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Tue, Apr 1, 2014·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Edmonton Oilers 4, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 56% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1929111429
SJS26117210533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:11SJSAndrew DesjardinsAssists: Tyler Kennedy, Jason Demers · Wrist, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:34EDMTaylor HallPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jordan Eberle · Snap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:54SJSDan BoyleAssists: Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P2 2:45SJSTommy WingelsAssists: Brad Stuart, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:04EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Anton Belov, Taylor Hall · Snap, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P2 13:42EDMJordan EberleAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 6:16EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
  8. P3 10:35SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–4
  9. P3 12:31SJSPatrick MarleauPPGWGAssists: Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns · Backhand, 0.09 xG4–5
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 3:38SJSJason Demers: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:59EDMDavid Perron: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 11:37SJSDan Boyle: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:50EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 14:50SJSBrent Burns: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 18:44EDMAnton Lander: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 0:44EDMMark Fraser: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 3:42EDMMark Fraser: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 3:42EDMMark Fraser: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 3:42SJSBrent Burns: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 14:49EDMMark Fraser: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 14:49EDMMark Fraser: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 14:49SJSMike Brown: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 3:16SJSMike Brown: Hooking2 min
  15. P3 12:23EDMDavid Perron: Tripping2 min · PPG
  16. P3 16:06EDMDavid Perron: Hooking2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMSJS
29Shots on goal33
2.7Expected goals3.0
49Shot attempts61
32Faceoffs won37
3Power plays7
23Penalty minutes15
20Hits17
16Blocked shots10
11Giveaways12
9Takeaways9

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins12:33

    xG 0.65–0.48 (57%)attempts 11–11goals 3–0

  2. Smyth – Gagner – Perron3:47

    xG 0.13–0.03 (79%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Gagner – Perron – Lander6:04

    xG 0.06–0.01 (80%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFraser – Belov6:30

    xG 0.25–0.05 (83%)attempts 8–1goals 1–0

  2. Petry – Klefbom2:43

    xG 0.08–0.02 (79%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Schultz – Klefbom7:00

    xG 0.32–0.39 (45%)attempts 6–10goals 2–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestKennedy – Brown – Desjardins3:43

    xG 0.52–0.17 (76%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  2. Havlat – Sheppard – Wingels5:39

    xG 0.23–0.25 (48%)attempts 4–8goals 1–0

  3. Marleau – Couture – Wingels2:04

    xG 0.02–0.15 (13%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Marleau – Couture – Nieto6:23

    xG 0.14–0.28 (34%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Demers6:58

    xG 0.53–0.12 (82%)attempts 8–4goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Irwin6:52

    xG 0.01–0.15 (8%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Braun8:54

    xG 0.36–0.55 (39%)attempts 7–12goals 1–0

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 3.0 xGEDM 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 96/100 · #37 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.45 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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 56% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).