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Thu, Oct 26, 2023·Amalie Arena, Tampa

San Jose Sharks 0, Tampa Bay Lightning 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 94% of the time.

TBL winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS070709023
TBL31321216631

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:41TBLBrayden PointGWGAssists: Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Perbix · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:03TBLMichael EyssimontAssists: Calvin de Haan, Nick Perbix · Tip-in, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P1 19:18TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev · Slap, 0.12 xG0–3
  4. P2 4:01TBLBrandon HagelAssists: Alex Barré-Boulet, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–4
  5. P2 7:29TBLNick PaulAssists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–5
  6. P3 5:44TBLLuke GlendeningAssists: Conor Sheary, Darren Raddysh · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–6
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 3:33SJSThomas Bordeleau: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 17:41SJSMatt Benning: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:45SJSJacob Peterson: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 10:46TBLMichael Eyssimont: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 10:46SJSJan Rutta: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 17:38TBLWaltteri Merela: Interference2 min
  7. P2 17:44SJSKevin Labanc: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 14:31TBLSteven Stamkos: 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
46% to win54% to win
← SJS attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cirelli won the faceoff against Hertl
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSTBL
23Shots on goal31
1.4Expected goals5.0
41Shot attempts77
32Faceoffs won20
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes6
32Hits24
20Blocked shots11
1Giveaways6
1Takeaways4

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. bestHoffman – Hertl – Duclair3:55

    xG 0.60–0.12 (84%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Hertl – Duclair – Zetterlund3:57

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Kunin – Sturm – Eklund2:05

    xG 0.10–0.04 (74%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Hertl – Duclair – Labanc2:28

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEmberson – Knyzhov9:21

    xG 0.31–0.26 (55%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  2. Ferraro – Rutta13:54

    xG 0.23–0.99 (19%)attempts 9–19goals 0–2

  3. Benning – Burroughs16:01

    xG 0.12–1.32 (8%)attempts 5–21goals 0–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKucherov – Point – Barré-Boulet9:15

    xG 0.71–0.09 (89%)attempts 12–1goals 1–0

  2. Cirelli – Jeannot – Merela10:20

    xG 0.66–0.15 (82%)attempts 16–8goals 0–0

  3. Glendening – Sheary – Eyssimont7:58

    xG 0.45–0.09 (83%)attempts 7–6goals 2–0

  4. Stamkos – Paul – Hagel11:29

    xG 0.50–0.66 (43%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Raddysh13:46

    xG 1.14–0.19 (86%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0

  2. Hedman – Cernak13:03

    xG 0.98–0.21 (82%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0

  3. Sergachev – Perbix14:17

    xG 0.58–0.29 (67%)attempts 13–11goals 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.

TBL 5.0 xGSJS 1.4 xG
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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 3/100 · #1285 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.51 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 94% 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).