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Sun, Apr 7, 2013·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Dallas Stars 5, San Jose Sharks 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.

SJS winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
DAL06216210021534
SJS110313011020436

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:39SJSTommy WingelsAssists: Logan Couture · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:06SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Justin Braun, Antti Niemi · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:41DALEric NystromAssists: Vernon Fiddler · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:07DALAlex ChiassonAssists: Jamie Benn, Ray Whitney · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:48SJSTJ GaliardiAssists: Raffi Torres · Backhand, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:31SJSMarc-Edouard VlasicAssists: Raffi Torres, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–4
  7. P3 6:07DALAlex ChiassonAssists: Ray Whitney, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P3 9:14DALLoui ErikssonAssists: Matt Fraser, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.29 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. SJS Logan Couture stopped
  2. 2. DAL Matt Fraser stopped
  3. 3. SJS Dan Boyle stopped
  4. 4. DAL Jamie Benn scored
  5. 5. SJS Brent Burns stopped
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:47SJSJoe Pavelski: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 11:49DALBrenden Dillon: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 17:04SJSAdam Burish: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 5:07SJSBrent Burns: Interference2 min
  5. P2 10:45DALBrenden Dillon: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 13:00DALEric Nystrom: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
43% to win57% to win
← DAL attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Fiddler won the faceoff against Pavelski
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALSJS
34Shots on goal36
4.3Expected goals3.5
73Shot attempts63
30Faceoffs won42
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
30Hits28
14Blocked shots24
12Giveaways8
10Takeaways11

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestEriksson – Eakin – Fraser7:45

    xG 0.79–0.27 (75%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Wandell – Roussel – Garbutt3:50

    xG 0.03–0.04 (42%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Cole – Fiddler – Nystrom11:27

    xG 0.17–0.31 (35%)attempts 7–12goals 1–1

  4. Whitney – Benn – Chiasson14:38

    xG 0.61–1.58 (28%)attempts 19–19goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Daley15:19

    xG 0.64–0.30 (68%)attempts 18–9goals 0–1

  2. Rome – Larsen9:56

    xG 0.24–0.45 (35%)attempts 9–15goals 1–3

  3. Goligoski – Dillon18:14

    xG 0.84–1.53 (35%)attempts 19–20goals 3–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestTorres – Pavelski – Galiardi11:53

    xG 0.30–0.15 (67%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Gomez – Burish – Desjardins4:19

    xG 0.01–0.10 (9%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

  3. Marleau – Couture – Wingels9:07

    xG 0.35–0.89 (28%)attempts 8–15goals 1–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun9:45

    xG 0.32–0.11 (74%)attempts 13–5goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Irwin8:00

    xG 0.38–0.18 (68%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1

  3. Stuart – Demers13:46

    xG 0.40–1.03 (28%)attempts 11–18goals 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.

SJS 3.5 xGDAL 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 96/100 · #37 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.57 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 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 63% of the time.

SJS winsDAL wins

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

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