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Tue, Jan 8, 2019·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Edmonton Oilers 2, San Jose Sharks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 74% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1711005222
SJS312211213736

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:37SJSEvander KaneAssists: Tomas Hertl, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:57SJSMarcus SorensenUnassisted · Snap, 0.33 xG0–2
  3. P1 14:35EDMAlex ChiassonPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P1 15:24SJSJoonas DonskoiGWGAssists: Tim Heed, Barclay Goodrow · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P2 6:32SJSEvander KaneAssists: Brent Burns, Timo Meier · Deflected, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P2 10:18EDMMilan LucicAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jesse Puljujarvi · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P2 15:37SJSBrent BurnsPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Timo Meier · Snap, 0.12 xG2–5
  8. P3 1:04SJSJoe ThorntonAssists: Brenden Dillon, Lukas Radil · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–6
  9. P3 10:44SJSJoonas DonskoiAssists: Evander Kane, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.26 xG2–7
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 12:57EDMAlexander Petrovic: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 min
  2. P1 13:34SJSTim Heed: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 16:19EDMZack Kassian: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 2:41SJSJoakim Ryan: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 3:53EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 11:33SJSLogan Couture: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 13:56EDMKris Russell: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMSJS
22Shots on goal36
1.9Expected goals3.4
36Shot attempts63
21Faceoffs won31
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
22Hits19
13Blocked shots6
10Giveaways14
9Takeaways9

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Chiasson – Rieder – Draisaitl3:20

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi11:30

    xG 0.10–0.13 (44%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

  3. Brodziak – Kassian – Spooner4:15

    xG 0.10–0.18 (36%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  4. Kassian – Khaira – McDavid2:33

    xG 0.00–0.15 (0%)attempts 0–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetrovic – Gravel3:52

    xG 0.23–0.13 (64%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Gravel2:25

    xG 0.05–0.08 (40%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Gravel – Larsson5:40

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Donskoi – Hertl9:37

    xG 1.09–0.01 (99%)attempts 16–1goals 3–0

  2. Couture – Meier – Radil11:59

    xG 0.63–0.09 (88%)attempts 19–7goals 0–0

  3. Goodrow – Karlsson – Labanc9:05

    xG 0.15–0.15 (50%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – Pavelski – Sorensen12:46

    xG 0.27–0.29 (48%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Dillon13:13

    xG 1.31–0.04 (97%)attempts 24–5goals 3–0

  2. Burns – Simek15:54

    xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  3. Burns – Karlsson2:30

    xG 0.04–0.07 (38%)attempts 4–2goals 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 3.4 xGEDM 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #619 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 74% of the time.

SJS winsEDM wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).