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Sat, Feb 23, 2013·American Airlines Center, Dallas

San Jose Sharks 1, Dallas Stars 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 68% of the time.

DAL winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS01208112132
DAL0141727328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 19:02DALJaromir JagrPPAssists: Jamie Benn, Loui Eriksson · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–1
  2. P3 0:30DALMichael RyderPPGWGAssists: Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P3 2:19SJSPatrick MarleauPPAssists: Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.39 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:49DALJamie BennAssists: Alex Goligoski, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–3
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 10:54SJSPatrick Marleau: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:52SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Delaying game2 min
  3. P1 18:50SJSBrad Stuart: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 0:34DALJordie Benn: Holding2 min
  5. P2 3:37DALPhilip Larsen: Delaying game2 min
  6. P2 5:06SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 5:25DALJaromir Jagr: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 8:21DALJamie Benn: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 8:21SJSJoe Thornton: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 17:22SJSDan Boyle: High sticking2 min · PPG
  11. P2 18:09DALBrenden Morrow: Cross checking2 min
  12. P2 18:09SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Cross checking2 min
  13. P2 19:02SJSDouglas Murray: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  14. P3 1:13DALEric Nystrom: Interference2 min · PPG
  15. P3 2:17DALStephane Robidas: Hooking2 min
  16. P3 6:09DALBrenden Dillon: Interference2 min
  17. P3 9:07SJSJoe Thornton: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  18. P3 15:01DALPhilip Larsen: Boarding2 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 SOG0DAL
43% to win57% to win
← SJS attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Benn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSDAL
32Shots on goal28
2.6Expected goals3.7
59Shot attempts60
34Faceoffs won33
7Power plays6
21Penalty minutes21
8Hits29
14Blocked shots7
5Giveaways9
7Takeaways6

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. bestThornton – Havlat – Couture9:45

    xG 0.44–0.12 (78%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Marleau – Gomez – Pavelski8:08

    xG 0.17–0.25 (40%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Burish – Kennedy – Desjardins4:58

    xG 0.20–0.52 (28%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Handzus – Sheppard – Wingels5:58

    xG 0.19–0.58 (25%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Murray2:27

    xG 0.28–0.01 (96%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Boyle – Vlasic10:32

    xG 0.28–0.07 (79%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Murray3:38

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRoy – Eriksson – Smith5:56

    xG 0.59–0.26 (70%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Morrow – Benn8:00

    xG 0.44–0.14 (76%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  3. Ryder – Roussel – Eakin4:56

    xG 0.19–0.20 (49%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Fiddler – Nystrom – Garbutt5:48

    xG 0.11–0.14 (44%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Benn4:40

    xG 0.67–0.01 (99%)attempts 9–2goals 1–0

  2. Larsen – Benn5:03

    xG 0.38–0.01 (98%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Robidas – Dillon12:55

    xG 0.47–0.46 (50%)attempts 16–12goals 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.

DAL 3.7 xGSJS 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 37/100 · #479 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.28 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 68% of the time.

DAL winsSJS wins

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

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