Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks
Recap
written from the game dataThe San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Logan Couture's goal at 15:59 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 69% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 4.2 to 2.6; shots on goal were VAN 41, SJS 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 26 of 29 (.897); Aaron Dell stopped 41 of 41 (1.000), 2.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Aaron Dell (41 saves, 1.000), 2. Tomas Hertl (1 G, 2 A), 3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-10:48
2nd period
0-215:59
3rd period
0-318:19
0-419:21
0-519:47
Penalties
1st
- 8:53
Bo Horvat · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Aaron Dell2 min
- 14:54
Derek Dorsett · Hookingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
- 17:02
Timo Meier · Slashingdrawn by Loui Eriksson2 min
2nd
- 1:10
Alexander Edler · Slashingdrawn by Melker Karlsson2 min
- 1:48
Joe Pavelski · Hookingdrawn by Derek Dorsett2 min
- 9:30
Alex Biega · Interferencedrawn by Chris Tierney2 min
- 15:30
Joel Ward · Slashingdrawn by Loui Eriksson2 min
- 17:26
Barclay Goodrow · Slashingdrawn by Alexander Burmistrov2 min
3rd
- 18:37
Timo Meier · Elbowingdrawn by Michael Del Zotto5 min
- 18:37
Timo Meier · Game misconduct10 min
- 19:47
Alexander Edler · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Chris Tierney0 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Logan Couture, 2nd 15:59 — 69% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.60 G
- All situations
- 3 G4.2
- 1.80 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.7
- 0.60 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.58 – 3.07
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 41
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/5
- Power play
- 0/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 23
- 22
- Hits
- 21
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 21
- 14
- Giveaways
- 16
- 8
- Takeaways
- 21
Box score
every player line
Season series
SJS leads 4-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
