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Thu, Feb 6, 2020·Rogers Place, Edmonton

San Jose Sharks 6, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 70% of the time.

EDM winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS21521026631
EDM21201019331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:04EDMSam GagnerAssists: Darnell Nurse, Kailer Yamamoto · Backhand, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:20EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.21 xG0–2
  3. P1 11:01SJSTimo MeierAssists: Brent Burns, Brenden Dillon · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P1 18:19SJSEvander KanePPAssists: Brent Burns, Joe Thornton · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:07SJSMaxim LetunovAssists: Erik Karlsson, Marcus Sorensen · Wrist, 0.30 xG3–2
  6. P2 12:31SJSStefan NoesenGWGAssists: Alexander True, Melker Karlsson · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 5:05SJSTimo MeierAssists: Kevin Labanc, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Snap, 0.04 xG5–2
  8. P3 6:33EDMEthan BearUnassisted · Snap, 0.08 xG5–3
  9. P3 12:19SJSKevin LabancAssists: Timo Meier, Joe Thornton · Tip-in, 0.14 xG6–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 8:15EDMDarnell Nurse: Throwing equipment2 min
  2. P1 13:21SJSBrent Burns: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:33EDMOscar Klefbom: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:37SJSPatrick Marleau: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 14:37EDMOscar Klefbom: Embellishment2 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 SOG0EDM
45% to win55% to win
← SJS attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Goodrow won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSEDM
31Shots on goal31
3.4Expected goals2.2
58Shot attempts53
19Faceoffs won27
3Power plays1
4Penalty minutes8
27Hits22
12Blocked shots16
14Giveaways12
8Takeaways8

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 – Labanc – Meier11:26

    xG 0.73–0.51 (59%)attempts 11–9goals 2–1

  2. Sorensen – Letunov – Gambrell6:03

    xG 0.23–0.18 (56%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  3. Noesen – Karlsson – True8:09

    xG 0.20–0.16 (56%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

  4. Marleau – Kane – Goodrow13:43

    xG 0.46–0.58 (44%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Karlsson17:12

    xG 1.34–0.52 (72%)attempts 25–11goals 3–0

  2. Burns – Dillon20:20

    xG 0.69–0.30 (69%)attempts 14–16goals 2–0

  3. Ferraro – Simek7:37

    xG 0.40–0.87 (31%)attempts 5–15goals 0–3

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestGagner – Archibald – McDavid6:59

    xG 0.68–0.39 (64%)attempts 8–6goals 1–1

  2. Sheahan – Archibald – Khaira3:15

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Gagner – Kassian – McDavid5:37

    xG 0.12–0.11 (53%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Chiasson – Benson – Haas6:10

    xG 0.06–0.07 (48%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNurse – Bear16:25

    xG 1.12–0.92 (55%)attempts 23–14goals 3–1

  2. Benning – Lagesson9:34

    xG 0.59–0.51 (54%)attempts 11–15goals 0–1

  3. Larsson – Lagesson2:04

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 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.

EDM 2.2 xGSJS 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #200 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.29 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 70% of the time.

EDM winsSJS wins

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

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