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Sat, Oct 20, 2018·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

New York Islanders 1, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 87% of the time.

SJS winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1707011125
SJS111215115441

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:59SJSTimo MeierAssists: Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:27NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey, Anders Lee · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:59SJSJoonas DonskoiGWGAssists: Antti Suomela · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:50SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Tomas Hertl, Joonas Donskoi · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:32SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Tomas Hertl, Joakim Ryan · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–4
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 16:59NYIAnders Lee: Interference2 min
  2. P2 11:53NYIScott Mayfield: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 11:53SJSEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 16:10NYIScott Mayfield: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 16:10SJSBarclay Goodrow: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 17:29SJSEvander Kane: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 9:52NYIAnders Lee: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 9:52NYIScott Mayfield: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 9:52SJSEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 9:52SJSEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 12:08NYIMatt Martin: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 12:08SJSBrent Burns: Misconduct10 min
  13. P3 12:08NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 12:08NYICal Clutterbuck: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 12:08SJSBrent Burns: Tripping2 min
  16. P3 12:08NYICal Clutterbuck: Misconduct10 min
  17. P3 12:08NYICasey Cizikas: Misconduct10 min
  18. P3 17:26SJSEvander Kane: Fighting5 min
  19. P3 17:26NYIAnders Lee: Fighting5 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYISJS
25Shots on goal41
1.5Expected goals4.0
41Shot attempts76
24Faceoffs won30
1Power plays2
52Penalty minutes30
29Hits16
15Blocked shots10
4Giveaways7
4Takeaways6

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Lee – Nelson11:50

    xG 0.67–0.51 (57%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas9:36

    xG 0.24–0.46 (34%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  3. Filppula – Komarov – Kuhnhackl7:53

    xG 0.00–0.74 (0%)attempts 2–15goals 0–1

  4. Ladd – Eberle – Barzal9:49

    xG 0.06–1.33 (4%)attempts 7–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock2:44

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Boychuk – Pelech9:46

    xG 0.36–0.31 (54%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Mayfield – Pelech2:54

    xG 0.01–0.00 (72%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestDonskoi – Sorensen – Suomela11:19

    xG 1.18–0.15 (89%)attempts 16–9goals 1–0

  2. Couture – Hertl – Meier11:16

    xG 1.18–0.23 (84%)attempts 21–12goals 2–1

  3. Pavelski – Kane – Labanc11:34

    xG 0.64–0.25 (72%)attempts 16–8goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Chartier9:47

    xG 0.09–0.55 (14%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Karlsson14:33

    xG 1.15–0.06 (95%)attempts 20–7goals 1–0

  2. Braun – Dillon13:40

    xG 0.92–0.17 (85%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  3. Burns – Ryan12:02

    xG 0.84–0.46 (65%)attempts 19–9goals 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 4.0 xGNYI 1.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 27/100 · #905 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.90 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 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 87% of the time.

SJS winsNYI wins

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

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