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Tue, Oct 18, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

San Jose Sharks 2, New York Islanders 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 75% of the time.

NYI winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS1918011228
NYI011321214546

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:50SJSNico SturmAssists: Evgeny Svechnikov, Jaycob Megna · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:03NYIAnders LeeAssists: Adam Pelech, Brock Nelson · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:48NYIZach PariseAssists: Noah Dobson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Deflected, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:10SJSEvgeny SvechnikovAssists: Matt Benning · Deflected, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:04NYIOliver WahlstromGWGAssists: Brock Nelson · Snap, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 5:24NYIOliver WahlstromAssists: Noah Dobson · Snap, 0.05 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:34NYICal ClutterbuckENAssists: Matt Martin, Adam Pelech · Wrist, 0.70 xG2–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:18NYIAdam Pelech: Interference2 min
  2. P1 16:25SJSMatt Benning: Holding2 min
  3. P2 6:36SJSNico Sturm: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P3 1:29NYIAnders Lee: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 2:03SJSLogan Couture: Holding2 min
  6. P3 5:51NYIBrock Nelson: Tripping2 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 SOG0NYI
49% to win51% to win
← SJS attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Nelson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSNYI
28Shots on goal46
2.7Expected goals4.3
51Shot attempts80
32Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
22Hits28
21Blocked shots15
15Giveaways14
6Takeaways7

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. bestSvechnikov – Gadjovich – Sturm10:00

    xG 0.88–0.69 (56%)attempts 12–9goals 2–0

  2. Couture – Meier – Kunin10:53

    xG 0.56–0.51 (53%)attempts 8–18goals 0–0

  3. Hertl – Meier – Barabanov2:18

    xG 0.10–0.15 (41%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Hertl – Lorentz – Barabanov8:04

    xG 0.20–0.28 (42%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Megna12:46

    xG 0.81–0.26 (76%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  2. Karlsson – Ferraro3:27

    xG 0.11–0.20 (36%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Benning13:05

    xG 0.75–0.99 (43%)attempts 13–18goals 1–2

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLee – Nelson – Wahlstrom5:16

    xG 0.78–0.26 (75%)attempts 11–4goals 3–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas9:57

    xG 0.61–0.40 (60%)attempts 17–8goals 0–0

  3. Bailey – Pageau – Wahlstrom5:00

    xG 0.18–0.05 (79%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Parise – Bailey – Pageau4:09

    xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Salo12:14

    xG 0.70–0.31 (69%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Dobson – Romanov14:40

    xG 1.06–0.89 (54%)attempts 26–11goals 3–1

  3. Mayfield – Romanov2:34

    xG 0.10–0.09 (53%)attempts 4–1goals 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.

NYI 4.3 xGSJS 2.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYISJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #585 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50NYI 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, New York Islanders win this game 75% of the time.

NYI winsSJS wins

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

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