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Tue, Feb 7, 2023·Amalie Arena, Tampa

San Jose Sharks 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 69% of the time.

TBL winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SJS17171711422
TBL3170501500337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:10TBLRoss ColtonAssists: Zach Bogosian · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:28SJSErik KarlssonPPAssists: Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:21TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P1 16:44TBLBrayden PointAssists: Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Kucherov · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P2 16:23SJSTimo MeierPPAssists: Alexander Barabanov, Logan Couture · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–3
  6. P3 3:08SJSJonah GadjovichAssists: Scott Harrington, Erik Karlsson · Deflected, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:19SJSTimo MeierGWGAssists: Erik Karlsson, Tomas Hertl · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 3:08SJSAlexander Barabanov: Holding2 min
  2. P1 6:23TBLIan Cole: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 8:46SJSMichael Eyssimont: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 1:44SJSNico Sturm: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 6:40SJSNico Sturm: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 10:18TBLZach Bogosian: Interference2 min
  7. P2 13:12SJSEvgeny Svechnikov: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 16:18TBLIan Cole: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 19:40TBLBrayden Point: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 19:40SJSMichael Eyssimont: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 9:04SJSEvgeny Svechnikov: Hooking2 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
49% to win51% to win
← SJS attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Point won the faceoff against Couture
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSTBL
22Shots on goal37
2.5Expected goals3.7
40Shot attempts81
33Faceoffs won35
3Power plays6
17Penalty minutes11
35Hits20
27Blocked shots7
3Giveaways10
24Takeaways18

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. Bonino – Lindblom – Sturm4:25

    xG 0.21–0.18 (54%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  2. Hertl – Meier – Gregor10:14

    xG 0.92–0.93 (50%)attempts 8–17goals 0–0

  3. Couture – Eyssimont – Barabanov6:43

    xG 0.16–0.22 (41%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Svechnikov – Lorentz – Gadjovich5:36

    xG 0.04–0.12 (24%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – MacDonald4:17

    xG 0.61–0.16 (79%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Karlsson – Ferraro5:13

    xG 0.22–0.13 (64%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Harrington10:17

    xG 0.51–0.71 (42%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Cirelli – Hagel8:09

    xG 0.65–0.16 (81%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  2. Perry – Namestnikov – Bellemare5:02

    xG 0.36–0.07 (83%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Stamkos – Kucherov – Point11:27

    xG 0.70–0.43 (62%)attempts 19–7goals 1–0

  4. Stamkos – Kucherov – Hagel2:19

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCole – Cernak12:34

    xG 1.22–0.67 (64%)attempts 19–8goals 0–0

  2. Sergachev – Perbix11:05

    xG 0.75–0.29 (72%)attempts 16–7goals 1–0

  3. Hedman – Cernak2:01

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 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 3.7 xGSJS 2.5 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 80/100 · #325 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.92 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +24 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 69% 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).