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Tue, Dec 28, 2021·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Arizona Coyotes 7, San Jose Sharks 8 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 71% of the time.

SJS winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
ARI214214313050746
SJS2831126022827

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:46SJSAlexander BarabanovAssists: Logan Couture, Timo Meier · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:36ARILawson CrouseAssists: Phil Kessel · Slap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:22SJSNick BoninoAssists: Matt Nieto, Andrew Cogliano · Backhand, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P1 17:40ARIJ.J. MoserAssists: Lawson Crouse · Slap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:27SJSRadim SimekAssists: Jayden Halbgewachs, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Slap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P2 5:34SJSJeffrey VielAssists: Jonah Gadjovich, Lane Pederson · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–4
  7. P2 7:48ARIClayton KellerAssists: Phil Kessel, Johan Larsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–4
  8. P2 14:13SJSTimo MeierUnassisted · Backhand, 0.20 xG3–5
  9. P2 19:37ARIJ.J. MoserPPAssists: Johan Larsson, Loui Eriksson · Slap, 0.03 xG4–5
  10. P3 1:44SJSTomas HertlAssists: Noah Gregor · Slap, 0.11 xG4–6
  11. P3 7:35ARILawson CrouseAssists: Dysin Mayo, Phil Kessel · Wrist, 0.32 xG5–6
  12. P3 13:00SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Alexander Barabanov, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.09 xG5–7
  13. P3 16:51ARIShayne GostisbehereAssists: Phil Kessel, Johan Larsson · Slap, 0.03 xG6–7
  14. P3 18:31ARIAndrew LaddPPAssists: Lawson Crouse, Shayne Gostisbehere · Slap, 0.41 xG7–7

Shootout

  1. 1. SJS Logan Couture scored
  2. 2. ARI Nick Schmaltz stopped
  3. 3. SJS Tomas Hertl scored
  4. 4. ARI Clayton Keller stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:32ARIJan Jenik: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 2:32ARIJan Jenik: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 2:32SJSJonah Gadjovich: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 2:32SJSJonah Gadjovich: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 8:42ARIAndrew Ladd: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 17:59SJSJayden Halbgewachs: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P3 8:30SJSJonah Gadjovich: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 13:14ARIKyle Capobianco: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 17:32SJSBrent Burns: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  10. OT 0:53ARIClayton Keller: 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARISJS
46Shots on goal27
5.0Expected goals3.4
65Shot attempts49
33Faceoffs won25
3Power plays3
13Penalty minutes13
14Hits21
8Blocked shots9
3Giveaways10
9Takeaways13

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. bestKessel – Larsson – Crouse13:51

    xG 1.93–0.18 (92%)attempts 19–5goals 4–2

  2. Schmaltz – Keller – Hayton12:29

    xG 0.43–0.48 (47%)attempts 9–8goals 0–2

  3. Ladd – Carcone – Jenik7:48

    xG 0.32–0.50 (39%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  4. Eriksson – Roussel – Speers8:34

    xG 0.07–0.96 (7%)attempts 2–13goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGostisbehere – Mayo18:13

    xG 1.62–0.98 (62%)attempts 20–16goals 2–3

  2. Stralman – Moser17:56

    xG 0.55–0.43 (57%)attempts 12–9goals 3–1

  3. Capobianco – Dineen10:41

    xG 0.68–0.87 (44%)attempts 8–11goals 0–2

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestCouture – Meier – Barabanov12:31

    xG 1.06–0.66 (62%)attempts 14–11goals 3–1

  2. Hertl – Gregor – Halbgewachs5:28

    xG 0.40–0.08 (84%)attempts 7–2goals 2–0

  3. Cogliano – Bonino – Nieto8:24

    xG 0.58–0.52 (53%)attempts 6–6goals 1–3

  4. Cogliano – Bonino – Halbgewachs3:28

    xG 0.10–0.05 (67%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Ferraro18:18

    xG 1.10–0.72 (60%)attempts 16–11goals 3–0

  2. Vlasic – Simek10:43

    xG 0.42–0.29 (59%)attempts 9–6goals 2–0

  3. Karlsson – Middleton15:52

    xG 0.60–1.47 (29%)attempts 10–18goals 0–2

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 3.4 xGARI 5.0 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 100/100 · #3 of 1312 this seasonSwing 3.33 · 14 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +41 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 71% 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).