Fri, Mar 14, 2014·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale
San Jose Sharks 4, New York Islanders 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 58% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | 212 | 27 | 07 | 426 |
| NYI | 011 | 211 | 116 | 338 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 13:27SJSMatt NietoAssists: Logan Couture, Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
- P1 14:46SJSJason DemersAssists: Martin Havlat, James Sheppard · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
- P2 0:32NYIAnders LeeAssists: Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–1
- P2 9:32SJSJoe ThorntonAssists: Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.24 xG3–1
- P2 17:02NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Matt Donovan, Josh Bailey · Tip-in, 0.28 xG3–2
- P2 18:15SJSMartin HavlatGWGAssists: James Sheppard · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–2
- P3 19:38NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Kyle Okposo, Anders Lee · Backhand, 0.11 xG4–3
Penalties (1)
- P3 3:02NYIMatt Donovan: Tripping2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Couture
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestMarleau – Couture – Nieto14:12
xG 0.58–0.37 (61%)attempts 11–11goals 1–0
- Burish – Kennedy – Desjardins11:12
xG 0.35–0.23 (60%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0
- Havlat – Sheppard – Wingels13:50
xG 0.30–0.68 (30%)attempts 8–16goals 2–1
Defence pairs
- bestHannan – Braun13:49
xG 0.48–0.39 (55%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0
- Boyle – Irwin10:57
xG 0.28–0.32 (47%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0
- Vlasic – Demers16:27
xG 0.53–0.64 (46%)attempts 12–12goals 2–1
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestClutterbuck – Bailey – Nelson12:27
xG 0.99–0.63 (61%)attempts 13–9goals 1–1
- Nielsen – Okposo – Lee12:32
xG 0.59–0.28 (68%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0
- Cizikas – Sundstrom – Halmo9:03
xG 0.23–0.32 (42%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0
- McDonald – Martin – Strome10:51
xG 0.18–0.56 (24%)attempts 9–8goals 0–3
Defence pairs
- bestVisnovsky – Donovan2:05
xG 0.51–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0
- Hamonic – de Haan18:47
xG 1.09–0.59 (65%)attempts 25–15goals 1–0
- Visnovsky – Hickey13:57
xG 0.36–0.35 (51%)attempts 10–9goals 0–2
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it SJS. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 58% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − SJS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).