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Sat, Nov 27, 2010·Rexall Place, Edmonton

San Jose Sharks 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 55% of the time.

EDM winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS1521416425
EDM1903213325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:10SJSBenn FerrieroAssists: Logan Couture, Justin Braun · Backhand, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 3:55EDMSam GagnerPPAssists: Dustin Penner · Wrist, 0.56 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:06SJSDany HeatleyPPAssists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · Slap, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:04SJSDany HeatleyAssists: Justin Braun, Joe Thornton · Deflected, 0.24 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:02SJSJoe PavelskiGWGAssists: Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley · Snap, 0.15 xG4–1
  6. P3 12:39EDMShawn HorcoffAssists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Whitney · Snap, 0.29 xG4–2
  7. P3 13:36EDMJim VandermeerAssists: Sam Gagner · Slap, 0.03 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:43SJSJohn McCarthy: Roughing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:43EDMColin Fraser: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 3:27SJSDouglas Murray: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 0:42EDMTaylor Hall: Boarding2 min · PPG
  5. P2 3:31EDMRyan Jones: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 14:08SJSTommy Wingels: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P3 9:32EDMKurtis Foster: Hooking2 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 SOG0EDM
47% to win53% to win
← SJS attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horcoff won the faceoff against Thornton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSEDM
25Shots on goal25
3.2Expected goals2.9
53Shot attempts52
26Faceoffs won23
3Power plays2
6Penalty minutes8
12Hits20
18Blocked shots17
7Giveaways19
10Takeaways9

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. bestPavelski – Mitchell – McGinn11:53

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

  2. Thornton – Marleau – Heatley13:22

    xG 0.63–0.46 (58%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  3. Clowe – Ferriero – Couture9:15

    xG 0.81–0.70 (53%)attempts 11–10goals 1–1

  4. Mayers – McCarthy – Wingels6:16

    xG 0.07–0.10 (42%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun16:57

    xG 1.39–0.40 (78%)attempts 18–14goals 2–0

  2. Boyle – Murray20:13

    xG 0.68–0.69 (50%)attempts 18–17goals 1–2

  3. Huskins – Vlasic5:01

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHorcoff – Eberle – Hall15:00

    xG 0.98–0.36 (73%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Jones – Gagner – Paajarvi9:33

    xG 0.32–0.29 (52%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  3. Jacques – Fraser – Stortini6:57

    xG 0.16–0.31 (34%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

  4. Penner – Brule – Cogliano11:24

    xG 0.12–0.98 (11%)attempts 7–18goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFoster – Whitney2:04

    xG 0.35–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Gilbert – Peckham14:04

    xG 0.71–0.44 (62%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Gilbert – Whitney2:09

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 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.

EDM 2.9 xGSJS 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #355 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.19 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 55% of the time.

EDM winsSJS wins

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

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