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Fri, Dec 15, 2023·Mullett Arena, Tempe

San Jose Sharks 0, Arizona Coyotes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 83% of the time.

ARI winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS090507021
ARI0618010124

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 14:45ARIMatias MaccelliGWGAssists: Nick Bjugstad, J.J. Moser · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 2:31SJSGivani Smith: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 10:07SJSKaapo Kahkonen: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P3 4:58SJSNikita Okhotiuk: Interference2 min
  4. P3 13:12SJSGivani Smith: 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 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← SJS attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bjugstad won the faceoff against Granlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSARI
21Shots on goal24
2.0Expected goals4.1
52Shot attempts60
21Faceoffs won35
0Power plays4
8Penalty minutes0
24Hits19
15Blocked shots15
4Giveaways8
1Takeaways10

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 – Barabanov – Eklund12:00

    xG 0.83–0.34 (71%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Labanc – Smith – Zadina5:55

    xG 0.19–0.03 (88%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Granlund – Duclair – Zetterlund11:45

    xG 0.35–0.25 (58%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  4. Hoffman – Bailey – Kunin7:49

    xG 0.13–0.73 (15%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAddison – Thrun14:14

    xG 0.54–0.36 (60%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Burroughs – Ferraro16:01

    xG 0.31–0.80 (28%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

  3. Rutta – Okhotiuk10:37

    xG 0.41–1.17 (26%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestZucker – Carcone – Cooley3:02

    xG 0.48–0.13 (79%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Bjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli11:53

    xG 0.58–0.39 (60%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Kerfoot – Carcone – McBain3:56

    xG 0.26–0.10 (72%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Zucker – Carcone – McBain2:24

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDumba – Moser15:07

    xG 1.34–0.23 (85%)attempts 21–11goals 1–0

  2. Stecher – Välimäki14:11

    xG 0.75–0.68 (52%)attempts 11–19goals 0–0

  3. Dermott – Kesselring11:33

    xG 0.25–0.32 (44%)attempts 9–8goals 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.

ARI 4.1 xGSJS 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARISJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 8/100 · #1211 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50ARI 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, Arizona Coyotes win this game 83% of the time.

ARI winsSJS wins

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

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