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Tue, Oct 9, 2018·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

San Jose Sharks 8, Philadelphia Flyers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 69% of the time.

PHI winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS42318317848
PHI011110112233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:17SJSLogan CoutureUnassisted · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 3:28SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Kevin Labanc, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–0
  3. P1 12:21SJSJoe PavelskiGWGAssists: Kevin Labanc · Tip-in, 0.03 xG3–0
  4. P1 16:42SJSEvander KanePPAssists: Justin Braun, Joonas Donskoi · Deflected, 0.11 xG4–0
  5. P2 4:56PHIShayne GostisbeherePPAssists: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds · Slap, 0.13 xG4–1
  6. P2 14:46SJSEvander KaneAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kevin Labanc · Snap, 0.09 xG5–1
  7. P3 3:27SJSTomas HertlPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns · Snap, 0.49 xG6–1
  8. P3 15:21SJSTimo MeierAssists: Kevin Labanc, Erik Karlsson · Backhand, 0.16 xG7–1
  9. P3 18:01SJSBarclay GoodrowSHAssists: Marcus Sorensen · Snap, 0.24 xG8–1
  10. P3 18:29PHIWayne SimmondsPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Wrist, 0.24 xG8–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:06PHIClaude Giroux: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 6:33SJSTimo Meier: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 14:47PHIMikhail Vorobyev: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:05SJSJoonas Donskoi: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 7:39PHIRobert Hagg: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 10:14SJSJustin Braun: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 12:40PHIRadko Gudas: Interference2 min
  8. P3 0:31SJSBrenden Dillon: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 3:19PHITravis Sanheim: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. P3 4:13SJSJustin Braun: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 17:00SJSBrenden Dillon: Holding2 min · PPG

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 SOG0PHI
46% to win54% to win
← SJS attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Patrick won the faceoff against Hertl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSPHI
48Shots on goal33
5.8Expected goals4.3
70Shot attempts59
26Faceoffs won37
5Power plays6
12Penalty minutes10
15Hits21
8Blocked shots8
7Giveaways14
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. bestDonskoi – Sorensen – Suomela9:15

    xG 2.08–0.09 (96%)attempts 22–2goals 0–0

  2. Pavelski – Kane – Labanc9:43

    xG 1.09–0.75 (59%)attempts 14–13goals 2–0

  3. Couture – Hertl – Meier7:12

    xG 0.19–0.32 (38%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Chartier7:46

    xG 0.12–0.64 (16%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Karlsson13:12

    xG 1.86–0.65 (74%)attempts 23–15goals 2–0

  2. Burns – Ryan9:54

    xG 1.42–0.38 (79%)attempts 14–9goals 2–0

  3. Braun – Dillon11:33

    xG 0.47–0.78 (38%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. Lindblom – Konecny – Patrick9:07

    xG 0.40–0.40 (50%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Lehtera – Laughton – Raffl8:14

    xG 0.32–0.44 (42%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Simmonds – Weal – Vorobyev7:45

    xG 0.05–0.71 (7%)attempts 2–9goals 0–1

  4. Giroux – Voracek – Couturier10:10

    xG 0.68–2.24 (23%)attempts 10–22goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudas – Hagg11:55

    xG 0.69–0.31 (69%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  2. Gostisbehere – Provorov12:32

    xG 0.64–1.00 (39%)attempts 11–14goals 0–2

  3. MacDonald – Sanheim9:07

    xG 0.26–1.25 (17%)attempts 7–18goals 0–1

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.

PHI 4.3 xGSJS 5.8 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHISJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 22/100 · #956 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.64 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 69% of the time.

PHI winsSJS wins

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

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