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Tue, Nov 30, 2010·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Detroit Red Wings 5, San Jose Sharks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 53% of the time.

SJS winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET2921317529
SJS1151617328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:50DETDaniel ClearyPPAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Valtteri Filppula · Deflected, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:01DETPavel DatsyukAssists: Brian Rafalski, Henrik Zetterberg · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P1 9:35SJSDany HeatleyPPAssists: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:58DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Brian Rafalski, Pavel Datsyuk · Slap, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P2 4:52SJSBenn FerrieroAssists: Jamie McGinn, Derek Joslin · Backhand, 0.23 xG3–2
  6. P2 19:49DETPatrick EavesGWGAssists: Daniel Cleary, Niklas Kronwall · Tip-in, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 7:55DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Pavel Datsyuk · Snap, 0.07 xG5–2
  8. P3 17:28SJSRyane CloweAssists: Justin Braun, Torrey Mitchell · Wrist, 0.39 xG5–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:36SJSJamal Mayers: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 8:19DETTomas Holmstrom: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 0:54SJSLogan Couture: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 8:50DETTomas Holmstrom: Holding2 min
  5. P3 13:01SJSScott Nichol: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 13:01SJSScott Nichol: Roughing2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETSJS
29Shots on goal28
2.8Expected goals2.7
56Shot attempts52
27Faceoffs won26
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
12Hits22
14Blocked shots12
8Giveaways17
5Takeaways13

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestHolmstrom – Datsyuk – Zetterberg5:55

    xG 0.52–0.04 (93%)attempts 12–1goals 2–0

  2. Hudler – Miller – Abdelkader2:43

    xG 0.31–0.07 (82%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Holmstrom – Eaves – Helm2:57

    xG 0.25–0.07 (79%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Cleary – Datsyuk – Zetterberg7:13

    xG 0.24–0.25 (49%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRafalski – Ericsson14:22

    xG 1.04–0.26 (80%)attempts 21–4goals 1–0

  2. Salei – Kronwall15:18

    xG 0.75–0.88 (46%)attempts 13–13goals 2–1

  3. Lidstrom – Stuart14:08

    xG 0.24–0.61 (29%)attempts 12–21goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Heatley – Clowe11:35

    xG 0.69–0.12 (85%)attempts 18–7goals 0–0

  2. Mitchell – McGinn – Ferriero7:46

    xG 0.59–0.26 (70%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Thornton – Marleau – Heatley3:05

    xG 0.09–0.08 (54%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Mayers – Nichol – McCarthy4:27

    xG 0.07–0.27 (21%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun8:17

    xG 0.91–0.28 (76%)attempts 12–7goals 1–2

  2. Murray – Joslin2:18

    xG 0.63–0.08 (88%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Boyle – Vlasic8:35

    xG 0.10–0.22 (31%)attempts 5–9goals 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 2.7 xGDET 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 66/100 · #398 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.17 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 53% of the time.

SJS winsDET wins

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

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