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Sat, Jan 5, 2019·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 63% of the time.

SJS winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL181903220
SJS24112217533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:27SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Timo Meier, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:01SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Brent Burns · Deflected, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P1 16:13TBLVictor HedmanAssists: Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat · Snap, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:23SJSEvander KanePPGWGAssists: Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P2 4:53TBLMikhail SergachevAssists: Mathieu Joseph, Ryan Callahan · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–3
  6. P3 5:18SJSEvander KaneAssists: Brenden Dillon · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–4
  7. P3 12:20SJSLukas RadilAssists: Timo Meier, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 2:39TBLAnton Stralman: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P2 6:43TBLTyler Johnson: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 8:54SJSEvander Kane: Interference2 min
  4. P3 1:32TBLVictor Hedman: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 7:46SJSEvander Kane: High sticking2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLSJS
20Shots on goal33
2.2Expected goals2.9
46Shot attempts60
30Faceoffs won30
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
18Hits17
15Blocked shots13
8Giveaways9
7Takeaways12

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Stamkos – Palat13:14

    xG 0.78–0.61 (56%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

  2. Gourde – Erne – Cirelli9:24

    xG 0.28–0.17 (62%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Kucherov – Point13:00

    xG 0.28–0.19 (60%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  4. Callahan – Paquette – Joseph6:59

    xG 0.31–0.65 (32%)attempts 5–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – Hedman14:16

    xG 1.02–0.76 (57%)attempts 17–15goals 1–0

  2. Stralman – Hedman2:20

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. McDonagh – Cernak13:19

    xG 0.27–0.25 (52%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestCouture – Meier – Radil10:36

    xG 0.79–0.05 (94%)attempts 10–4goals 2–0

  2. Thornton – Pavelski – Sorensen9:58

    xG 1.06–0.42 (71%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  3. Goodrow – Karlsson – Labanc7:14

    xG 0.36–0.24 (60%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Donskoi – Hertl13:33

    xG 0.18–0.50 (27%)attempts 11–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Dillon16:22

    xG 0.77–0.26 (75%)attempts 14–9goals 2–0

  2. Burns – Ryan17:46

    xG 1.31–0.98 (57%)attempts 18–18goals 2–1

  3. Burns – Dillon3:21

    xG 0.10–0.07 (60%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

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 2.9 xGTBL 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 53/100 · #600 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 63% of the time.

SJS winsTBL wins

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

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