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Tue, Apr 26, 2022·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Anaheim Ducks 5, San Jose Sharks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 70% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA17210214531
SJS01721006233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:05ANATrevor ZegrasPPAssists: Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:26ANAMaxime ComtoisAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Simon Benoit · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P2 6:22ANASonny MilanoGWGAssists: Troy Terry, Dominik Simon · Backhand, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P2 15:32SJSBrent BurnsPPAssists: Logan Couture, Thomas Bordeleau · Slap, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 18:36SJSScott ReedyAssists: Jaycob Megna, Sasha Chmelevski · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 10:47ANAJosh MahuraAssists: Sonny Milano, Maxime Comtois · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:18ANAZachary Aston-ReeseENAssists: Anthony Stolarz · Wrist, 0.66 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:50SJSNick Bonino: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 3:21ANAUrho Vaakanainen: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 7:05ANAZachary Aston-Reese: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 14:19ANAUrho Vaakanainen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 4:01ANAHunter Drew: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 4:01SJSJonah Gadjovich: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 5:04SJSJaycob Megna: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANASJS
31Shots on goal33
3.8Expected goals2.5
52Shot attempts69
27Faceoffs won25
2Power plays3
11Penalty minutes9
21Hits20
18Blocked shots13
7Giveaways12
12Takeaways13

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSteel – Lettieri – Comtois7:23

    xG 0.28–0.15 (64%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  2. Robinson – Milano – Zegras5:16

    xG 0.33–0.32 (50%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Simon – Terry12:10

    xG 0.42–0.58 (42%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVaakanainen – Drysdale13:12

    xG 0.83–0.43 (66%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  2. Sustr – Benoit12:20

    xG 0.73–0.47 (61%)attempts 16–15goals 0–0

  3. Shattenkirk – Mahura11:10

    xG 0.20–0.77 (20%)attempts 5–16goals 0–1

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestBalcers – Gregor – Bordeleau9:58

    xG 0.57–0.19 (75%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  2. Bonino – Couture – Nieto9:38

    xG 0.46–0.38 (55%)attempts 15–8goals 0–0

  3. Hertl – Meier – Barabanov12:59

    xG 0.62–0.59 (51%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  4. Gadjovich – Chmelevski – Reedy6:40

    xG 0.19–0.45 (30%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Ferraro14:03

    xG 1.07–0.69 (61%)attempts 23–13goals 0–2

  2. Vlasic – Merkley13:04

    xG 0.35–0.29 (55%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  3. Megna – Meloche15:06

    xG 0.60–0.78 (44%)attempts 16–15goals 1–0

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.

SJS 2.5 xGANA 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 69/100 · #480 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.07 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 70% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

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

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