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Sat, Oct 15, 2022·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Chicago Blackhawks 5, San Jose Sharks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 61% of the time.

SJS winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI083928525
SJS2901106226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:58SJSNico SturmAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mario Ferraro · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:22SJSErik KarlssonAssists: Logan Couture, Steven Lorentz · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:21CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Tyler Johnson, Taylor Raddysh · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:27CHISam LaffertySHAssists: Jason Dickinson, Jack Johnson · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:35CHISam LaffertySHGWGAssists: Jason Dickinson, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 5:08CHITaylor RaddyshAssists: Tyler Johnson · Backhand, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:37CHIJason DickinsonAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Sam Lafferty · Wrist, 0.10 xG5–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 3:22SJSMatt Benning: Interference2 min
  2. P2 5:05CHITaylor Raddysh: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 7:56CHIAndreas Athanasiou: Holding2 min
  4. P2 9:49CHIConnor Murphy: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 0:00SJSJonah Gadjovich: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 0:00CHIJarred Tinordi: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 0:00CHIAndreas Athanasiou: Misconduct10 min
  8. P3 11:42SJSNick Bonino: High sticking2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
49% to win51% to win
← CHI attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Dickinson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHISJS
25Shots on goal26
1.8Expected goals2.4
36Shot attempts55
25Faceoffs won28
2Power plays3
18Penalty minutes6
21Hits16
17Blocked shots3
5Giveaways5
13Takeaways7

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestDickinson – Lafferty – Kurashev8:20

    xG 0.29–0.22 (57%)attempts 5–10goals 1–2

  2. Kane – Athanasiou – Domi10:33

    xG 0.34–0.29 (54%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Kane – Domi – Kurashev2:16

    xG 0.04–0.06 (42%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Blackwell – Khaira – Entwistle7:45

    xG 0.01–0.06 (9%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Jones15:07

    xG 0.52–0.39 (57%)attempts 10–17goals 1–1

  2. Jones – Roos9:43

    xG 0.24–0.24 (50%)attempts 5–8goals 1–1

  3. Tinordi – Murphy15:50

    xG 0.19–0.19 (50%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHertl – Meier – Kunin9:26

    xG 0.36–0.27 (57%)attempts 11–4goals 0–1

  2. Bonino – Nieto – Lindblom8:28

    xG 0.16–0.13 (56%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Couture – Labanc – Lorentz9:06

    xG 0.17–0.19 (47%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  4. Svechnikov – Gadjovich – Sturm6:13

    xG 0.13–0.27 (32%)attempts 5–6goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. Megna – Simek10:32

    xG 0.21–0.17 (56%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Benning16:39

    xG 0.41–0.40 (51%)attempts 13–13goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Ferraro14:01

    xG 0.39–0.43 (47%)attempts 15–7goals 2–3

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 2.4 xGCHI 1.8 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #448 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.40 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 61% of the time.

SJS winsCHI wins

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

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