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Tue, Oct 8, 2013·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

New York Rangers 2, San Jose Sharks 9

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 90% of the time.

SJS winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR170815220
SJS21542339947

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:27NYRBrad RichardsPPAssists: Derick Brassard, Derek Stepan · Deflected, 0.23 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:23SJSMarc-Edouard VlasicSHAssists: Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P1 7:56SJSDan BoyleAssists: Matt Nieto, Joe Pavelski · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:16SJSMatt NietoGWGAssists: Tommy Wingels, Joe Pavelski · Snap, 0.19 xG1–3
  5. P2 9:19SJSTomas HertlAssists: Andrew Desjardins, Jason Demers · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–4
  6. P2 9:39SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Patrick Marleau, Matt Irwin · Slap, 0.57 xG1–5
  7. P2 12:32SJSTomas HertlAssists: Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–6
  8. P3 8:22NYRDerek DorsettAssists: Brian Boyle, Anton Stralman · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–6
  9. P3 9:02SJSTomas HertlPPAssists: Jason Demers, Tyler Kennedy · Slap, 0.37 xG2–7
  10. P3 12:05SJSTomas HertlAssists: Jason Demers, Antti Niemi · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–8
  11. P3 15:53SJSJustin BraunPPAssists: Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–9
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:32SJSBrad Stuart: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 3:03SJSMatt Nieto: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 19:11SJSJoe Pavelski: High sticking2 min
  4. P3 8:42NYRBrian Boyle: Roughing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 8:42NYRBrian Boyle: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P3 15:22NYRArron Asham: Slashing2 min · PPG

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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRSJS
20Shots on goal47
2.2Expected goals5.4
54Shot attempts91
31Faceoffs won34
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits9
22Blocked shots16
10Giveaways13
5Takeaways10

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestAsham – Moore – Dorsett3:43

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Richards – Callahan – Brassard4:06

    xG 0.42–0.44 (49%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Pouliot – Brassard – Zuccarello2:13

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Pyatt – Boyle – Callahan5:02

    xG 0.04–0.12 (24%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStralman – Moore16:20

    xG 1.18–1.08 (52%)attempts 19–21goals 1–1

  2. Staal – Girardi2:10

    xG 0.10–0.04 (74%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Stralman – McDonagh2:26

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Wingels – Nieto10:27

    xG 1.41–0.04 (97%)attempts 24–4goals 2–0

  2. Marleau – Kennedy – Couture12:38

    xG 1.65–0.54 (75%)attempts 26–14goals 1–0

  3. Desjardins – Sheppard – McCarthy13:18

    xG 0.36–0.62 (37%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun13:30

    xG 1.32–0.26 (83%)attempts 19–11goals 1–0

  2. Boyle – Irwin10:52

    xG 1.44–0.68 (68%)attempts 22–10goals 2–1

  3. Stuart – Demers9:29

    xG 0.64–0.29 (69%)attempts 15–7goals 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 5.4 xGNYR 2.2 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 41/100 · #668 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.79 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 90% of the time.

SJS winsNYR wins

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

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