ryan Hartman (20)EN Kirill Kaprizov (43), Matt Boldy (39) · wrist xG 0.43 2–5 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

VAN 40%Deserve to win60% MIN
VANMIN
2.96Expected goals4.33
2Goals (no shootout)5
1.65Expected goals, 5 on 53.39
65Shot attempts65
45Unblocked attempts51
33Shots on goal39

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

1st Period
16:42 VAN Deserve to win Deserve to win · VAN takes the lead, 67–33%
MIN had led since 14:43 of the 1st, by as much as 60%
3rd Period
1:37 MIN Deserve to win Deserve to win · MIN takes the lead, 62–38%
VAN had led since 16:42 of the 1st, by as much as 70%
15:50 VAN Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Tolopilo, down 4–2
With 4:10 left
17:39 VAN Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Tolopilo, down 4–2
With 2:21 left; MIN scored at 18:52 of the 3rd (2–5)
19:20 VAN No shift No shift · Joseph, 10:18 on the bench
No shift after 7:22 of the 3rd; 19 shifts (10:52) before that

Shot map

VAN shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ MIN shoots
Filip Hronek: snap, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 0:19) Linus Karlsson: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 0:20) Mats Zuccarello: wrist, 73 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 1:55) Teddy Blueger: snap, 48 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 2:51) Jake DeBrusk: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 3:48) Matt Boldy: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 4:10) Brock Boeser: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 4:47) Kirill Kaprizov: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 4:56) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 5:10) Jared Spurgeon: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 6:04) Brock Faber: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 6:48) Jonas Brodin: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 7:20) Yakov Trenin: slap, 42 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 7:57) Zach Bogosian: snap, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 8:22) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 8:44) Jake DeBrusk: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 10:02) Zeev Buium: snap, 62 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 10:07) Marcus Pettersson: snap, 53 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 11:10) Brock Boeser: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 11:11) Mats Zuccarello: slap, 39 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 12:51) Tom Willander: snap, 45 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 13:07) Danila Yurov: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 13:19) Matt Boldy: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 14:27) Mats Zuccarello: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 14:43) Teddy Blueger: wrist, 47 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 15:57) Jake DeBrusk: tip-in, 13 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 16:40) Drew O'Connor: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 17:13) Jake DeBrusk: deflected, 17 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 17:23) Brock Faber: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 17:50) Kirill Kaprizov: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 18:35) Matt Boldy: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 19:00) Marcus Johansson: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 19:22) Linus Karlsson: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 0:10) Teddy Blueger: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.37 (P2 0:14) Quinn Hughes: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 0:49) Drew O'Connor: wrist, 82 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 1:00) Kirill Kaprizov: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 1:08) Quinn Hughes: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 2:51) Jonas Brodin: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 4:16) Jake DeBrusk: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 4:54) Elias Pettersson: tip-in, 21 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 5:03) Ryan Hartman: snap, 15 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 5:55) Drew O'Connor: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 9:16) Quinn Hughes: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 9:31) Quinn Hughes: deflected, 13 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 9:32) Kirill Kaprizov: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 10:34) Kirill Kaprizov: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:50) Vladimir