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Thu, Mar 10, 2011·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 5, San Jose Sharks 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 77% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
VAN2121917001528
SJS06219214090448

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:25VANAlexandre BurrowsAssists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:26VANSami SaloPPAssists: Dan Hamhuis, Manny Malhotra · Slap, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:57SJSDevin SetoguchiAssists: Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:04SJSRyane CloweAssists: Logan Couture, Ian White · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:38VANMason RaymondAssists: Mikael Samuelsson, Ryan Kesler · Wrist, 0.42 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:47SJSTorrey MitchellAssists: Kyle Wellwood, Ian White · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. P3 18:11VANDaniel SedinPPAssists: Henrik Sedin, Christian Ehrhoff · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:39SJSRyane ClowePPAssists: Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley · Tip-in, 0.31 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. SJS Ryane Clowe stopped
  2. 2. VAN Mason Raymond stopped
  3. 3. SJS Kyle Wellwood stopped
  4. 4. VAN Alexandre Burrows scored
  5. 5. SJS Joe Pavelski stopped
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 1:00VANChristian Ehrhoff: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 5:33SJSJoe Pavelski: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 17:11SJSDany Heatley: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 2:26SJSBen Eager: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 9:33VANRaffi Torres: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 10:47SJSDevin Setoguchi: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 10:47VANKeith Ballard: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 16:25VANRyan Kesler: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 16:25SJSNiclas Wallin: Hooking2 min
  10. P2 17:29VANChristian Ehrhoff: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 1:57SJSNiclas Wallin: Cross checking2 min
  12. P3 5:32VANHenrik Sedin: Holding2 min
  13. P3 8:20SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Slashing2 min
  14. P3 12:01VANAaron Rome: Interference2 min
  15. P3 17:58SJSDouglas Murray: High sticking2 min · PPG
  16. P3 19:25VANAlexandre Burrows: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  17. OT 0:49VANRyan Kesler: High sticking2 min
  18. OT 5:00VANAlexandre Burrows: Roughing2 min
  19. OT 5:00SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANSJS
28Shots on goal48
3.8Expected goals5.9
57Shot attempts78
33Faceoffs won34
6Power plays7
20Penalty minutes18
21Hits22
13Blocked shots15
13Giveaways17
4Takeaways6

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSamuelsson – Kesler – Raymond5:16

    xG 0.69–0.16 (81%)attempts 11–2goals 1–1

  2. Higgins – Lapierre – Glass4:38

    xG 0.14–0.03 (84%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Malhotra – Torres – Hansen8:13

    xG 0.27–0.51 (34%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows8:14

    xG 0.26–0.76 (26%)attempts 6–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalo – Rome6:03

    xG 0.73–0.33 (69%)attempts 11–5goals 2–1

  2. Rome – Tanev2:00

    xG 0.19–0.16 (55%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Ballard – Tanev7:26

    xG 0.38–0.50 (43%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Marleau – Setoguchi10:21

    xG 0.90–0.14 (87%)attempts 16–4goals 1–0

  2. Mayers – Eager – Desjardins3:41

    xG 0.36–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Heatley – Clowe – Couture8:53

    xG 0.82–0.82 (50%)attempts 13–13goals 1–2

  4. Wellwood – Pavelski – Mitchell8:04

    xG 0.20–0.34 (37%)attempts 2–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Demers10:29

    xG 0.90–0.17 (84%)attempts 14–3goals 2–0

  2. Murray – Braun11:49

    xG 0.60–0.48 (56%)attempts 7–15goals 0–1

  3. Wallin – White11:09

    xG 0.41–0.70 (37%)attempts 11–12goals 1–1

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.

SJS 5.9 xGVAN 3.8 xG
0123456P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #20 of 1230 this seasonSwing 3.28 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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 77% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

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

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