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Sat, Jan 12, 2019·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Ottawa Senators 1, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 65% of the time.

SJS winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT06010112128
SJS06112314432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 17:57SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Tomas Hertl, Brenden Dillon · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P3 6:17SJSBrent BurnsGWGAssists: Justin Braun, Kevin Labanc · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P3 6:44OTTRyan DzingelAssists: Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P3 15:43SJSJoe ThorntonAssists: Timo Meier, Brent Burns · Slap, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:39SJSMelker KarlssonENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.65 xG1–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 2:36SJSBarclay Goodrow: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 14:13SJSTim Heed: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 9:44SJSJoe Pavelski: Slashing2 min
  4. P3 13:26OTTChristian Jaros: Holding2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTSJS
28Shots on goal32
2.6Expected goals3.5
57Shot attempts56
18Faceoffs won33
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
23Hits23
11Blocked shots18
13Giveaways14
9Takeaways15

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestStone – Pageau – Tkachuk3:02

    xG 0.09–0.04 (72%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Paajarvi – Pageau2:49

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Boedker – Tierney – Balcers8:16

    xG 0.45–0.46 (50%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Smith – Dzingel2:17

    xG 0.20–0.21 (48%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Lajoie13:10

    xG 0.40–0.21 (65%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. DeMelo – Lajoie2:26

    xG 0.08–0.01 (92%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Borowiecki – Ceci2:03

    xG 0.12–0.11 (52%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestCouture – Meier – Radil9:23

    xG 0.86–0.38 (69%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  2. Pavelski – Kane – Hertl4:33

    xG 0.56–0.19 (74%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Kane – Donskoi – Hertl3:38

    xG 0.26–0.02 (93%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Labanc6:32

    xG 0.14–0.14 (50%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Dillon9:21

    xG 0.93–0.31 (75%)attempts 17–5goals 1–0

  2. Braun – Heed7:22

    xG 0.48–0.16 (75%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  3. Burns – Karlsson4:50

    xG 0.35–0.30 (54%)attempts 5–9goals 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 3.5 xGOTT 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 27/100 · #895 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 65% of the time.

SJS winsOTT wins

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

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