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Sat, Oct 30, 2010·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Anaheim Ducks 2, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 72% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA0407213224
SJS21632203541

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 0:36SJSDany HeatleyAssists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · Backhand, 0.38 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:45SJSLogan CouturePPAssists: Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:08SJSDany HeatleyPPGWGAssists: Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton · Slap, 0.24 xG0–3
  4. P2 12:32SJSNiclas WallinAssists: Scott Nichol, Ryane Clowe · Deflected, 0.21 xG0–4
  5. P2 15:17SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Dan Boyle · Snap, 0.05 xG0–5
  6. P3 4:20ANARyan GetzlafPPAssists: Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne · Slap, 0.16 xG1–5
  7. P3 11:18ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Teemu Selanne, Ryan Getzlaf · Slap, 0.16 xG2–5
Penalties (21)
  1. P1 2:23ANAGeorge Parros: Fighting5 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:23SJSFrazer McLaren: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 3:22ANADanny Syvret: Interference2 min
  4. P1 5:52ANAJason Blake: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P1 7:01ANASheldon Brookbank: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 7:01SJSRyane Clowe: Fighting5 min
  7. P1 14:10ANADanny Syvret: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 1:18ANACorey Perry: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  9. P2 2:10SJSJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 2:10ANAAaron Voros: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 2:10SJSScott Nichol: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 2:10ANAKyle Chipchura: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 16:59ANAPaul Mara: Holding2 min
  14. P2 17:46ANARyan Carter: High sticking2 min
  15. P3 4:08SJSJason Demers: Interference2 min · PPG
  16. P3 5:16SJSScott Nichol: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 5:16ANARyan Carter: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 10:11SJSDouglas Murray: Fighting5 min · PPG
  19. P3 10:11ANAAaron Voros: Fighting5 min
  20. P3 10:22SJSNiclas Wallin: Boarding2 min
  21. P3 17:13SJSLogan Couture: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
47% to win53% to win
← ANA attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pavelski won the faceoff against Koivu
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANASJS
24Shots on goal41
2.8Expected goals4.3
54Shot attempts70
33Faceoffs won25
3Power plays6
42Penalty minutes36
24Hits18
15Blocked shots19
5Giveaways14
6Takeaways9

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Ryan7:03

    xG 0.25–0.02 (93%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Marchant – Green – Carter3:21

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  3. Marchant – Parros – Chipchura2:16

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Selanne – Ryan – Carter2:48

    xG 0.06–0.09 (42%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLydman – Visnovsky13:27

    xG 0.58–0.16 (78%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  2. Brookbank – Syvret8:44

    xG 0.14–0.01 (92%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Lilja – Brookbank2:06

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestNichol – Clowe – Setoguchi2:04

    xG 0.33–0.00 (99%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Clowe – Pavelski – Mitchell5:23

    xG 0.22–0.06 (78%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Marleau – Heatley11:50

    xG 0.65–0.49 (57%)attempts 14–12goals 2–0

  4. Clowe – Pavelski – Setoguchi3:49

    xG 0.29–0.19 (61%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Murray12:40

    xG 0.66–0.36 (65%)attempts 12–10goals 2–0

  2. Wallin – Vlasic11:55

    xG 0.42–0.24 (64%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Huskins – Demers13:22

    xG 0.19–0.13 (58%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

SJS 4.3 xGANA 2.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 60/100 · #469 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 72% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

Simulated goal difference (SJS − ANA), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).