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Tue, Feb 1, 2022·Amalie Arena, Tampa

San Jose Sharks 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 73% of the time.

TBL winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SJS07161701221
TBL092901212332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:32TBLAnthony CirelliAssists: Brayden Point, Ryan McDonagh · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:50SJSRudolfs BalcersAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:08TBLAlex KillornPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · Snap, 0.26 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:12SJSLogan CouturePPAssists: Brent Burns, Alexander Barabanov · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:45TBLVictor HedmanGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:07SJSNicolas Meloche: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 10:58TBLJan Rutta: Interference2 min
  3. P2 11:58TBLCal Foote: Interference2 min
  4. P2 16:02SJSRudolfs Balcers: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 17:51SJSLogan Couture: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 18:24TBLAnthony Cirelli: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 18:24SJSTimo Meier: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 18:24SJSTimo Meier: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 0:31TBLSteven Stamkos: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. OT 2:06TBLRyan McDonagh: Tripping2 min
  11. OT 2:06SJSTimo Meier: 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 SOG0TBL
48% to win52% to win
← SJS attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against Hertl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSTBL
21Shots on goal32
2.1Expected goals3.3
41Shot attempts60
32Faceoffs won28
3Power plays4
12Penalty minutes10
43Hits37
11Blocked shots10
1Giveaways4
6Takeaways4

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. bestCouture – Balcers – Dahlen8:20

    xG 0.39–0.24 (62%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Pederson – Gregor – Gadjovich5:45

    xG 0.06–0.22 (20%)attempts 1–8goals 0–0

  3. Cogliano – Bonino – Nieto9:19

    xG 0.00–0.59 (0%)attempts 0–12goals 0–1

  4. Hertl – Meier – Barabanov14:31

    xG 0.38–1.21 (24%)attempts 7–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMegna – Meloche11:49

    xG 0.26–0.13 (67%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Middleton14:54

    xG 0.52–0.67 (44%)attempts 6–16goals 1–0

  3. Burns – Ferraro19:02

    xG 0.25–1.73 (13%)attempts 11–26goals 0–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Point – Cirelli12:45

    xG 1.34–0.30 (82%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0

  2. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare12:16

    xG 0.43–0.14 (75%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Katchouk – Raddysh – Colton6:14

    xG 0.24–0.10 (71%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Killorn – Stamkos – Joseph8:39

    xG 0.28–0.34 (45%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Sergachev13:41

    xG 1.39–0.24 (85%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  2. Hedman – Foote2:49

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Hedman – Rutta14:19

    xG 0.40–0.25 (61%)attempts 14–8goals 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.

TBL 3.3 xGSJS 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 58/100 · #620 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.75 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 73% of the time.

TBL winsSJS wins

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

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