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Thu, Feb 9, 2023·FLA Live Arena, Sunrise

San Jose Sharks 1, Florida Panthers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 63% of the time.

FLA winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS11501009134
FLA011218213442

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:49SJSAlexander BarabanovAssists: Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:30FLASam ReinhartAssists: Marc Staal · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:19FLASam ReinhartGWGAssists: Eetu Luostarinen, Anton Lundell · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P3 18:21FLAEric StaalENAssists: Eetu Luostarinen · Wrist, 0.80 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:55FLAEric StaalENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.72 xG1–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 2:25FLAGivani Smith: Holding2 min
  2. P2 3:21SJSJonah Gadjovich: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 3:21FLAGivani Smith: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 6:23SJSNick Bonino: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 15:08FLAAaron Ekblad: High sticking double minor4 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 SOG0FLA
49% to win51% to win
← SJS attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Luostarinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSFLA
34Shots on goal42
3.8Expected goals4.6
59Shot attempts72
33Faceoffs won31
3Power plays1
7Penalty minutes11
17Hits28
16Blocked shots12
9Giveaways6
12Takeaways15

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. bestHertl – Meier – Gregor10:23

    xG 0.92–0.72 (56%)attempts 9–19goals 0–0

  2. Couture – Eyssimont – Barabanov10:46

    xG 0.93–0.84 (53%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  3. Hertl – Meier – Barabanov3:00

    xG 0.21–0.13 (62%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  4. Bonino – Lindblom – Sturm9:39

    xG 0.26–0.47 (36%)attempts 7–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Benning12:50

    xG 0.70–0.28 (71%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. Karlsson – Harrington11:10

    xG 1.13–1.00 (53%)attempts 13–15goals 0–2

  3. Harrington – MacDonald2:58

    xG 0.17–0.06 (74%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestReinhart – Luostarinen – Lundell12:05

    xG 1.18–0.72 (62%)attempts 18–13goals 1–0

  2. Staal – Cousins – Lomberg10:57

    xG 0.51–0.12 (81%)attempts 19–5goals 0–0

  3. Tierney – White – Smith6:54

    xG 0.24–0.20 (55%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  4. Verhaeghe – Bennett – Tkachuk14:41

    xG 0.93–1.38 (40%)attempts 18–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkblad – Forsling14:29

    xG 1.08–0.85 (56%)attempts 21–14goals 2–0

  2. Gudas – Mahura12:53

    xG 0.69–0.86 (44%)attempts 18–16goals 0–1

  3. Staal – Montour18:27

    xG 0.86–1.10 (44%)attempts 18–16goals 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.

FLA 4.6 xGSJS 3.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLASJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 31/100 · #986 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.04 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50FLA 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, Florida Panthers win this game 63% of the time.

FLA winsSJS wins

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

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