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Sat, Apr 12, 2014·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

San Jose Sharks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 61% of the time.

PHX winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS28013111332
PHX05116111232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:43SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Brent Burns, Dan Boyle · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:56SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Matt Irwin, Joe Thornton · Slap, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:22PHXMike RibeiroAssists: Radim Vrbata, Martin Erat · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 0:13SJSLogan CoutureGWGAssists: Dan Boyle · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–1
  5. P3 0:44PHXShane DoanAssists: Kyle Chipchura, Brandon McMillan · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 2:52PHXPaul Bissonnette: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:22SJSBrad Stuart: Interference2 min
  3. P2 15:53PHXPaul Bissonnette: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 19:45PHXKeith Yandle: 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
48% to win52% to win
← SJS attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Chipchura won the faceoff against Couture
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSPHX
32Shots on goal32
1.5Expected goals2.1
49Shot attempts66
29Faceoffs won30
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
23Hits24
18Blocked shots12
3Giveaways4
6Takeaways5

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHavlat – Pavelski – Wingels4:24

    xG 0.22–0.07 (77%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Sheppard – Wingels – Hertl7:29

    xG 0.04–0.02 (70%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Marleau – Havlat – Couture6:10

    xG 0.05–0.08 (38%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Marleau – Sheppard – Couture4:34

    xG 0.22–0.31 (41%)attempts 3–5goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Braun13:38

    xG 0.41–0.19 (68%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Demers10:39

    xG 0.16–0.29 (35%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Irwin12:52

    xG 0.29–0.56 (34%)attempts 7–15goals 1–2

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Chipchura – McMillan11:13

    xG 0.59–0.30 (66%)attempts 16–5goals 1–1

  2. Ribeiro – Erat – Vrbata10:29

    xG 0.44–0.17 (72%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0

  3. Doan – Ribeiro – McMillan2:24

    xG 0.14–0.08 (64%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Halpern – Moss – Bissonnette7:44

    xG 0.10–0.06 (63%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkman-Larsson – Murphy17:18

    xG 0.86–0.49 (64%)attempts 22–10goals 1–2

  2. Summers – Gormley10:41

    xG 0.41–0.23 (64%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – Stone19:17

    xG 0.27–0.51 (34%)attempts 15–20goals 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.

PHX 2.1 xGSJS 1.5 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHX's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHX is favoured, below it SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 35/100 · #727 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.18 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 61% of the time.

PHX winsSJS wins

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

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