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Thu, Feb 17, 2022·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 5, San Jose Sharks 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 60% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VAN215151512527
SJS042152900428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:54VANBrock BoeserAssists: J.T. Miller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Snap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:40VANQuinn HughesUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:35SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Matt Nieto, Noah Gregor · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:49VANJuho LammikkoAssists: Kyle Burroughs · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P2 14:03SJSTimo MeierPPAssists: Tomas Hertl, Alexander Barabanov · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P3 0:45SJSTimo MeierPPAssists: Tomas Hertl, Alexander Barabanov · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P3 14:23VANConor GarlandAssists: Elias Pettersson, Kyle Burroughs · Backhand, 0.16 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:59SJSAlexander BarabanovAssists: Timo Meier, Brent Burns · Snap, 0.10 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:39VANJ.T. MillerGWGAssists: Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes · Snap, 0.12 xG5–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:06SJSJeffrey Viel: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 6:06VANKyle Burroughs: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 10:34SJSJeffrey Viel: Holding2 min
  4. P2 5:04SJSNicolas Meloche: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 11:38SJSJeffrey Viel: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 11:38VANOliver Ekman-Larsson: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 13:34VANBrock Boeser: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 14:44SJSLogan Couture: Interference2 min
  9. P2 18:53VANJ.T. Miller: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P3 3:04SJSTimo Meier: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  11. P3 10:36VANJ.T. Miller: Hooking2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
48% to win52% to win
← VAN attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Horvat
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANSJS
27Shots on goal28
3.1Expected goals2.5
55Shot attempts60
22Faceoffs won33
4Power plays3
10Penalty minutes12
19Hits28
18Blocked shots15
5Giveaways4
7Takeaways11

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestPettersson – Hoglander – Podkolzin7:06

    xG 0.55–0.07 (89%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  2. Motte – Lammikko – Highmore9:43

    xG 0.46–0.10 (83%)attempts 10–6goals 2–0

  3. Pearson – Garland – Pettersson2:41

    xG 0.22–0.04 (86%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  4. Pearson – Dickinson – Garland5:25

    xG 0.21–0.28 (43%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – Burroughs10:53

    xG 0.42–0.17 (71%)attempts 12–12goals 2–0

  2. Myers – Ekman-Larsson12:45

    xG 0.98–0.75 (56%)attempts 15–15goals 1–0

  3. Schenn – Hughes10:26

    xG 0.13–0.20 (40%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHertl – Meier – Barabanov9:56

    xG 0.60–0.20 (75%)attempts 16–8goals 0–2

  2. Couture – Nieto – Gregor6:11

    xG 0.21–0.09 (69%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Cogliano – Bonino – Dahlen4:27

    xG 0.14–0.03 (82%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Pederson – Viel – Gadjovich7:06

    xG 0.32–0.36 (47%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Vlasic – Merkley9:32

    xG 0.18–0.23 (44%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Middleton – Meloche11:34

    xG 0.17–0.24 (42%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  3. Burns – Ferraro11:46

    xG 0.44–0.77 (37%)attempts 12–12goals 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 2.5 xGVAN 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #19 of 1312 this seasonSwing 3.09 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +50 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 60% of the time.

SJS winsVAN wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).