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Sat, Nov 11, 2017·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 0, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 73% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN010014017041
SJS11416311531

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:48SJSTomas HertlGWGAssists: Justin Braun, Melker Karlsson · Tip-in, 0.39 xG0–1
  2. P2 15:59SJSLogan CoutureSHAssists: Tomas Hertl · Backhand, 0.21 xG0–2
  3. P3 18:19SJSLogan CoutureENAssists: Joel Ward, Tomas Hertl · Wrist, 0.60 xG0–3
  4. P3 19:21SJSChris TierneyENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.64 xG0–4
  5. P3 19:47SJSChris TierneyUnassisted · Wrist, 0.35 xG0–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 8:53VANBo Horvat: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 14:54VANDerek Dorsett: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 17:02SJSTimo Meier: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 1:10VANAlexander Edler: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 1:48SJSJoe Pavelski: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 9:30VANAlex Biega: Interference2 min
  7. P2 15:30SJSJoel Ward: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 17:26SJSBarclay Goodrow: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 18:37SJSTimo Meier: Elbowing5 min
  10. P3 18:37SJSTimo Meier: Game misconduct10 min
  11. P3 19:47VANAlexander Edler: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← VAN attackSJS 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.

VANSJS
41Shots on goal31
3.2Expected goals4.6
71Shot attempts56
29Faceoffs won32
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes23
22Hits21
15Blocked shots21
14Giveaways16
8Takeaways21

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Eriksson13:01

    xG 0.93–0.64 (59%)attempts 18–13goals 0–0

  2. Vanek – Gagner – Burmistrov5:49

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Dorsett – Sutter – Granlund7:37

    xG 0.30–0.23 (57%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Vanek – Gagner – Horvat2:18

    xG 0.03–0.01 (79%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Pouliot14:35

    xG 1.44–0.39 (79%)attempts 25–12goals 0–0

  2. Del Zotto – Hutton2:47

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Hutton10:35

    xG 0.29–0.54 (35%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestWard – Goodrow – Meier7:19

    xG 0.32–0.03 (93%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Hansen – Boedker – Tierney9:01

    xG 0.73–0.50 (59%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Couture – Hertl – Karlsson10:33

    xG 0.43–0.84 (34%)attempts 6–20goals 1–0

  4. Thornton – Pavelski – Donskoi8:13

    xG 0.22–0.74 (23%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Ryan12:52

    xG 0.85–0.63 (57%)attempts 16–18goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Heed12:17

    xG 0.43–0.73 (37%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Braun13:59

    xG 0.41–0.86 (32%)attempts 7–19goals 1–0

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 4.6 xGVAN 3.2 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 8/100 · #1171 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 73% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

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

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