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Sat, Nov 29, 2014·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Anaheim Ducks 4, San Jose Sharks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 72% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA15114215434
SJS31421219635

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:05SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Tommy Wingels, Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:53ANAMatt BeleskeyAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Devante Smith-Pelly · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:35SJSLogan CoutureSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:46SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Joe Thornton, Tommy Wingels · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P2 2:46SJSTommy WingelsAssists: Patrick Marleau, Justin Braun · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P2 6:09SJSTomas HertlGWGAssists: James Sheppard · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–5
  7. P2 18:52ANACorey PerryAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Sami Vatanen · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–5
  8. P3 0:29ANACorey PerryAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Cam Fowler · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–5
  9. P3 4:20ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Corey Perry · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:10SJSMatt NietoENAssists: Tommy Wingels · Wrist, 0.63 xG4–6
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 12:41SJSJustin Braun: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 18:51ANAJakob Silfverberg: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 6:32SJSJames Sheppard: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 6:32SJSJames Sheppard: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 6:32SJSTomas Hertl: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 6:32ANADevante Smith-Pelly: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 6:32ANAMatt Beleskey: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 9:37SJSMike Brown: Closing hand on puck2 min
  9. P2 14:04ANASami Vatanen: Interference2 min
  10. P2 16:27SJSJohn Scott: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 2:56SJSMike Brown: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 2:56ANAPatrick Maroon: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 6:30ANARene Bourque: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 10:13SJSMike Brown: Hooking2 min
  15. P3 12:02ANARyan Kesler: Interference2 min
  16. P3 17:36ANAJosh Manson: Hooking2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Getzlaf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANASJS
34Shots on goal35
2.0Expected goals3.2
54Shot attempts62
33Faceoffs won44
5Power plays5
16Penalty minutes16
32Hits32
15Blocked shots11
11Giveaways6
4Takeaways8

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Beleskey3:37

    xG 0.35–0.02 (96%)attempts 5–1goals 2–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Maroon2:27

    xG 0.15–0.03 (82%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Getzlaf – Maroon – Palmieri5:36

    xG 0.12–0.18 (40%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  4. Jackman – Thompson – Cogliano6:53

    xG 0.07–0.27 (20%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Fowler – Manson11:34

    xG 0.34–0.33 (50%)attempts 8–7goals 1–1

  2. Brewer – Vatanen11:36

    xG 0.27–0.48 (36%)attempts 9–10goals 1–1

  3. Clark – Lindholm7:51

    xG 0.22–0.54 (29%)attempts 6–12goals 1–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Pavelski – McGinn8:36

    xG 0.48–0.04 (92%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Sheppard – Nieto – Hertl7:35

    xG 0.54–0.29 (66%)attempts 14–6goals 1–2

  3. Brown – Desjardins – Scott5:22

    xG 0.27–0.05 (86%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Marleau – Couture – Wingels7:43

    xG 0.30–0.32 (48%)attempts 6–6goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Dillon11:42

    xG 1.02–0.49 (68%)attempts 15–12goals 0–2

  2. Hannan – Irwin11:08

    xG 0.29–0.18 (62%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  3. Vlasic – Braun13:23

    xG 0.36–0.30 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 2–1

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 3.2 xGANA 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 91/100 · #95 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 72% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

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

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