Tarasenko: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 11:59) Brock Faber: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 12:10) Linus Karlsson: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 13:46) Michael McCarron: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 15:00) Elias Pettersson: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 15:56) Curtis Douglas: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 16:37) Matt Boldy: wrist, 16 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 19:01) Joel Eriksson Ek: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 0:37) Jared Spurgeon: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 1:03) Mats Zuccarello: snap, 21 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 1:37) Pierre-Olivier Joseph: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 2:33) Vladimir Tarasenko: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 3:18) Brock Faber: wrist, 67 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 3:59) Marcus Pettersson: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 4:26) Brock Boeser: wrist, 59 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 4:34) Filip Hronek: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 6:22) Vladimir Tarasenko: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.22 (P3 6:50) Teddy Blueger: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 7:34) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 59 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 9:29) Zach Bogosian: snap, 60 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 9:50) Kirill Kaprizov: wrist, 69 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 10:03) Teddy Blueger: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 11:30) Teddy Blueger: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 11:44) Ty Mueller: tip-in, 32 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 12:00) Curtis Douglas: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 12:04) Matt Boldy: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 12:55) Elias Pettersson: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:21) Filip Hronek: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 14:07) Bobby Brink: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 14:36) Teddy Blueger: snap, 39 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 15:13) Marco Rossi: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 15:32) Marco Rossi: tip-in, 21 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 16:31) Marco Rossi: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 16:37) Filip Hronek: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 16:54) Aatu Räty: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.15 (P3 16:56) Filip Hronek: slap, 63 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 17:06) Ryan Hartman: wrist, 177 ft, xG 0.29 (P3 17:44) Filip Hronek: slap, 61 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 18:16) Brock Boeser: backhand, 13 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 18:30) Yakov Trenin: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 19:27) Yakov Trenin: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 19:28) Yakov Trenin: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 19:29) Matt Boldy: GOAL, wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 8:32) Tom Willander: GOAL, wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.36 (P1 16:00) Jake DeBrusk: GOAL, wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.40 (P1 16:42) Matt Boldy: GOAL, wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 0:23) Kirill Kaprizov: GOAL, snap, 25 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 6:08) Ryan Hartman: GOAL, tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 6:03) Ryan Hartman: GOAL, wrist, 138 ft, xG 0.43 (P3 18:52)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
6 Brock Boeser 000 -3 40.24 0019:46
40 Elias Pettersson 011 -2 50.17 2118:07
23 Marco Rossi 000 -3 60.14 1017:35
94 Linus Karlsson 000 -1 50.11 1017:09
73 Teddy Blueger 011 0 80.68 3016:51
18 Drew O'Connor 000 -2 40.08 0015:53
74 Jake DeBrusk 101 -2 60.66 1015:44
92 Liam Ohgren 000 -1 00.00 1015:19
63 Max Sasson 011 0 20.00 1013:30
54 Aatu Räty 000 -1 20.15 4012:03
39 Ty Mueller 000 0 10.02 1009:55
42 Curtis Douglas 000 0 30.06 0108:44
Defense
17 Filip Hronek 011 -3 70.15 0026:49
26 Marcus Pettersson 000 -1 20.09 1523:09
8 Zeev Buium 000 0 30.01 3123:01
5 Tom Willander 101 0 40.39 0222:48
25 Elias Pettersson 000 -2 20.00 1011:28
7 Pierre-Olivier Joseph 000 -1 10.02 2110:52
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Nikita Tolopilo 38434 .895 3.61 -0.39

