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Sat, Oct 5, 2013·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Phoenix Coyotes 1, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 98% of the time.

SJS winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX081906123
SJS318016117451

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:46SJSTomas HertlAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:23SJSTomas HertlPPGWGAssists: Matt Irwin, Brent Burns · Tip-in, 0.19 xG0–2
  3. P1 12:30SJSPatrick MarleauPPAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.50 xG0–3
  4. P2 16:47PHXOliver Ekman-LarssonAssists: Zbynek Michalek · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P3 19:35SJSLogan CoutureENAssists: Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.66 xG1–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:34PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:54SJSAndrew Desjardins: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  3. P1 10:35PHXKyle Chipchura: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 8:09PHXMike Smith: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 10:52PHXZbynek Michalek: 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXSJS
23Shots on goal51
1.3Expected goals6.2
44Shot attempts79
43Faceoffs won39
1Power plays4
8Penalty minutes2
39Hits23
13Blocked shots14
8Giveaways10
2Takeaways12

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. Ribeiro – Korpikoski – Lessio2:15

    xG 0.05–0.02 (74%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Vermette – Moss – Boedker2:52

    xG 0.04–0.04 (52%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  3. Vrbata – Korpikoski – Hanzal4:31

    xG 0.01–0.02 (31%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  4. Vermette – Moss – Lessio7:16

    xG 0.12–0.21 (37%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Michalek – Yandle3:56

    xG 0.10–0.09 (52%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  2. Yandle – Rundblad2:19

    xG 0.03–0.02 (52%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – Schlemko4:30

    xG 0.02–0.09 (21%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestDesjardins – Sheppard – McCarthy7:49

    xG 0.95–0.05 (95%)attempts 12–4goals 0–1

  2. Marleau – Kennedy – Couture11:04

    xG 0.46–0.05 (90%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  3. Pavelski – Wingels – Nieto10:44

    xG 0.31–0.23 (58%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Irwin11:17

    xG 1.09–0.06 (95%)attempts 18–3goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Braun11:08

    xG 0.30–0.06 (83%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

  3. Hannan – Demers10:49

    xG 0.29–0.38 (44%)attempts 11–15goals 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 6.2 xGPHX 1.3 xG
0246P1P2P3EndxG

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 22/100 · #902 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.62 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 98% 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).