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Sat, Mar 18, 2017·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Anaheim Ducks 2, San Jose Sharks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 61% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA11111204227
SJS18012014134

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:39ANAPatrick EavesAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell · Snap, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:13SJSLogan CouturePPAssists: Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau · Snap, 0.28 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:29ANAJakob SilfverbergGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.14 xG2–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 6:30ANAJakob Silfverberg: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:53SJSJoel Ward: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:53ANARyan Kesler: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 13:53SJSJoel Ward: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P1 17:53ANABrandon Montour: High sticking2 min · PPG
  6. P1 18:29ANACam Fowler: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 14:55SJSJoel Ward: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 5:40ANANick Ritchie: Interference2 min
  9. P3 5:40SJSMicheal Haley: Embellishment2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
44% to win56% to win
← ANA attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Thornton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANASJS
27Shots on goal34
3.6Expected goals2.9
53Shot attempts76
23Faceoffs won21
2Power plays3
10Penalty minutes8
22Hits26
23Blocked shots18
12Giveaways18
5Takeaways10

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. bestThompson – Wagner – Kase5:30

    xG 0.20–0.03 (87%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Eaves – Rakell10:53

    xG 0.31–0.27 (53%)attempts 6–12goals 1–0

  3. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg10:07

    xG 0.38–0.52 (42%)attempts 11–18goals 1–0

  4. Vermette – Perry – Ritchie7:06

    xG 0.16–0.41 (28%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm13:34

    xG 0.70–0.23 (75%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. Bieksa – Fowler2:57

    xG 0.47–0.07 (88%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Vatanen – Fowler2:00

    xG 0.10–0.11 (47%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHaley – Sorensen – Tierney7:38

    xG 0.63–0.23 (73%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Boedker – Donskoi – Hertl9:14

    xG 0.37–0.14 (72%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  3. Marleau – Ward – Couture11:13

    xG 0.85–0.72 (54%)attempts 22–10goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – Pavelski – Hansen9:11

    xG 0.16–0.24 (39%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartin – Burns15:44

    xG 1.26–0.43 (74%)attempts 34–10goals 0–1

  2. Vlasic – Braun13:13

    xG 0.31–0.38 (45%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  3. Dillon – DeMelo9:50

    xG 0.54–0.86 (39%)attempts 12–13goals 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 2.9 xGANA 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 19/100 · #970 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.00 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 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, Anaheim Ducks win this game 61% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

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

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