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Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks

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Chicago Blackhawks
2
San Jose Sharks
▸4
FinalTV NBCSN, NBCSCH+·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Evander Kane's goal at 12:05 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 69% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.4 to 1.8; shots on goal were CHI 21, SJS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Robin Lehner stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 1.0 goals below expected; Martin Jones stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Tomas Hertl (1 G, 1 A), 2. Patrick Marleau (1 G), 3. Barclay Goodrow (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    T. Hertl1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    P. Marleau1 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    B. Goodrow2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI0305213221
SJSSJS01421226432

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. SJS
    P. Marleau(3)
    T. Meier (3), J. Thornton (5)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    0-1
    1:39
  2. SJS
    E. Kane(9)SHG
    B. Dillon (2), M. Ferraro (2)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    12:05

3rd period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(5)
    B. Goodrow (2)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +5 pts
    0-3
    4:39
  2. CHI
    B. Saad(4)
    J. Toews (4), A. Shaw (2)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +1 pts
    1-3
    16:58
  3. CHI
    D. Keith(1)
    P. Kane (9), A. DeBrincat (5)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +6 pts
    2-3
    18:06
  4. SJS
    T. Meier(3)EN
    B. Goodrow (3), T. Hertl (9)
    wristxG 0.70win prob +6 pts
    2-4
    18:34

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·SJS 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:25SJSNoah Gregor · Hookingdrawn by David Kampf2 min
  • 17:52CHIDuncan Keith · Trippingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min
  • 19:27CHIBrandon Saad · Hookingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min

2nd

  • 11:16SJSTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Dylan Strome2 min

3rd

  • 6:32CHIAndrew Shaw · High stickingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
  • 9:02SJSMarcus Sorensen · High stickingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
SJS goalCHI goalFinal: SJS 100%

Biggest swing: Evander Kane, 2nd 12:05 — SJS 69% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.70E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.69M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.12L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.11M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.10N. Gregor · Missed · xG 0.09E. Kane · Goal · xG 0.09B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.09N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.09M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.08P. Marleau · Goal · xG 0.08T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hertl · Goal · xG 0.07M. Sorensen · Missed · xG 0.06B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.06B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.06B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.06L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.06L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.05T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.05P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.04E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.04B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.03M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.03B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.03M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.03B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.03B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.03N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.02M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.01R. Simek · On goal · xG 0.01K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.01B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.01
SJS4 G · 3.4 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsSJS
1.82 G
All situations
3 G3.4
1.22 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI46%54%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.80 – 1.99

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

CHIvsSJS
21
Shots on goal
32
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
30
16
Blocked shots
10
11
Giveaways
10
13
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2D. KeithD101030.07012—25:10
88P. KaneR011020.23200—23:35
56E. GustafssonD000+100.00030—21:39
12A. DeBrincatR011010.09030—21:31
17D. StromeC000000.001006420:25
44C. de HaanD000000.00330—18:53
7B. SeabrookD000-100.00040—17:25
19J. ToewsC011-210.271006116:23
65A. ShawR011+150.353023315:46
27A. BoqvistD000-210.19000—15:45
20B. SaadL101-130.321025015:42
6O. MaattaD000-100.00010—15:13
22R. CarpenterC000-110.051005014:44
64D. KampfC000000.000005713:42
8D. KubalikL000-120.20010—10:41
92A. NylanderL000-200.00100—10:24
77K. DachC000-100.00000010:06
91D. CaggiulaL000020.05000—08:49
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40R. Lehner(L)31283.9032.01-0.9958:07

Season series

SJS leads 2-1

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