Sun, Apr 24, 2022·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
San Jose Sharks 5, Vegas Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 88% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | 111 | 19 | 28 | 01 | 1 | 529 |
| VGK | 116 | 214 | 110 | 06 | 0 | 446 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 11:43SJSTomas HertlAssists: Alexander Barabanov, Jaycob Megna · Backhand, 0.20 xG1–0
- P1 14:23VGKChandler StephensonPPAssists: Max Pacioretty, Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–1
- P2 7:46VGKMax PaciorettyAssists: Shea Theodore · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
- P2 9:59VGKWilliam CarrierAssists: Keegan Kolesar, Nicolas Roy · Snap, 0.05 xG1–3
- P2 18:55SJSNick BoninoAssists: Jaycob Megna, Matt Nieto · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–3
- P3 6:35VGKNicolas RoyAssists: William Karlsson, Shea Theodore · Snap, 0.12 xG2–4
- P3 17:54SJSNick BoninoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–4
- P3 19:59SJSTimo MeierAssists: Logan Couture, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–4
Shootout
- 1. VGK Nicolas Roy stopped
- 2. SJS Logan Couture stopped
- 3. VGK Jack Eichel stopped
- 4. SJS Timo Meier stopped
- 5. VGK Shea Theodore stopped
- 6. SJS Thomas Bordeleau scored
Penalties (5)
- P1 14:10SJSTimo Meier: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 4:51SJSTimo Meier: Holding2 min
- P2 10:14VGKMax Pacioretty: High sticking2 min
- P3 4:19SJSNicolas Meloche: Tripping2 min
- OT 3:23SJSBrent Burns: 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 20:00Roy won the faceoff against Couture
- 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
- bestBonino – Couture – Nieto10:21
xG 0.44–0.20 (69%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0
- Balcers – Gregor – Bordeleau9:32
xG 0.44–0.30 (59%)attempts 16–12goals 0–0
- Hertl – Meier – Barabanov13:03
xG 0.32–0.94 (25%)attempts 11–23goals 1–2
- Chmelevski – Reedy – Weatherby7:26
xG 0.11–0.93 (11%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMegna – Meloche10:20
xG 0.53–0.19 (74%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1
- Burns – Megna2:41
xG 0.19–0.05 (80%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0
- Vlasic – Meloche4:23
xG 0.15–0.16 (49%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
Vegas Golden Knights
Forward lines
- bestPacioretty – Stone – Stephenson10:58
xG 1.16–0.28 (81%)attempts 20–8goals 1–0
- Carrier – Kolesar – Roy6:08
xG 0.40–0.26 (60%)attempts 13–2goals 1–0
- Dadonov – Carrier – Roy2:48
xG 0.14–0.08 (65%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
- Karlsson – Marchessault – Amadio7:55
xG 0.26–0.22 (55%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestMcNabb – Theodore15:01
xG 1.14–0.13 (89%)attempts 25–8goals 2–0
- Martinez – Theodore3:10
xG 0.41–0.10 (80%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0
- Martinez – Whitecloud15:23
xG 0.79–0.64 (55%)attempts 21–16goals 0–1
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.
VGK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VGK 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, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 88% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (VGK − SJS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).