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Mon, Feb 18, 2019·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Boston Bruins 6, San Jose Sharks 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 69% of the time.

SJS winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BOS38141711620
SJS1831411105538

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:49BOSTorey KrugPPAssists: David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:26BOSZdeno CharaAssists: Sean Kuraly · Slap, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:24BOSKarson KuhlmanAssists: Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–0
  4. P1 19:57SJSJoe ThorntonAssists: Joe Pavelski · Backhand, 0.19 xG3–1
  5. P2 2:24SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Brent Burns, Logan Couture · Tip-in, 0.20 xG3–2
  6. P2 6:30BOSJake DeBruskPPAssists: Danton Heinen, David Backes · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–2
  7. P2 16:03SJSJoe ThorntonAssists: Marcus Sorensen, Radim Simek · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–3
  8. P2 19:35SJSLogan CoutureUnassisted · Wrist, 0.33 xG4–4
  9. P3 13:32SJSJoe ThorntonAssists: Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–5
  10. P3 18:11BOSChris WagnerAssists: Brandon Carlo, Noel Acciari · Tip-in, 0.15 xG5–5
  11. OT 3:59BOSCharlie McAvoyGWGAssists: David Krejci, Jake DeBrusk · Slap, 0.10 xG6–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:56SJSTomas Hertl: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 13:04SJSEvander Kane: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 1:40BOSKevan Miller: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:43SJSLogan Couture: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:25BOSChris Wagner: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 10:25SJSJustin Braun: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 18:31SJSJoe Thornton: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 19:35BOSBrad Marchand: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  9. P3 1:57BOSDavid Backes: Delaying game bench2 min
  10. P3 15:42BOSZdeno Chara: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 15:42SJSJoe Pavelski: 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSSJS
20Shots on goal38
2.0Expected goals3.0
39Shot attempts66
30Faceoffs won33
4Power plays2
11Penalty minutes15
24Hits24
11Blocked shots8
6Giveaways10
10Takeaways12

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestWagner – Kuraly – Acciari11:29

    xG 0.98–0.47 (67%)attempts 10–13goals 2–2

  2. Backes – Nordstrom – Frederic4:47

    xG 0.07–0.10 (39%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Bergeron – Marchand – Heinen11:47

    xG 0.11–0.19 (36%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  4. Krejci – DeBrusk – Kuhlman8:35

    xG 0.16–0.29 (35%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Carlo2:36

    xG 0.62–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  2. Grzelcyk – Carlo2:37

    xG 0.04–0.03 (58%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Miller – Krug2:34

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Couture – Meier13:21

    xG 0.57–0.15 (79%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc9:30

    xG 0.32–0.20 (62%)attempts 6–6goals 1–1

  3. Kane – Hertl – Radil3:37

    xG 0.22–0.10 (68%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Karlsson – Radil4:15

    xG 0.06–0.05 (55%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Karlsson5:24

    xG 0.43–0.00 (100%)attempts 12–1goals 1–0

  2. Burns – Simek10:59

    xG 0.34–0.05 (87%)attempts 8–5goals 1–1

  3. Braun – Dillon13:01

    xG 0.34–0.11 (76%)attempts 6–8goals 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 3.0 xGBOS 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 100/100 · #1 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.90 · 11 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 69% of the time.

SJS winsBOS wins

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

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