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Sat, Feb 4, 2012·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

San Jose Sharks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 66% of the time.

PHX winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS011213111335
PHX0103628524

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:44SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Ryane Clowe, Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.34 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:16PHXRaffi TorresAssists: Michal Rozsival, Daymond Langkow · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:29PHXLauri KorpikoskiAssists: Shane Doan, Boyd Gordon · Slap, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:26SJSJamie McGinnPPAssists: Brent Burns, Ryane Clowe · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:13PHXMartin HanzalAssists: Ray Whitney, Radim Vrbata · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 8:03PHXLauri KorpikoskiGWGAssists: Boyd Gordon, Shane Doan · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:27SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Ryane Clowe, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:59PHXRadim VrbataENAssists: Ray Whitney, Martin Hanzal · Wrist, 0.73 xG3–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 17:37SJSBrent Burns: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 11:05PHXAdrian Aucoin: Roughing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 15:16SJSPatrick Marleau: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 1:12PHXRostislav Klesla: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 11:14SJSJoe Pavelski: Holding2 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 SOG0PHX
45% to win55% to win
← SJS attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gordon won the faceoff against Couture
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSPHX
35Shots on goal24
2.5Expected goals3.4
60Shot attempts58
24Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
19Hits38
14Blocked shots14
2Giveaways6
3Takeaways2

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. bestMarleau – Clowe – Couture12:07

    xG 0.74–0.23 (76%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Handzus – Mitchell – McGinn7:01

    xG 0.66–0.21 (76%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  3. Thornton – Pavelski – Desjardins11:36

    xG 0.48–0.37 (56%)attempts 14–9goals 0–1

  4. Winchester – McCarthy – Ferriero4:55

    xG 0.01–0.18 (3%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWhite – Braun8:13

    xG 1.03–0.16 (87%)attempts 15–5goals 1–1

  2. Vlasic – Braun2:12

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Vlasic15:21

    xG 0.67–0.73 (48%)attempts 14–17goals 0–1

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Gordon – Korpikoski13:15

    xG 0.62–0.31 (67%)attempts 12–9goals 2–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal14:44

    xG 0.63–0.58 (52%)attempts 19–20goals 1–0

  3. Langkow – Torres – Boedker9:34

    xG 0.31–0.26 (54%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  4. Pyatt – Chipchura – Brule5:43

    xG 0.03–0.49 (6%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlesla – Ekman-Larsson14:38

    xG 0.67–0.61 (53%)attempts 16–19goals 1–0

  2. Aucoin – Yandle15:21

    xG 0.59–0.85 (41%)attempts 16–15goals 1–1

  3. Morris – Rozsival13:53

    xG 0.30–0.59 (34%)attempts 11–17goals 2–0

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.

PHX 3.4 xGSJS 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 71/100 · #331 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 66% of the time.

PHX winsSJS wins

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

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