Minnesota Wild

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
36 Mats Zuccarello 022 +2 50.30 0120:02
97 Kirill Kaprizov 112 +3 80.44 1019:45
38 Ryan Hartman 202 +2 71.01 0118:30
14 Joel Eriksson Ek 011 +2 20.19 3015:56
12 Matt Boldy 213 +3 90.65 0215:45
91 Vladimir Tarasenko 000 -1 40.52 1114:44
10 Bobby Brink 000 0 20.08 2113:09
17 Marcus Foligno 000 0 00.00 4113:06
22 Danila Yurov 000 0 30.13 1212:53
47 Michael McCarron 000 0 20.08 1112:43
13 Yakov Trenin 000 0 50.32 0011:57
90 Marcus Johansson 011 +2 10.04 0011:13
Defense
43 Quinn Hughes 011 +4 50.34 0224:48
7 Brock Faber 000 +3 40.07 2023:08
55 Jake Middleton 000 +1 10.00 0218:54
46 Jared Spurgeon 000 -1 20.09 0117:22
25 Jonas Brodin 000 -1 30.04 0216:30
24 Zach Bogosian 000 +2 20.04 1316:17
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Filip Gustavsson 33231 .939 2.96 +0.96

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Vancouver Canucks

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
53 Teddy Blueger C +1.04 +0.70 +0.44 -0.12 0.00 +0.02 0.00 — 16:51
63 Max Sasson C +0.43 +0.55 0.00 -0.09 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 13:30
74 Jake DeBrusk L +0.38 +0.75 +0.43 -0.79 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 — 15:44
5 Tom Willander D +0.04 +0.75 +0.25 -1.07 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 22:48
40 Elias Pettersson C +0.02 +0.55 +0.11 -0.72 0.00 +0.04 +0.05 — 18:07
42 Curtis Douglas C -0.07 0.00 +0.04 -0.33 +0.15 0.00 +0.07 — 8:44
17 Filip Hronek D -0.18 +0.70 +0.10 -0.93 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 26:49
54 Aatu Räty C -0.21 0.00 +0.10 -0.39 0.00 +0.08 0.00 — 12:03
24 Zeev Buium D -0.27 0.00 +0.01 -0.33 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 23:01
94 Linus Karlsson C -0.35 0.00 +0.07 -0.38 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 17:09
39 Ty Mueller C -0.37 0.00 +0.01 -0.36 0.00 -0.02 0.00 — 9:55
60 Nikita Tolopilo G -0.39 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -0.39 57:17
29 Marcus Pettersson D -0.64 0.00 +0.06 -0.93 0.00 0.00 +0.23 — 23:09
7 Pierre-Olivier Joseph D -0.85 0.00 +0.02 -0.76 -0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 10:52
92 Liam Ohgren L -0.85 0.00 0.00 -0.96 +0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 15:19
6 Brock Boeser R -0.96 0.00 +0.15 -1.10 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 19:46
93 Marco Rossi C -1.00 0.00 +0.09 -1.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:35
25 Elias Pettersson D -1.03 0.00 0.00 -0.99 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 11:28
18 Drew O'Connor L -1.36 0.00 +0.05 -1.22 -0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 15:53

Minnesota Wild

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
38 Ryan Hartman R +3.57 +1.50 +0.66 +1.39 0.00 -0.01 +0.03 — 18:30
12 Matt Boldy L +3.21 +2.05 +0.42 +0.65 0.00 -0.01 +0.10 — 15:45
97 Kirill Kaprizov L +3.15 +1.45 +0.28 +1.31 +0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 19:45
36 Mats Zuccarello R +2.74 +1.40 +0.19 +1.12 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 20:02
43 Quinn Hughes D +2.23 +0.55 +0.22 +1.38 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 24:48
7 Brock Faber D +1.30 0.00 +0.04 +1.31 0.00 0.00 -0.06 — 23:08
90 Marcus Johansson L +1.20 +0.70 +0.03 +0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 11:13
14 Joel Eriksson Ek C +1.15 +0.55 +0.12 +0.69 -0.15 -0.06 0.00 — 15:56
46 Jared Spurgeon D +1.05 0.00 +0.06 +0.94 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:22
32 Filip Gustavsson G +0.96 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.96 60:00
5 Jake Middleton D +0.80 0.00 0.00 +0.72 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 18:54
91 Vladimir Tarasenko R +0.77 0.00 +0.34 +0.40 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 14:44
10 Bobby Brink R +0.68 0.00 +0.05 +0.59 0.00 +0.01 +0.03 — 13:09
24 Zach Bogosian D +0.64 0.00 +0.03 +0.53 0.00 0.00 +0.09 — 16:17
47 Michael McCarron C +0.48 0.00 +0.05 +0.40 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 12:43
25 Jonas Brodin D +0.41 0.00 +0.02 +0.34 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 16:30
13 Yakov Trenin C +0.37 0.00 +0.21 +0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 11:57
17 Marcus Foligno L +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.15 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 13:06
22 Danila Yurov R +0.16 0.00 +0.08 +0.03 0.00 -0.04 +0.08 — 12:53

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.