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Sun, Feb 13, 2011·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

San Jose Sharks 2, Florida Panthers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 58% of the time.

FLA winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS11001119230
FLA0417211322

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:57SJSKent HuskinsAssists: Joe Pavelski, Torrey Mitchell · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 19:31FLAMike SantorelliAssists: Cory Stillman, Keaton Ellerby · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:02SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Dany Heatley, Torrey Mitchell · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:36FLAChris HigginsAssists: Marty Reasoner, Dennis Wideman · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 17:59FLAJason GarrisonGWGAssists: Marty Reasoner, Chris Higgins · Slap, 0.05 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P2 1:50SJSTorrey Mitchell: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 7:19SJSDouglas Murray: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 12:51SJSJoe Pavelski: Holding2 min
  4. P2 18:13SJSJamal Mayers: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 18:13SJSJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 18:13FLABryan Allen: Instigator2 min
  7. P2 18:13FLABryan Allen: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 18:13FLABryan Allen: Misconduct10 min
  9. P3 2:16FLAMike Weaver: 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 SOG0FLA
47% to win53% to win
← SJS attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Reasoner won the faceoff against Thornton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSFLA
30Shots on goal22
2.5Expected goals2.1
68Shot attempts45
29Faceoffs won24
1Power plays3
13Penalty minutes19
29Hits36
11Blocked shots23
0Giveaways7
8Takeaways6

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. bestHeatley – Pavelski – Mitchell12:15

    xG 0.49–0.08 (87%)attempts 15–5goals 2–0

  2. Mayers – Nichol – Eager5:17

    xG 0.47–0.18 (73%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Wellwood – Clowe – Couture13:04

    xG 0.35–0.08 (81%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – Marleau – Setoguchi12:13

    xG 0.66–0.39 (63%)attempts 20–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Murray17:40

    xG 1.23–0.17 (88%)attempts 28–12goals 0–1

  2. Huskins – Vlasic14:12

    xG 0.26–0.11 (70%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  3. Wallin – Demers12:54

    xG 0.29–0.87 (25%)attempts 10–13goals 0–2

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestStillman – Weiss – Skille3:25

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Reasoner – Higgins – Olesz4:13

    xG 0.28–0.26 (52%)attempts 8–4goals 2–1

  3. Olesz – Booth – Santorelli2:06

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Hordichuk – Bernier – Timmins4:11

    xG 0.06–0.07 (48%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeaver – Ellerby3:19

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Garrison4:33

    xG 0.08–0.13 (38%)attempts 4–6goals 1–0

  3. Allen – Callahan6:51

    xG 0.00–0.10 (3%)attempts 1–8goals 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.

FLA 2.1 xGSJS 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLASJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 70/100 · #336 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.93 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +44 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 58% of the time.

FLA winsSJS wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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