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Sat, Jan 9, 2016·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Toronto Maple Leafs 0, San Jose Sharks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 72% of the time.

SJS winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0120907028
SJS07412312731

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:18SJSBrent BurnsGWGAssists: Paul Martin, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 8:09SJSMatt NietoSHAssists: Tommy Wingels, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P2 15:33SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Tomas Hertl, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–3
  4. P2 17:29SJSTomas HertlAssists: Justin Braun, Joe Thornton · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–4
  5. P3 4:10SJSMelker KarlssonAssists: Chris Tierney, Justin Braun · Snap, 0.20 xG0–5
  6. P3 9:38SJSJoonas DonskoiAssists: Tommy Wingels, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrap-around, 0.02 xG0–6
  7. P3 11:22SJSTomas HertlAssists: Justin Braun, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrist, 0.24 xG0–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:24TORJake Gardiner: Holding2 min
  2. P1 17:51TORLeo Komarov: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 7:01SJSPaul Martin: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 11:45TORDion Phaneuf: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 11:45SJSTommy Wingels: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 11:45TORDion Phaneuf: Interference2 min
  7. P3 0:22SJSMatt Nieto: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 13:01TORShawn Matthias: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 16:43SJSChris Tierney: 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
47% to win54% to win
← TOR attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORSJS
28Shots on goal31
3.9Expected goals2.6
60Shot attempts65
25Faceoffs won27
3Power plays4
13Penalty minutes11
24Hits17
20Blocked shots17
9Giveaways13
8Takeaways8

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. bestLupul – Winnik – Holland6:24

    xG 0.57–0.08 (87%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  2. Parenteau – van Riemsdyk – Bozak10:15

    xG 0.61–0.58 (51%)attempts 14–12goals 0–1

  3. Boyes – Matthias – Froese8:53

    xG 0.15–0.35 (31%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

  4. Komarov – Grabner – Kadri8:08

    xG 0.10–0.65 (13%)attempts 2–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestHunwick – Corrado5:36

    xG 0.56–0.30 (65%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  2. Phaneuf – Gardiner6:44

    xG 0.25–0.24 (51%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  3. Phaneuf – Rielly2:08

    xG 0.07–0.10 (41%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Pavelski – Hertl10:17

    xG 1.18–0.40 (75%)attempts 19–8goals 4–0

  2. Brown – Tierney – Karlsson5:28

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0

  3. Brown – Wingels – Tierney2:46

    xG 0.13–0.09 (59%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Couture – Wingels – Donskoi4:04

    xG 0.07–0.08 (46%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun11:54

    xG 1.06–0.13 (89%)attempts 18–9goals 4–0

  2. Martin – Burns11:33

    xG 0.36–0.30 (54%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  3. Dillon – DeMelo11:31

    xG 0.29–0.75 (28%)attempts 12–12goals 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 2.6 xGTOR 3.9 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 7/100 · #1186 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.65 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 72% 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).