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Thu, Jan 24, 2013·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Phoenix Coyotes 3, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 78% of the time.

SJS winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX09113213335
SJS11502418535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:22SJSLogan CouturePPAssists: Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton · Tip-in, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:11PHXSteve SullivanPPAssists: Radim Vrbata, Mikkel Boedker · Slap, 0.22 xG1–1
  3. P3 5:01PHXAntoine VermettePPAssists: Steve Sullivan, Derek Morris · Slap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:28PHXLauri KorpikoskiAssists: Boyd Gordon, David Moss · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:15SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Joe Thornton, Matt Irwin · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 13:06SJSMartin HavlatAssists: Ryane Clowe, Logan Couture · Backhand, 0.13 xG3–3
  7. P3 18:07SJSPatrick MarleauGWGAssists: Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:57SJSJoe ThorntonENAssists: Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.73 xG3–5
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 4:42PHXMichael Stone: Holding2 min
  2. P1 5:21PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 16:34SJSJames Sheppard: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:17PHXDerek Morris: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 4:16SJSTJ Galiardi: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  6. P2 5:22SJSAndrew Desjardins: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 11:54PHXZbynek Michalek: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 19:58SJSMartin Havlat: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 0:51PHXSteve Sullivan: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P3 0:51PHXSteve Sullivan: Interference2 min
  11. P3 3:09SJSJoe Thornton: Hooking2 min · PPG
  12. P3 19:01PHXKeith Yandle: Hooking2 min · PPG

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
43% to win57% to win
← PHX attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Handzus won the faceoff against Gordon
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXSJS
35Shots on goal35
3.1Expected goals5.2
77Shot attempts68
26Faceoffs won36
6Power plays7
14Penalty minutes12
17Hits25
18Blocked shots25
2Giveaways11
7Takeaways9

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. bestMoss – Gordon – Korpikoski8:32

    xG 0.42–0.10 (80%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  2. Bissonnette – Bolduc – Chipchura2:28

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Vrbata – Lombardi – Boedker5:06

    xG 0.06–0.12 (33%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Vrbata – Chipchura – Boedker4:26

    xG 0.06–0.16 (27%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Morris – Yandle13:43

    xG 0.65–0.78 (45%)attempts 18–11goals 0–0

  2. Schlemko – Stone9:41

    xG 0.15–0.51 (23%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

  3. Michalek – Ekman-Larsson14:25

    xG 0.34–0.71 (33%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Marleau – Pavelski9:32

    xG 1.09–0.20 (84%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Havlat – Clowe – Couture9:46

    xG 0.87–0.05 (95%)attempts 14–5goals 1–0

  3. Burish – Desjardins – Sheppard3:09

    xG 0.10–0.09 (52%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Handzus – Galiardi – Wingels9:26

    xG 0.05–0.66 (7%)attempts 5–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Irwin12:00

    xG 1.02–0.17 (86%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0

  2. Stuart – Vlasic12:24

    xG 1.14–0.40 (74%)attempts 16–11goals 2–0

  3. Boyle – Murray3:11

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 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.

SJS 5.2 xGPHX 3.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 95/100 · #43 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.49 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +45 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 78% of the time.

SJS winsPHX wins

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

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