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Thu, Nov 18, 2010·American Airlines Center, Dallas

San Jose Sharks 4, Dallas Stars 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 54% of the time.

DAL winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SJS11521111201439
DAL21401221213541

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:15DALBrad RichardsAssists: James Neal, Loui Eriksson · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:30DALJames NealPPAssists: Brad Richards, Stephane Robidas · Tip-in, 0.17 xG0–2
  3. P1 18:41SJSScott NicholAssists: Jason Demers, Dany Heatley · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:21SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Dan Boyle, Ryane Clowe · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:37SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Ryane Clowe · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:27SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Jamie McGinn, Devin Setoguchi · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 17:25DALJames NealAssists: Brad Richards, Loui Eriksson · Deflected, 0.19 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:54DALMike RibeiroAssists: Brenden Morrow, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.20 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:52DALMike RibeiroGWGAssists: Brenden Morrow · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–5
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 7:16SJSDerek Joslin: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:51DALMark Fistric: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:51SJSMike Moore: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 8:28DALAdam Burish: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P1 12:04DALBrenden Morrow: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 0:19SJSDevin Setoguchi: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 0:19DALJamie Benn: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 0:19DALSteve Ott: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 5:40SJSLogan Couture: Hooking2 min
  10. P2 11:56SJSJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 11:56DALKrys Barch: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 14:14DALBrad Richards: Misconduct10 min
  13. P2 14:14SJSTorrey Mitchell: Misconduct10 min
  14. P2 15:50SJSJoe Pavelski: Hooking2 min
  15. P2 18:37DALJames Neal: High sticking double minor4 min
  16. P3 18:18SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Interference2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
47% to win53% to win
← SJS attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Benn won the faceoff against Thornton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSDAL
39Shots on goal41
3.3Expected goals3.5
71Shot attempts62
49Faceoffs won28
5Power plays4
33Penalty minutes35
23Hits31
11Blocked shots11
4Giveaways14
5Takeaways11

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestClowe – Pavelski – Couture7:06

    xG 0.57–0.27 (68%)attempts 12–4goals 2–2

  2. Mayers – Clowe – Couture2:19

    xG 0.11–0.03 (77%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Mitchell – McGinn2:18

    xG 0.00–0.00 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Mayers – Nichol – McLaren3:26

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Demers14:40

    xG 1.06–0.98 (52%)attempts 21–20goals 1–2

  2. Boyle – Huskins2:53

    xG 0.22–0.22 (51%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  3. Boyle – Vlasic2:21

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Eriksson – Neal10:37

    xG 0.99–0.27 (78%)attempts 16–8goals 2–1

  2. Morrow – Ribeiro – Benn3:01

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  3. Barch – Petersen – Wandell3:22

    xG 0.17–0.10 (61%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Ott – Burish – Wandell2:06

    xG 0.00–0.11 (2%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Grossmann13:32

    xG 0.60–0.36 (62%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  2. Robidas – Niskanen3:46

    xG 0.17–0.02 (91%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Skrastins – Niskanen7:07

    xG 0.31–0.21 (60%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

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.

DAL 3.5 xGSJS 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #26 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.64 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +41 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 54% of the time.

DAL winsSJS wins

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

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