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Wed, Dec 14, 2016·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

San Jose Sharks 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 64% of the time.

OTT winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
SJS11016110031429
OTT11111316010331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:57SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Logan Couture, Joe Thornton · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:01OTTBobby RyanAssists: Ryan Dzingel, Dion Phaneuf · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:30SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Brenden Dillon · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:27OTTKyle TurrisAssists: Mark Stone, Mike Hoffman · Snap, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 16:14OTTDion PhaneufPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone · Snap, 0.17 xG2–3
  6. P3 17:32SJSChris TierneyAssists: Brent Burns, David Schlemko · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. OTT Kyle Turris stopped
  2. 2. SJS Mikkel Boedker stopped
  3. 3. OTT Bobby Ryan stopped
  4. 4. SJS Joe Pavelski stopped
  5. 5. OTT Erik Karlsson stopped
  6. 6. SJS Brent Burns stopped
  7. 7. OTT Chris Neil stopped
  8. 8. SJS Kevin Labanc scored
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 0:53SJSPaul Martin: Interference2 min
  2. P1 3:55OTTTom Pyatt: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  3. P1 8:09SJSJoel Ward: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 17:04OTTCody Ceci: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 3:34OTTChris Neil: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 7:58SJSBrent Burns: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 13:08SJSJoel Ward: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 14:19OTTDion Phaneuf: High sticking2 min
  9. P2 19:40OTTKyle Turris: Instigator2 min
  10. P2 19:40SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 19:40OTTKyle Turris: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 19:40OTTKyle Turris: Misconduct10 min
  13. P3 0:26SJSPatrick Marleau: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 7:50OTTMike Hoffman: Cross checking5 min
  15. P3 7:50OTTMike Hoffman: Game misconduct10 min
  16. P3 15:16SJSJoe Thornton: High sticking2 min · PPG
  17. OT 4:03OTTBen Harpur: Too many men on the ice2 min
  18. OT 5:00SJSJoe Thornton: Slashing2 min
  19. OT 5:00SJSJoe Thornton: Misconduct10 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 SOG0OTT
44% to win56% to win
← SJS attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Turris won the faceoff against Couture
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSOTT
29Shots on goal31
2.9Expected goals2.1
59Shot attempts55
33Faceoffs won35
7Power plays6
29Penalty minutes42
28Hits25
16Blocked shots15
10Giveaways3
7Takeaways7

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. bestThornton – Marleau – Pavelski9:09

    xG 0.37–0.08 (82%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Couture – Boedker – Labanc6:11

    xG 0.25–0.02 (92%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

  3. Haley – Wingels – Nieto6:22

    xG 0.17–0.24 (41%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

  4. Ward – Tierney – Karlsson5:50

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartin – Burns6:53

    xG 0.41–0.06 (86%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Braun9:59

    xG 0.22–0.19 (53%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

  3. Martin – Dillon2:09

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestBrassard – Hoffman – Stone7:46

    xG 0.27–0.02 (95%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Ryan – Turris – Dzingel4:24

    xG 0.11–0.14 (45%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  3. Pyatt – Smith – Pageau6:20

    xG 0.04–0.19 (17%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  4. Kelly – Pyatt – Pageau2:12

    xG 0.03–0.27 (9%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Harpur7:36

    xG 0.38–0.18 (68%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Ceci9:38

    xG 0.28–0.31 (48%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1

  3. Methot – Ceci2:48

    xG 0.02–0.07 (22%)attempts 4–2goals 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.

OTT 2.1 xGSJS 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 95/100 · #54 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.99 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +44 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 64% of the time.

OTT winsSJS wins

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

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