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Sun, Feb 19, 2012·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

San Jose Sharks 2, Detroit Red Wings 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 52% of the time.

DET winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS0611918233
DET1818112328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:30DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Jonathan Ericsson, Valtteri Filppula · Backhand, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:40DETDrew MillerAssists: Justin Abdelkader · Wrist, 0.48 xG0–2
  3. P2 14:33SJSLogan CouturePPAssists: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski · Deflected, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 7:01DETDarren HelmGWGAssists: Drew Miller · Slap, 0.05 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:16SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 14:48SJSBrent Burns: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 19:53DETTodd Bertuzzi: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  3. P2 7:04SJSLogan Couture: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 8:29DETJohan Franzen: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 11:17DETJohan Franzen: Boarding2 min
  6. P2 13:48DETJonathan Ericsson: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 1:37SJSJason Demers: Interference2 min
  8. P3 14:54SJSRyane Clowe: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 14:54DETJustin Abdelkader: Fighting5 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 SOG0DET
45% to win55% to win
← SJS attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSDET
33Shots on goal28
2.5Expected goals2.6
57Shot attempts40
29Faceoffs won34
4Power plays3
11Penalty minutes13
18Hits20
8Blocked shots12
7Giveaways14
1Takeaways6

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 – Couture8:58

    xG 0.48–0.27 (64%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

  2. Winchester – Mitchell – Desjardins3:29

    xG 0.14–0.00 (97%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Marleau – Pavelski2:42

    xG 0.22–0.19 (53%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  4. Handzus – Moore – McGinn7:18

    xG 0.03–0.02 (65%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBraun – Demers8:23

    xG 0.29–0.01 (98%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. White – Boyle6:40

    xG 0.20–0.07 (73%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  3. Burns – Vlasic10:57

    xG 0.43–0.32 (57%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestBertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen11:15

    xG 0.66–0.27 (71%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Helm8:09

    xG 0.24–0.06 (80%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  3. Holmstrom – Emmerton – Mursak3:35

    xG 0.02–0.14 (13%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Zetterberg – Filppula – Hudler10:55

    xG 0.27–0.51 (35%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – White14:46

    xG 0.88–0.45 (66%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  2. Ericsson – Kindl12:42

    xG 0.22–0.23 (49%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  3. Stuart – Kronwall13:50

    xG 0.33–0.56 (37%)attempts 10–15goals 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.

DET 2.6 xGSJS 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 32/100 · #806 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.10 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 52% of the time.

DET winsSJS wins

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

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