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Sun, Dec 8, 2019·BB&T Center, Sunrise

San Jose Sharks 1, Florida Panthers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 66% of the time.

FLA winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS19012010131
FLA212110211533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:31FLAKeith YandlePPAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov · Snap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:15FLAAleksander BarkovGWGAssists: Evgenii Dadonov, Jonathan Huberdeau · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P1 10:13SJSKevin LabancPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane · Snap, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:32FLAMike MathesonAssists: Aaron Ekblad, Frank Vatrano · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P3 10:19FLABrett ConnollyPPAssists: Mike Hoffman, Keith Yandle · Backhand, 0.35 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:31FLAFrank VatranoENAssists: MacKenzie Weegar, Aaron Ekblad · Wrist, 0.45 xG1–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:04SJSKevin Labanc: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:57FLAAaron Ekblad: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:16FLAMacKenzie Weegar: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 4:16SJSEvander Kane: Instigator2 min
  5. P2 4:16SJSEvander Kane: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 4:16SJSEvander Kane: Instigator misconduct10 min
  7. P2 18:52FLAMike Hoffman: Interference2 min
  8. P3 0:34FLAAaron Ekblad: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  9. P3 10:12SJSBrenden Dillon: High sticking2 min · PPG
  10. P3 10:12SJSBrenden Dillon: 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
45% to win55% to win
← SJS attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Barkov won the faceoff against Hertl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSFLA
31Shots on goal33
3.0Expected goals4.0
64Shot attempts60
23Faceoffs won21
3Power plays4
23Penalty minutes11
21Hits16
14Blocked shots17
5Giveaways5
3Takeaways9

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Marleau – Sorensen10:24

    xG 1.17–0.45 (72%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  2. Hertl – Labanc – Meier10:53

    xG 0.42–0.16 (73%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  3. Couture – Goodrow – Meier4:04

    xG 0.23–0.03 (88%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  4. Karlsson – Gregor – Gambrell8:43

    xG 0.34–0.55 (38%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Karlsson12:32

    xG 0.85–0.57 (60%)attempts 18–6goals 0–1

  2. Dillon – Heed14:59

    xG 0.39–0.18 (68%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  3. Burns – Ferraro14:48

    xG 0.52–1.14 (31%)attempts 14–24goals 0–1

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. Dadonov – Huberdeau – Barkov11:28

    xG 0.67–0.64 (51%)attempts 10–12goals 1–0

  2. Hoffman – Connolly – Trocheck10:29

    xG 0.22–0.29 (43%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Vatrano – Acciari – Saarela9:28

    xG 0.24–0.42 (37%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

  4. Boyle – Sceviour – Toninato10:44

    xG 0.14–1.05 (12%)attempts 8–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMatheson – Brown12:09

    xG 0.45–0.23 (66%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Weegar – Ekblad15:58

    xG 0.56–0.58 (49%)attempts 6–15goals 0–0

  3. Matheson – Ekblad2:09

    xG 0.05–0.29 (15%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

FLA 4.0 xGSJS 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLASJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 25/100 · #848 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.77 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 66% of the time.

FLA winsSJS wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).