Sat, Apr 3, 2021·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles
San Jose Sharks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 51% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | 15 | 111 | 17 | 323 |
| LAK | 118 | 110 | 09 | 237 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 4:37SJSKevin LabancAssists: Nikolai Knyzhov, Evander Kane · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
- P1 6:55LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo · Tip-in, 0.06 xG1–1
- P2 15:04SJSEvander KaneAssists: Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
- P2 19:06LAKTrevor MooreSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–2
- P3 15:23SJSDylan GambrellGWGAssists: John Leonard · Backhand, 0.18 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
- P1 16:16SJSTomas Hertl: Hooking2 min
- P2 9:10SJSBrent Burns: Slashing2 min
- P2 17:41LAKSean Walker: Cross checking2 min
- P3 4:06LAKJeff Carter: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Hertl won the faceoff against Vilardi
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestMarleau – Sorensen – Viel8:08
xG 0.42–0.25 (63%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- Donato – Gambrell – Leonard6:56
xG 0.20–0.16 (55%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
- Hertl – Meier – Balcers13:38
xG 0.51–0.50 (50%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0
- Couture – Kane – Labanc12:13
xG 0.41–0.50 (45%)attempts 7–11goals 2–1
Defence pairs
- bestKarlsson – Simek2:44
xG 0.19–0.04 (81%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0
- Burns – Ferraro14:59
xG 0.73–0.63 (54%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0
- Burns – Karlsson3:14
xG 0.28–0.24 (53%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestWagner – Grundstrom – Lizotte4:24
xG 0.40–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0
- Carter – Moore – Vilardi8:08
xG 0.33–0.29 (53%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1
- Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo13:57
xG 0.43–0.51 (46%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1
- Athanasiou – Kempe – Anderson-Dolan7:22
xG 0.05–0.87 (6%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestDoughty – Anderson18:39
xG 0.85–0.64 (57%)attempts 18–13goals 0–1
- Doughty – Walker2:28
xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Clague – Strand12:18
xG 0.25–0.90 (22%)attempts 12–12goals 0–2
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
LAK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line LAK is favoured, below it SJS. Dots are goals.
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 51% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (LAK − SJS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).