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Thu, Feb 29, 2024·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Anaheim Ducks 6, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 55% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA27310113630
SJS1112918428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:47SJSAnthony DuclairAssists: Fabian Zetterlund, Nikita Okhotiuk · Slap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:07ANALeo CarlssonAssists: Alex Killorn, Adam Henrique · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 4:37ANABrett LeasonSHAssists: Pavel Mintyukov, Radko Gudas · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P2 5:18ANAAlex KillornAssists: Adam Henrique, Gustav Lindstrom · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–1
  5. P2 10:26SJSMike HoffmanPPAssists: Fabian Zetterlund, Mikael Granlund · Slap, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P2 15:40SJSWilliam EklundPPAssists: Anthony Duclair, Mikael Granlund · Wrist, 0.24 xG3–3
  7. P2 17:35ANAFrank VatranoPPAssists: Jackson LaCombe, Ryan Strome · Slap, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P2 18:41ANAAdam HenriquePPGWGAssists: Jackson LaCombe, Ryan Strome · Tip-in, 0.11 xG5–3
  9. P3 9:30SJSAnthony DuclairPPAssists: Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman · Wrist, 0.39 xG5–4
  10. P3 19:36ANAIsac LundeströmENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.63 xG6–4
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 4:24ANAAlex Killorn: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:45SJSWilliam Eklund: Holding2 min
  3. P2 6:19ANAAdam Henrique: Holding2 min
  4. P2 9:20ANAFrank Vatrano: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 14:40ANAMason McTavish: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 16:50SJSKyle Burroughs: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P2 17:50SJSFabian Zetterlund: High sticking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 2:21ANARyan Strome: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 4:51SJSJustin Bailey: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 8:05ANAUrho Vaakanainen: Roughing2 min · PPG
  11. P3 8:05SJSWilliam Eklund: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 8:24ANAJackson LaCombe: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 11:05SJSKyle Burroughs: Roughing2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANASJS
30Shots on goal28
3.2Expected goals3.4
62Shot attempts58
33Faceoffs won38
5Power plays6
14Penalty minutes12
8Hits8
15Blocked shots17
5Giveaways8
10Takeaways10

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSilfverberg – Strome – Lundeström4:40

    xG 0.39–0.06 (87%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – Henrique – Carlsson8:16

    xG 0.72–0.56 (56%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0

  3. Carrick – Johnston – Jones4:13

    xG 0.14–0.15 (48%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  4. Vatrano – Leason – McTavish11:54

    xG 0.24–0.70 (26%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudas – Mintyukov6:14

    xG 0.74–0.08 (91%)attempts 15–3goals 0–0

  2. Lindstrom – LaCombe2:42

    xG 0.11–0.03 (75%)attempts 1–3goals 1–0

  3. Gudas – LaCombe5:17

    xG 0.51–0.46 (52%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestGranlund – Duclair – Zetterlund10:29

    xG 1.01–0.66 (60%)attempts 16–17goals 1–0

  2. Kunin – Zadina – Eklund9:15

    xG 0.31–0.12 (72%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Hoffman – Bailey – Carpenter4:36

    xG 0.12–0.07 (63%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Carpenter – Sturm2:04

    xG 0.12–0.13 (47%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRutta – Okhotiuk2:02

    xG 0.38–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Burroughs – Okhotiuk6:53

    xG 0.43–0.14 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Burroughs – Ferraro6:12

    xG 0.31–0.25 (55%)attempts 5–7goals 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.

SJS 3.4 xGANA 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 96/100 · #71 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.28 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 55% of the time.

SJS winsANA wins

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

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