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Mon, Mar 12, 2018·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 82% of the time.

SJS winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1911116326
SJS21219213534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:01DETTrevor DaleyAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Tyler Bertuzzi · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:55SJSJoonas DonskoiAssists: Evander Kane, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:39SJSEric FehrAssists: Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo · Deflected, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:39SJSKevin LabancAssists: Chris Tierney, Timo Meier · Slap, 0.43 xG1–3
  5. P2 5:05DETGustav NyquistAssists: Tyler Bertuzzi, Trevor Daley · Slap, 0.27 xG2–3
  6. P3 5:12SJSTimo MeierPPGWGAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Dylan DeMelo · Deflected, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 5:53DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Tyler Bertuzzi · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:26SJSChris TierneyENAssists: Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.61 xG3–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:31SJSBarclay Goodrow: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 13:20SJSEvander Kane: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 17:02DETMike Green: Slashing2 min
  4. P3 3:55DETDanny DeKeyser: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 9:02DETTrevor Daley: 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← DET attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hertl won the faceoff against Larkin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETSJS
26Shots on goal34
2.2Expected goals4.2
48Shot attempts60
30Faceoffs won27
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
16Hits12
11Blocked shots13
10Giveaways6
4Takeaways7

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestZetterberg – Nyquist – Bertuzzi11:50

    xG 0.78–0.40 (66%)attempts 11–10goals 3–1

  2. Abdelkader – Glendening – Athanasiou2:51

    xG 0.06–0.02 (73%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Helm – Mantha – Larkin10:23

    xG 0.41–0.53 (43%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  4. Abdelkader – Athanasiou – Svechnikov5:14

    xG 0.25–0.56 (31%)attempts 7–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDaley – Ericsson13:30

    xG 0.82–0.67 (55%)attempts 12–12goals 2–0

  2. Kronwall – Jensen3:46

    xG 0.16–0.03 (85%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Kronwall – Green8:03

    xG 0.33–0.38 (46%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestTierney – Labanc – Meier8:47

    xG 0.67–0.35 (66%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  2. Couture – Boedker – Hertl11:29

    xG 0.59–0.34 (64%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  3. Fehr – Sorensen – Goodrow8:16

    xG 0.14–0.17 (46%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

  4. Pavelski – Kane – Donskoi11:16

    xG 0.64–0.83 (43%)attempts 12–10goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Ryan15:34

    xG 1.10–0.43 (72%)attempts 15–8goals 2–1

  2. Vlasic – Braun17:22

    xG 0.81–0.55 (60%)attempts 17–22goals 0–0

  3. Dillon – DeMelo11:13

    xG 0.30–0.74 (29%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

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 4.2 xGDET 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 67/100 · #442 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.40 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 37% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 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, San Jose Sharks win this game 82% of the time.

SJS winsDET wins

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

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