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Sun, Apr 2, 2017·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 3, Vancouver Canucks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 57% of the time.

VAN winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS2110618325
VAN0708115130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:00SJSTomas HertlAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Jannik Hansen · Wrist, 0.31 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:51SJSTomas HertlGWGAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P3 16:07VANSven BaertschiAssists: Bo Horvat · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:57SJSPatrick MarleauENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.48 xG3–1
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 6:42VANNikita Tryamkin: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 4:11SJSJoel Ward: Slashing2 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 SOG0VAN
44% to win56% to win
← SJS attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horvat won the faceoff against Hertl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSVAN
25Shots on goal30
2.2Expected goals1.8
37Shot attempts56
20Faceoffs won24
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
6Hits18
19Blocked shots7
4Giveaways4
5Takeaways4

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. bestHansen – Boedker – Hertl10:20

    xG 0.90–0.28 (77%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0

  2. Marleau – Ward – Donskoi3:33

    xG 0.18–0.02 (91%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Ward – Donskoi – Tierney8:33

    xG 0.10–0.11 (48%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – Pavelski – Karlsson3:44

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchlemko – Dillon16:05

    xG 0.64–0.27 (70%)attempts 11–14goals 1–0

  2. Martin – Burns17:04

    xG 0.66–0.61 (52%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Braun13:42

    xG 0.13–0.34 (28%)attempts 6–13goals 1–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSutter – Boucher – Megna9:58

    xG 0.64–0.38 (63%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  2. Baertschi – Horvat – Boeser13:47

    xG 0.30–0.12 (72%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Chaput11:34

    xG 0.27–0.09 (74%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHutton – Tryamkin13:33

    xG 0.74–0.42 (64%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  2. Edler – Stecher14:56

    xG 0.31–0.36 (47%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  3. Sbisa – Tanev11:51

    xG 0.22–0.36 (38%)attempts 10–5goals 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.

VAN 1.8 xGSJS 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 17/100 · #1004 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.81 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 57% of the time.

VAN winsSJS wins

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

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