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San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks

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San Jose Sharks
▸7
Vancouver Canucks
2
FinalTV ESPN+, NBCSCA·Rogers Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-2. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 6-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Evander Kane's goal at 3:22 of the first period, which took the Sharks' chances from 58% to 73%. Expected goals were close — SJS 2.4, VAN 2.6; shots on goal were SJS 24, VAN 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 25 of 27 (.926), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Michael DiPietro stopped 17 of 24 (.708), 4.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tomas Hertl (1 G, 1 A), 2. Evander Kane (2 G), 3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    T. Hertl1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    E. Kane2 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    M. Vlasic

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS3103519724
VANVAN1901315227

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Meier(20)
    L. Couture (30), J. Pavelski (20)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:04
  2. SJS
    E. Kane(25)
    L. Couture (31), J. Braun (12)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    3:22
  3. SJS
    M. Karlsson(9)
    B. Burns (51), B. Goodrow (8)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    3-0
    8:48
  4. VAN
    B. Horvat(20)
    E. Pettersson (26), T. Stecher (17)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    3-1
    19:53

2nd period

  1. SJS
    E. Kane(26)
    M. Karlsson (4), T. Hertl (27)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    4:36
  2. SJS
    T. Hertl(26)
    J. Donskoi (16), B. Burns (52)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +5 pts
    5-1
    11:00
  3. SJS
    K. Labanc(10)
    J. Thornton (20)
    slapxG 0.19win prob +1 pts
    6-1
    17:30

3rd period

  1. VAN
    D. Pouliot(3)
    Z. MacEwen (1), N. Goldobin (19)
    snapxG 0.28
    6-2
    12:06
  2. SJS
    J. Pavelski(30)
    B. Dillon (17), T. Heed (3)
    deflectedxG 0.05
    7-2
    14:05

Penalties

SJS 6 PIM·VAN 8 PIM

1st

  • 15:41SJSEvander Kane · Roughingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
  • 15:41SJSEvander Kane · Roughingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
  • 15:41VANTroy Stecher · Roughingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min

2nd

  • 13:51VANChris Tanev · Hookingdrawn by Lukas Radil2 min

3rd

  • 0:45SJSJustin Braun · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 1:38VANBrock Boeser · Slashingdrawn by Melker Karlsson2 min
  • 8:43VANErik Gudbranson · Slashingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalSJS goalFinal: VAN 0%

Biggest swing: Evander Kane, 1st 3:22 — SJS 58% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Pouliot · Goal · xG 0.28E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.21J. Leivo · Missed · xG 0.14J. Leivo · Missed · xG 0.14J. Beagle · Missed · xG 0.13L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.13E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.12T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.10M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.09M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.09Z. MacEwen · On goal · xG 0.09B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.09Z. MacEwen · Missed · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.08B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.07B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.07B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.07A. Roussel · Missed · xG 0.06T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.06A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.05J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.05A. Roussel · On goal · xG 0.04J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.04C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.04T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.04J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.03B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.03C. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.02L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.02A. Roussel · On goal · xG 0.02E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.01Z. MacEwen · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.00E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.00C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.00A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN2 G · 2.6 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVAN
2.47 G
All situations
2 G2.6
2.17 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS47%53%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.42 – 2.57

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

SJSvsVAN
24
Shots on goal
27
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/3
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
17
11
Blocked shots
13
3
Giveaways
2
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD022+320.04000—21:26
61J. BraunD011+100.00112—21:19
44M. VlasicD000-100.01010—20:16
4B. DillonD011+300.02320—18:54
9E. KaneL202+350.20304—18:25
48T. HertlC112+230.400106018:22
72T. HeedD011+120.05010—17:52
51R. SimekD000+310.02200—17:28
8J. PavelskiC112+330.430205016:43
39L. CoutureC022+210.190006016:36
19J. ThorntonC011-100.000004715:49
62K. LabancR101-110.19200—15:40
28T. MeierR101+120.23100—15:08
27J. DonskoiR011+110.08020—14:55
20M. SorensenL000-100.09210—13:14
68M. KarlssonC112+210.0900010011:59
23B. GoodrowC011+200.142005011:14
52L. RadilC000+220.23100010:37
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(W)27252.9262.60+0.6060:00

Season series

SJS leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).