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Thu, Oct 19, 2023·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Boston Bruins 3, San Jose Sharks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 85% of the time.

SJS winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS21717012336
SJS01007110127

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:06BOSBrad MarchandAssists: John Beecher · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:27BOSJames van RiemsdykGWGAssists: Trent Frederic, Charlie Coyle · Poke, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P2 16:46BOSDavid PastrnakAssists: Brandon Carlo · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–0
  4. P3 11:13SJSAnthony DuclairAssists: Tomas Hertl · Backhand, 0.03 xG3–1
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 1:25SJSKyle Burroughs: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 3:01BOSJake DeBrusk: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 0:58BOSCharlie Coyle: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 19:23BOSBrad Marchand: 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← BOS attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Coyle won the faceoff against Sturm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSSJS
36Shots on goal27
4.0Expected goals1.6
59Shot attempts65
29Faceoffs won33
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
15Hits27
18Blocked shots10
8Giveaways6
3Takeaways8

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Coyle – Frederic10:21

    xG 1.44–0.18 (89%)attempts 12–3goals 1–0

  2. Pastrnak – Zacha – DeBrusk10:01

    xG 0.61–0.19 (77%)attempts 15–8goals 0–0

  3. Marchand – Pastrnak – Zacha2:06

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0

  4. Lucic – Lauko – Beecher7:42

    xG 0.15–0.07 (67%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGrzelcyk – McAvoy12:07

    xG 1.57–0.23 (87%)attempts 16–9goals 1–0

  2. Lindholm – Carlo13:22

    xG 0.89–0.21 (81%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  3. Shattenkirk – Forbort11:24

    xG 0.38–0.23 (63%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHertl – Duclair – Barabanov11:49

    xG 0.29–0.23 (56%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  2. Zetterlund – Sturm – Eklund2:21

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Zetterlund – Sturm5:00

    xG 0.16–0.16 (51%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Labanc – Zadina – Bordeleau6:46

    xG 0.15–0.24 (38%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFerraro – Knyzhov2:53

    xG 0.11–0.04 (74%)attempts 7–3goals 0–1

  2. Rutta – Knyzhov14:52

    xG 0.24–0.34 (41%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  3. Burroughs – Ferraro14:32

    xG 0.46–0.64 (42%)attempts 24–10goals 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 1.6 xGBOS 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 16/100 · #1127 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 85% of the time.

SJS winsBOS wins

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

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