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Sat, Nov 23, 2019·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

New York Islanders 1, San Jose Sharks 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 71% of the time.

SJS winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI0711001100128
SJS013160512226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:38SJSMarcus SorensenAssists: Mario Ferraro, Joe Thornton · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:05NYICasey CizikasAssists: Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock · Tip-in, 0.36 xG1–1
  3. OT 2:30SJSLogan CoutureGWGAssists: Evander Kane, Brent Burns · Snap, 0.17 xG1–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:06NYIAdam Pelech: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:55SJSRadim Simek: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 0:37SJSBrenden Dillon: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 0:37NYICasey Cizikas: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 7:05SJSKevin Labanc: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  6. P2 12:08SJSLukas Radil: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 16:42SJSKevin Labanc: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 2:32SJSPatrick Marleau: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 12:26SJSKevin Labanc: Tripping2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYISJS
28Shots on goal26
3.3Expected goals2.1
60Shot attempts48
21Faceoffs won24
6Power plays1
7Penalty minutes17
31Hits22
14Blocked shots18
8Giveaways7
8Takeaways12

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestClutterbuck – Cizikas – Dal Colle3:11

    xG 0.44–0.01 (98%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  2. Bailey – Dal Colle – Koivula5:23

    xG 0.03–0.04 (46%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas5:39

    xG 0.01–0.02 (36%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Eberle – Lee – Barzal8:24

    xG 0.35–0.46 (44%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Toews2:51

    xG 0.15–0.01 (91%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Mayfield – Toews10:38

    xG 0.24–0.19 (56%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Pelech3:28

    xG 0.04–0.01 (83%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Goodrow – Meier5:46

    xG 0.40–0.01 (98%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc4:23

    xG 0.20–0.10 (67%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Goodrow – Meier – Suomela2:13

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – Sorensen – Gambrell6:35

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Karlsson13:49

    xG 0.69–0.32 (68%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Ferraro10:11

    xG 0.25–0.12 (67%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  3. Burns – Heed4:19

    xG 0.13–0.06 (67%)attempts 5–3goals 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 2.1 xGNYI 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 39/100 · #694 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, New York Islanders win this game 71% of the time.

SJS winsNYI wins

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

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