Sun, Feb 18, 2018·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose
Dallas Stars 2, San Jose Sharks 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 011 | 05 | 212 | 228 |
| SJS | 46 | 114 | 08 | 528 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:27SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Timo Meier, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Backhand, 0.07 xG0–1
- P1 5:59SJSMelker KarlssonAssists: Timo Meier, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.33 xG0–2
- P1 15:08SJSMikkel BoedkerGWGAssists: Jannik Hansen, Justin Braun · Snap, 0.04 xG0–3
- P1 17:23SJSMikkel BoedkerAssists: Chris Tierney, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Snap, 0.06 xG0–4
- P2 5:00SJSJustin BraunAssists: Joe Pavelski, Melker Karlsson · Deflected, 0.08 xG0–5
- P3 5:35DALGemel SmithAssists: Brett Ritchie, Stephen Johns · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–5
- P3 8:57DALTyler PitlickAssists: John Klingberg, Antoine Roussel · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–5
Penalties (2)
- P1 3:21DALStephen Johns: Tripping2 min
- P1 15:23DALMarc Methot: Tripping2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Seguin won the faceoff against Pavelski
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Dallas Stars
Forward lines
- bestRadulov – Roussel – Seguin2:16
xG 0.40–0.04 (91%)attempts 7–1goals 0–1
- Radulov – Benn – Seguin9:52
xG 0.42–0.26 (61%)attempts 14–7goals 0–1
- Ritchie – Smith – Elie7:45
xG 0.23–0.08 (74%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0
- Benn – Pitlick – Faksa4:49
xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMethot – Johns15:39
xG 1.14–0.48 (70%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0
- Klingberg – Lindell16:42
xG 1.08–0.99 (52%)attempts 23–16goals 1–2
- Hamhuis – Pateryn18:23
xG 0.33–0.68 (33%)attempts 17–13goals 0–1
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestCouture – Donskoi – Labanc12:22
xG 0.64–0.26 (71%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0
- Pavelski – Karlsson – Meier14:32
xG 0.98–0.67 (59%)attempts 15–15goals 3–0
- Sorensen – Goodrow – O'Regan8:52
xG 0.52–0.30 (64%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1
- Hansen – Boedker – Tierney10:10
xG 0.35–0.52 (40%)attempts 5–13goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestDillon – DeMelo13:03
xG 1.04–0.68 (61%)attempts 13–11goals 1–1
- Vlasic – Braun15:19
xG 0.71–0.38 (65%)attempts 15–17goals 3–0
- Dillon – Ryan2:36
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it DAL. Dots are goals.
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 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (SJS − DAL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).