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Sat, Oct 8, 2011·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Phoenix Coyotes 3, San Jose Sharks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 93% of the time.

SJS winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX04114211329
SJS219419014652

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:01SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Patrick Marleau, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:23SJSMichal HandzusAssists: Torrey Mitchell, Jason Demers · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:33SJSRyane ClowePPAssists: Logan Couture, Tommy Wingels · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P2 8:33SJSAndrew DesjardinsGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–4
  5. P2 12:16PHXShane DoanPPAssists: Radim Vrbata, Keith Yandle · Slap, 0.07 xG1–4
  6. P2 16:54SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Dan Boyle, Patrick Marleau · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–5
  7. P2 18:42SJSAndrew DesjardinsAssists: Brad Winchester · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–6
  8. P3 4:56PHXOliver Ekman-LarssonPPAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Daymond Langkow · Slap, 0.06 xG2–6
  9. P3 10:25PHXShane DoanPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Ray Whitney · Slap, 0.15 xG3–6
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 3:47PHXTaylor Pyatt: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:10PHXDerek Morris: Holding2 min
  3. P2 2:39SJSLogan Couture: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 6:25PHXDerek Morris: Boarding2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:04SJSPatrick Marleau: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 11:39SJSDouglas Murray: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  7. P2 15:34PHXRostislav Klesla: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:09SJSJoe Thornton: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  9. P3 9:00SJSTommy Wingels: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P3 9:41SJSAndrew Desjardins: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 12:22PHXAdrian Aucoin: Holding2 min
  12. P3 17:17PHXShane Doan: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 17:17SJSRyane Clowe: Boarding2 min
  14. P3 17:17SJSRyane Clowe: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 19:25PHXKeith Yandle: Tripping2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
45% to win55% to win
← PHX attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Handzus won the faceoff against Hanzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXSJS
29Shots on goal52
2.2Expected goals5.9
54Shot attempts91
36Faceoffs won35
7Power plays6
14Penalty minutes16
33Hits15
20Blocked shots19
4Giveaways14
7Takeaways8

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Torres – Gordon – Korpikoski3:19

    xG 0.06–0.01 (82%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Gordon – Bissonnette – Chipchura3:47

    xG 0.06–0.17 (25%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Whitney – Langkow – Doan11:01

    xG 0.31–0.55 (36%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  4. Pyatt – Vrbata – Hanzal10:52

    xG 0.43–0.88 (33%)attempts 14–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestAucoin – Ekman-Larsson9:48

    xG 0.49–0.32 (61%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Rozsival – Klesla2:16

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  3. Aucoin – Klesla7:53

    xG 0.25–0.51 (33%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHandzus – Mitchell – McGinn10:29

    xG 1.01–0.17 (85%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0

  2. Thornton – Marleau – Pavelski9:43

    xG 0.55–0.21 (72%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  3. Winchester – Murray – Desjardins7:05

    xG 0.55–0.23 (71%)attempts 14–8goals 2–0

  4. Clowe – Couture – Wingels10:43

    xG 0.49–0.39 (56%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Vlasic10:56

    xG 0.94–0.35 (73%)attempts 20–9goals 0–0

  2. White – Demers10:54

    xG 0.68–0.24 (74%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  3. Boyle – Murray11:25

    xG 0.59–0.21 (74%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

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 5.9 xGPHX 2.2 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 62/100 · #433 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +13 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 93% of the time.

SJS winsPHX wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).