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Mon, Mar 18, 2013·Honda Center, Anaheim

San Jose Sharks 3, Anaheim Ducks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 56% of the time.

ANA winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS19110116335
ANA1731516528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:06ANAFrancois BeaucheminAssists: David Steckel, Kyle Palmieri · Slap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:02SJSJason DemersAssists: TJ Galiardi, Scott Gomez · Slap, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:09ANAPeter HollandAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:43ANAEmerson EtemAssists: Daniel Winnik, Bryan Allen · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:55ANARyan GetzlafSHGWGAssists: Emerson Etem · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P2 19:31SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Martin Havlat, Douglas Murray · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P3 6:48SJSMatt IrwinAssists: Brent Burns · Slap, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:14ANAFrancois BeaucheminENAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Daniel Winnik · Wrist, 0.74 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:20SJSAndrew Desjardins: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:20ANASheldon Souray: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 5:53SJSMichal Handzus: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 12:15ANAMatt Beleskey: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 19:54ANASaku Koivu: Interference2 min
  6. P3 19:53ANABryan Allen: 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
43% to win57% to win
← SJS attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Getzlaf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSANA
35Shots on goal28
2.6Expected goals2.8
67Shot attempts44
23Faceoffs won35
3Power plays1
7Penalty minutes11
20Hits24
8Blocked shots16
6Giveaways9
4Takeaways4

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. bestGomez – Galiardi – Wingels13:57

    xG 0.62–0.13 (83%)attempts 18–4goals 1–0

  2. Marleau – Havlat – Pavelski12:58

    xG 0.19–0.28 (41%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1

  3. Handzus – Burish – Desjardins5:30

    xG 0.10–0.26 (28%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Demers13:02

    xG 0.40–0.16 (71%)attempts 17–4goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Irwin12:43

    xG 0.69–0.60 (53%)attempts 14–8goals 0–1

  3. Stuart – Murray8:37

    xG 0.30–0.33 (47%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestRyan – Holland – Etem3:18

    xG 0.40–0.01 (96%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Steckel – Staubitz – Beleskey6:50

    xG 0.19–0.11 (63%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  3. Winnik – Holland – Etem3:52

    xG 0.24–0.21 (53%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

  4. Selanne – Getzlaf – Palmieri11:17

    xG 0.27–0.24 (52%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLydman – Sbisa16:53

    xG 0.61–0.43 (58%)attempts 10–18goals 0–1

  2. Souray – Beauchemin15:01

    xG 0.57–0.53 (52%)attempts 13–14goals 2–1

  3. Allen – Fowler16:31

    xG 0.40–0.73 (35%)attempts 7–21goals 1–1

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.

ANA 2.8 xGSJS 2.6 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANASJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #178 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.35 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 56% of the time.

ANA winsSJS wins

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

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