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Thu, Jan 15, 2015·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Toronto Maple Leafs 1, San Jose Sharks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 81% of the time.

SJS winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1130408125
SJS212017113342

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:55SJSTyler KennedyAssists: Brenden Dillon, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:06SJSPatrick MarleauGWGAssists: Matt Nieto, Justin Braun · Backhand, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P1 11:57TORRoman PolakAssists: Mike Santorelli, Daniel Winnik · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:15SJSTommy WingelsENAssists: Tye McGinn, James Sheppard · Wrist, 0.64 xG1–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:16SJSBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 16:32SJSBrenden Dillon: Holding2 min
  3. P1 16:46TORDion Phaneuf: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 10:11TORRoman Polak: Delaying game2 min
  5. P2 14:14SJSJoe Thornton: Illegal check to head2 min
  6. P3 14:53TORDaniel Winnik: Holding2 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
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORSJS
25Shots on goal42
2.2Expected goals4.2
57Shot attempts71
19Faceoffs won38
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits25
21Blocked shots21
10Giveaways17
6Takeaways10

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. bestKessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak14:20

    xG 0.55–0.46 (54%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Frattin – Panik3:33

    xG 0.16–0.11 (59%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Clarkson – Smith – Panik5:09

    xG 0.07–0.15 (32%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

  4. Santorelli – Winnik – Kadri11:36

    xG 0.51–0.68 (43%)attempts 10–18goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGardiner – Rielly2:23

    xG 0.10–0.03 (77%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Holzer – Gardiner13:24

    xG 0.45–0.41 (52%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  3. Phaneuf – Polak15:34

    xG 0.52–0.86 (38%)attempts 15–23goals 1–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestKennedy – McGinn – Hertl8:36

    xG 0.74–0.30 (71%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  2. Pavelski – Couture – Karlsson12:41

    xG 0.46–0.24 (66%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Marleau – Nieto11:39

    xG 0.57–0.37 (60%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  4. Sheppard – Wingels – Goodrow6:59

    xG 0.47–0.45 (51%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBraun – Dillon15:11

    xG 0.95–0.52 (65%)attempts 24–12goals 2–1

  2. Irwin – Tennyson10:37

    xG 0.80–0.41 (66%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  3. Burns – Vlasic17:31

    xG 0.59–0.66 (47%)attempts 20–21goals 0–0

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 4.2 xGTOR 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 17/100 · #994 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.88 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 81% 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).