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Tue, Mar 11, 2014·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, San Jose Sharks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 85% of the time.

SJS winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR160619221
SJS214217217648

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:58SJSMarc-Edouard VlasicAssists: Matt Nieto · Slap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:23TORJake GardinerAssists: Mason Raymond · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:04SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski · Snap, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:54SJSTommy WingelsGWGAssists: Justin Braun, James Sheppard · Deflected, 0.08 xG1–3
  5. P2 8:13SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · Snap, 0.07 xG1–4
  6. P3 4:26SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Jason Demers, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–5
  7. P3 14:56TORJake GardinerSHAssists: Mason Raymond, James van Riemsdyk · Slap, 0.23 xG2–5
  8. P3 16:33SJSMartin HavlatAssists: James Sheppard, Tommy Wingels · Backhand, 0.20 xG2–6
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 4:26TORTroy Bodie: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 4:26SJSMike Brown: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 14:36TORJames van Riemsdyk: Holding2 min
  4. P2 10:15SJSJustin Braun: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 15:04TORDavid Clarkson: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 15:04SJSAndrew Desjardins: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 15:13SJSJoe Pavelski: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 17:46TORDion Phaneuf: Interference2 min
  9. P2 18:12TORJay McClement: Interference2 min
  10. P3 14:12TORTim Gleason: Interference2 min
  11. P3 14:12TORTim Gleason: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 14:12SJSAndrew Desjardins: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 16:56TORJoffrey Lupul: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 16:56SJSTommy Wingels: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 16:56TORDion Phaneuf: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  16. P3 16:56TORDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 16:56TORDion Phaneuf: Misconduct10 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORSJS
21Shots on goal48
2.6Expected goals5.3
35Shot attempts90
28Faceoffs won48
2Power plays6
42Penalty minutes24
19Hits15
25Blocked shots7
13Giveaways18
5Takeaways13

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestOrr – McClement – Bodie3:18

    xG 0.09–0.01 (86%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Orr – McClement – Holland2:16

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

  3. Lupul – Clarkson – Kadri4:03

    xG 0.06–0.20 (24%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak11:48

    xG 0.52–0.76 (41%)attempts 8–18goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – Gardiner2:05

    xG 0.20–0.09 (68%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Gunnarsson7:56

    xG 0.05–0.19 (19%)attempts 2–11goals 0–1

  3. Gardiner – Rielly2:21

    xG 0.03–0.55 (6%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHavlat – Sheppard – Wingels10:21

    xG 1.16–0.30 (80%)attempts 14–8goals 2–1

  2. Marleau – Couture – Nieto11:26

    xG 0.62–0.16 (80%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0

  3. Burish – Brown – Desjardins5:58

    xG 0.09–0.09 (51%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Irwin10:41

    xG 0.96–0.11 (90%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Demers9:29

    xG 0.90–0.16 (85%)attempts 18–6goals 2–0

  3. Hannan – Braun9:29

    xG 0.52–0.33 (62%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

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 5.3 xGTOR 2.6 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 42/100 · #659 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 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 85% of the time.

SJS winsTOR wins

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

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