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Sat, Nov 2, 2019·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 5, San Jose Sharks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 53% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN2142816528
SJS0808210226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:17VANBrandon SutterAssists: Josh Leivo, Jake Virtanen · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:46VANElias PetterssonAssists: Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:45VANJake VirtanenGWGAssists: Alexander Edler, Tyler Myers · Backhand, 0.06 xG3–0
  4. P2 5:11VANAdam GaudetteAssists: Bo Horvat, Troy Stecher · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–0
  5. P3 10:51SJSMarc-Edouard VlasicSHAssists: Barclay Goodrow, Brent Burns · Slap, 0.19 xG4–1
  6. P3 12:23VANElias PetterssonPPAssists: J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser · Wrist, 0.34 xG5–1
  7. P3 19:38SJSEvander KaneAssists: Kevin Labanc, Erik Karlsson · Snap, 0.26 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 10:41SJSBrent Burns: Interference2 min
  2. P2 12:44VANAlexander Edler: Holding2 min
  3. P2 17:56VANJake Virtanen: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 0:00SJSJoe Thornton: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 2:38VANLoui Eriksson: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 10:16SJSErik Karlsson: Interference2 min
  7. P3 11:36SJSJoe Thornton: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
45% to win55% to win
← VAN attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Thornton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANSJS
28Shots on goal26
2.6Expected goals2.5
48Shot attempts55
25Faceoffs won31
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
7Hits22
22Blocked shots12
6Giveaways7
5Takeaways10

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestPearson – Horvat – Gaudette10:26

    xG 0.55–0.16 (77%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Sutter – Leivo – Virtanen10:22

    xG 0.55–0.23 (70%)attempts 10–3goals 2–0

  3. Miller – Boeser – Pettersson9:41

    xG 0.16–0.07 (68%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  4. Eriksson – Beagle – Schaller10:59

    xG 0.49–0.69 (42%)attempts 5–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenn – Tanev8:57

    xG 1.32–0.07 (95%)attempts 12–11goals 2–0

  2. Myers – Benn3:59

    xG 0.18–0.21 (47%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Myers – Tanev2:19

    xG 0.01–0.03 (21%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Hertl – Labanc11:58

    xG 0.75–0.49 (61%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  2. Thornton – Sorensen – Karlsson10:08

    xG 0.24–0.05 (81%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Goodrow – Gregor – Radil5:56

    xG 0.28–0.14 (67%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Meier – Radil2:58

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Heed6:08

    xG 0.62–0.27 (70%)attempts 6–5goals 1–1

  2. Burns – Vlasic3:17

    xG 0.07–0.01 (88%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Dillon9:03

    xG 0.35–0.37 (49%)attempts 13–5goals 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 2.5 xGVAN 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #868 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 53% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

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

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