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Sat, May 8, 2021·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Arizona Coyotes 5, San Jose Sharks 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 66% of the time.

SJS winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ARI281171413532
SJS21911411401448

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:32ARIChristian DvorakAssists: Phil Kessel, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:44SJSRudolfs BalcersAssists: Sasha Chmelevski, Dylan Gambrell · Slap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:36ARIChristian DvorakPPAssists: Christian Fischer, Phil Kessel · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:28SJSKevin LabancUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:26SJSTimo MeierAssists: Kevin Labanc · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–3
  6. P2 6:20ARIJan JenikAssists: Christian Fischer, Victor Soderstrom · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:07ARIConor GarlandAssists: Alex Goligoski, Jakob Chychrun · Wrist, 0.27 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:11SJSAlexander BarabanovAssists: Tomas Hertl, Evander Kane · Wrist, 0.30 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:30ARIPhil KesselGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG5–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:59ARIJakob Chychrun: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 2:59SJSJeffrey Viel: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 11:29SJSJeffrey Viel: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  4. P1 15:37SJSSasha Chmelevski: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 19:07ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 7:25ARIIlya Lyubushkin: Interference2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← ARI attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hertl won the faceoff against Dvorak
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARISJS
32Shots on goal48
3.6Expected goals4.6
45Shot attempts65
33Faceoffs won31
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes6
13Hits12
8Blocked shots6
9Giveaways12
6Takeaways7

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestFasching – Hunt – Pederson4:04

    xG 1.15–0.10 (92%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Brassard – Fasching – Hunt2:46

    xG 0.07–0.16 (30%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Brassard – Bunting – Garland9:35

    xG 0.48–0.75 (39%)attempts 5–13goals 1–2

  4. Bunting – Garland – Pederson2:30

    xG 0.21–0.66 (24%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNess – Lyubushkin10:22

    xG 1.52–0.38 (80%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Goligoski – Chychrun12:49

    xG 0.62–1.08 (37%)attempts 7–19goals 1–3

  3. Ekman-Larsson – Soderstrom12:12

    xG 0.30–1.25 (19%)attempts 7–16goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Hertl – Barabanov9:54

    xG 1.35–0.50 (73%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Balcers – Gambrell – Chmelevski9:09

    xG 0.43–0.15 (74%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Balcers – Gregor – Gambrell2:16

    xG 0.12–0.12 (48%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Marleau – Labanc – Meier9:54

    xG 0.45–0.76 (37%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Ferraro14:01

    xG 1.97–0.63 (76%)attempts 22–12goals 1–0

  2. Ferraro – Knyzhov3:49

    xG 0.24–0.13 (66%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Pasichnuk11:31

    xG 0.32–0.54 (37%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

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 4.6 xGARI 3.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 97/100 · #19 of 868 this seasonSwing 2.82 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +49 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 66% of the time.

SJS winsARI wins

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

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