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Thu, Oct 3, 2013·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 1, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

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

SJS winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1701005122
SJS01621128435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:04VANJason GarrisonPPAssists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · Slap, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:53SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Tomas Hertl, Joe Thornton · Snap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:07SJSJustin BraunGWGAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture · Snap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 14:39SJSPatrick MarleauAssists: Logan Couture · Snap, 0.06 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:57SJSTommy WingelsAssists: Andrew Desjardins · Tip-in, 0.18 xG1–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 3:44VANDale Weise: Holding2 min
  2. P1 8:29SJSBrent Burns: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:48SJSBrent Burns: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 15:11VANAlexander Edler: Interference2 min
  5. P2 8:23VANRyan Kesler: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P2 8:23VANJason Garrison: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 11:59VANMike Santorelli: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P2 14:18SJSMatt Nieto: Interference2 min
  9. P2 14:30VANRyan Kesler: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 1:33VANDaniel Sedin: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 4:46SJSJustin Braun: Holding2 min
  12. P3 8:03SJSJames Sheppard: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 17:33VANJason Garrison: Illegal check to head2 min
  14. P3 19:35SJSMatt Pelech: Holding2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
48% to win52% to win
← VAN attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Pavelski
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANSJS
22Shots on goal35
2.3Expected goals4.1
62Shot attempts74
35Faceoffs won32
6Power plays8
16Penalty minutes12
18Hits17
22Blocked shots18
9Giveaways14
0Takeaways7

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Burrows6:59

    xG 0.63–0.07 (90%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Higgins – Kesler – Hansen8:43

    xG 0.49–0.19 (72%)attempts 14–8goals 0–1

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Booth2:53

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Richardson – Santorelli – Hansen2:07

    xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Bieksa10:01

    xG 0.70–0.21 (77%)attempts 16–7goals 0–1

  2. Edler – Garrison11:34

    xG 0.86–0.42 (67%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

  3. Hamhuis – Tanev2:28

    xG 0.12–0.07 (62%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Wingels – Nieto6:42

    xG 0.52–0.06 (90%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Marleau – Kennedy – Couture8:22

    xG 0.66–0.59 (53%)attempts 12–7goals 2–0

  3. Pelech – Desjardins – Sheppard3:23

    xG 0.08–0.05 (61%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun11:08

    xG 0.67–0.22 (76%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

  2. Boyle – Irwin8:51

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Demers4:36

    xG 0.31–0.38 (45%)attempts 6–6goals 2–0

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 4.1 xGVAN 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 33/100 · #751 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.10 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50SJS 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, San Jose Sharks win this game 78% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).