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Sat, Jan 19, 2019·Amalie Arena, Tampa

San Jose Sharks 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 55% of the time.

TBL winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS116113110339
TBL2721326626

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:32TBLMathieu JosephAssists: Anthony Cirelli, J.T. Miller · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:51TBLAlex KillornAssists: Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P1 19:39SJSEvander KanePPAssists: Timo Meier, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 0:58SJSEvander KaneAssists: Joonas Donskoi, Radim Simek · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:29TBLYanni GourdeAssists: Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 12:01TBLVictor HedmanPPGWGAssists: Nikita Kucherov · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–4
  7. P3 5:08TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Ryan McDonagh · Snap, 0.09 xG2–5
  8. P3 14:15TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · Slap, 0.09 xG2–6
  9. P3 19:23SJSMarcus SorensenAssists: Tim Heed, Kevin Labanc · Slap, 0.05 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 8:24TBLAlex Killorn: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 18:24TBLOndrej Palat: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:14SJSJoakim Ryan: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 10:00SJSKevin Labanc: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 11:44SJSLogan Couture: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 13:14SJSEvander Kane: Roughing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 15:48TBLRyan McDonagh: Closing hand on puck2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← SJS attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cirelli won the faceoff against Couture
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSTBL
39Shots on goal26
2.7Expected goals2.4
78Shot attempts48
31Faceoffs won28
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
19Hits27
12Blocked shots22
2Giveaways7
8Takeaways5

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Pavelski – Sorensen10:57

    xG 0.47–0.19 (71%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Couture – Meier – Radil3:50

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Kane – Donskoi – Hertl12:26

    xG 0.42–0.33 (56%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Labanc4:19

    xG 0.18–0.10 (65%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Simek13:45

    xG 0.94–0.60 (61%)attempts 23–12goals 1–2

  2. Braun – Dillon16:41

    xG 0.49–0.34 (59%)attempts 15–12goals 0–1

  3. Burns – Heed2:13

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestCallahan – Paquette – Erne8:38

    xG 0.23–0.16 (59%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – Kucherov – Point12:27

    xG 0.42–0.45 (48%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Miller – Joseph – Cirelli9:42

    xG 0.62–0.76 (45%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

  4. Stamkos – Palat – Gourde12:52

    xG 0.40–0.60 (40%)attempts 9–17goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Coburn – Stralman14:55

    xG 0.29–0.47 (39%)attempts 8–15goals 2–0

  2. McDonagh – Cernak16:45

    xG 0.66–0.84 (44%)attempts 11–26goals 1–1

  3. Girardi – Hedman13:32

    xG 0.39–0.75 (35%)attempts 12–20goals 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.

TBL 2.4 xGSJS 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

TBL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TBL is favoured, below it SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 76/100 · #312 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 55% of the time.

TBL winsSJS wins

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

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