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Thu, Dec 20, 2018·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Winnipeg Jets 5, San Jose Sharks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 70% of the time.

SJS winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG3120924525
SJS210120014344

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:51WPGDustin ByfuglienUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P1 1:36SJSEvander KaneAssists: Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:27SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Kevin Labanc, Erik Karlsson · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P1 12:32WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Blake Wheeler, Ben Chiarot · Snap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P1 13:44WPGMason AppletonAssists: Nic Petan, Brendan Lemieux · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P2 19:54SJSJoonas DonskoiAssists: Evander Kane · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:53WPGNikolaj EhlersGWGAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:00WPGNikolaj EhlersENAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele · Other, 0.64 xG5–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 0:19SJSJustin Braun: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 0:38WPGPatrik Laine: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 4:22SJSBarclay Goodrow: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 4:22WPGBrendan Lemieux: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 8:04SJSMelker Karlsson: Tripping2 min
  6. P1 11:18WPGTyler Myers: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P1 18:40WPGDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 4:40SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 10:15WPGDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGSJS
25Shots on goal44
2.2Expected goals3.4
40Shot attempts79
30Faceoffs won35
3Power plays4
13Penalty minutes11
16Hits13
22Blocked shots10
12Giveaways13
13Takeaways14

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestPerreault – Roslovic – Tanev11:26

    xG 0.37–0.23 (62%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

  2. Petan – Lemieux – Appleton5:49

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers11:38

    xG 0.46–0.71 (39%)attempts 8–13goals 2–0

  4. Little – Connor – Laine11:50

    xG 0.03–0.93 (3%)attempts 5–21goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Kulikov8:41

    xG 0.21–0.14 (59%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Byfuglien – Myers2:54

    xG 0.01–0.10 (11%)attempts 2–2goals 0–1

  3. Byfuglien – Chiarot17:34

    xG 0.42–0.57 (43%)attempts 8–20goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Kane – Donskoi11:37

    xG 0.59–0.17 (78%)attempts 16–4goals 1–2

  2. Couture – Hertl – Meier11:44

    xG 0.54–0.43 (56%)attempts 14–6goals 0–1

  3. Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc8:50

    xG 0.15–0.10 (59%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Radil7:43

    xG 0.06–0.07 (44%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun13:25

    xG 1.21–0.41 (75%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

  2. Burns – Karlsson7:50

    xG 0.40–0.04 (90%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  3. Burns – Simek12:34

    xG 0.27–0.08 (77%)attempts 11–6goals 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.

SJS 3.4 xGWPG 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 77/100 · #304 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +41 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 70% of the time.

SJS winsWPG wins

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

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