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San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

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San Jose Sharks
▸5
Chicago Blackhawks
4
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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4. The Blackhawks scored first; the Sharks answered. It was tied 4-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Barclay Goodrow's goal at 4:47 of the third period, which took the Sharks' chances from 48% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 2.9 to 2.7; shots on goal were SJS 34, CHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Aaron Dell stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.1 goals below expected; Corey Crawford stopped 29 of 34 (.853), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Patrick Marleau (2 G), 2. Andrew Shaw (2 G), 3. Logan Couture (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    P. Marleau2 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    A. Shaw2 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    L. Couture1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS211212111534
CHICHI2152708430

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    D. Kubalik(1)
    B. Saad (1)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:07
  2. SJS
    K. Labanc(1)PPG
    E. Kane (1), L. Couture (3)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +10 pts
    1-1
    11:30
  3. CHI
    A. Shaw(1)
    O. Maatta (1), D. Strome (1)
    backhandxG 0.25win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    13:22
  4. SJS
    P. Marleau(1)PPG
    E. Karlsson (2), D. Gambrell (2)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    2-2
    19:43

2nd period

  1. CHI
    A. Shaw(2)
    A. DeBrincat (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    2-3
    9:27
  2. SJS
    B. Burns(2)
    D. Gambrell (3)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +18 pts
    3-3
    10:00
  3. CHI
    D. Strome(1)
    P. Kane (3), E. Gustafsson (3)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +19 pts
    3-4
    12:14
  4. SJS
    P. Marleau(2)
    T. Meier (1), B. Burns (3)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +22 pts
    4-4
    17:46

3rd period

  1. SJS
    B. Goodrow(2)
    J. Thornton (2), M. Karlsson (1)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +27 pts
    5-4
    4:47

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 11:21CHIRyan Carpenter · Interferencedrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
  • 18:26CHIPatrick Kane · Roughingdrawn by Brenden Dillon2 min
  • 19:59SJSBrenden Dillon · Cross checkingdrawn by Andrew Shaw2 min

2nd

  • 19:21CHIAndrew Shaw · Cross checkingdrawn by Brenden Dillon2 min

3rd

  • 11:12SJSBrent Burns · Cross checkingdrawn by Ryan Carpenter2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Barclay Goodrow, 3rd 4:47 — SJS 48% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.26A. Shaw · Goal · xG 0.25B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.25D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.20B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.19D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.13D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.12D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.12D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.11A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.10D. Kampf · Missed · xG 0.10D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.09A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.09D. Kampf · Missed · xG 0.08D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.07J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.07D. Kubalik · Goal · xG 0.06D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.06D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.05J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.05D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.05A. Nylander · Missed · xG 0.04A. Shaw · Goal · xG 0.04D. Keith · Missed · xG 0.03B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.03B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.03B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02D. Keith · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Keith · On goal · xG 0.01S. Koekkoek · On goal · xG 0.01A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.01P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI4 G · 2.9 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsCHI
2.75 G
All situations
4 G2.9
2.13 G
Even strength
4 G2.4
0.62 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS48%52%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 2.79

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

SJSvsCHI
34
Shots on goal
30
44%
Faceoffs
56%
2/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
31
6
Blocked shots
18
11
Giveaways
12
8
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD112+150.11102—27:24
65E. KarlssonD011-200.00200—24:19
44M. VlasicD000-100.01110—24:18
4B. DillonD000+210.03502—23:35
9E. KaneL011030.302105022:38
48T. HertlC000-120.231103020:45
28T. MeierR011+140.31300—20:11
39L. CoutureC011+130.201205819:36
23B. GoodrowC101010.151106018:10
62K. LabancR101-340.41200—15:54
12P. MarleauC202+160.355003315:30
38M. FerraroD000-200.00200—15:21
19J. ThorntonC011-120.280003313:19
68M. KarlssonC011020.07100011:40
7D. GambrellC022010.151008008:57
75D. YurtaykinL000000.06000—07:36
45L. BergmannC000-100.00100004:11
47T. CarrickD000000.00000—02:35
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30A. Dell(W)30264.8672.95-1.0560:00

Season series

SJS leads 2-1

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