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San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins

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San Jose Sharks
▸3
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
Final/OTTV ATTSN-PT, NBCSCA·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in overtime, Brent Burns scoring at 2:02. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brent Burns's goal at 2:02 of overtime, which took the Sharks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 2.6 to 1.8; shots on goal were SJS 32, PIT 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Aaron Dell stopped 36 of 38 (.947), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 29 of 32 (.906), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Aaron Dell (36 saves, .947), 2. Patric Hornqvist (2 G), 3. Brent Burns (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    A. Dell36 saves, .947
  2. ★★
    PIT
    P. Hornqvist2 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    B. Burns1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
SJSSJS2801001212332
PITPIT11511201100238

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(15)
    B. Burns (21), J. Kellman (1)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:48
  2. PIT
    P. Hornqvist(8)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    16:51
  3. SJS
    L. Couture(13)
    P. Marleau (8)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    17:51

2nd period

  1. PIT
    P. Hornqvist(9)
    B. Rust (17), A. Galchenyuk (10)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +23 pts
    2-2
    19:09

Overtime

  1. SJS
    B. Burns(7)PPG
    J. Thornton (15), K. Labanc (12)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +51 pts
    3-2
    2:02

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·PIT 4 PIM

2nd

  • 16:17PITEvgeni Malkin · Interferencedrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min
  • 17:03SJSBarclay Goodrow · Trippingdrawn by Zachary Aston-Reese2 min

3rd

  • 6:14SJSJoe Thornton · Trippingdrawn by John Marino2 min

OT

  • 0:46PITKris Letang · Trippingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brent Burns, OT 2:02 — SJS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.15J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.14B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.14A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.13D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.12P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.11P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.11P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.11D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.10P. Hornqvist · Goal · xG 0.10J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.10B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.09E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.09E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.09P. Hornqvist · Goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.06T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.06S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.06J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.05P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.04B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.04E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.03A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.03D. Simon · Missed · xG 0.03B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.03P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.03B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02J. Marino · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.02T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.02J. Riikola · On goal · xG 0.02A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02J. Riikola · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Riikola · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01J. Riikola · On goal · xG 0.00K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.00J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT2 G · 2.6 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsPIT
1.83 G
All situations
2 G2.6
1.52 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS35%65%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.78 – 2.59

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

SJSvsPIT
32
Shots on goal
38
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
27
Hits
26
12
Blocked shots
12
8
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD000030.23100—24:24
88B. BurnsD112+230.19210—24:19
44M. VlasicD000-120.04000—21:58
39L. CoutureC101+160.39100021:11
48T. HertlC101+220.132105821:03
4B. DillonD000+210.01030—20:14
9E. KaneL000-110.03200—18:42
12P. MarleauC011+220.07210017:48
23B. GoodrowC000-100.003324817:35
38M. FerraroD000-110.02000—16:53
28T. MeierR000-140.31700—16:28
51R. SimekD000-200.00310—14:15
19J. ThorntonC011-100.090026213:03
62K. LabancR011020.071205011:37
68M. KarlssonC000-120.0810010011:32
11S. NoesenR000010.00200—11:18
20M. SorensenL000-100.00000—10:48
46J. KellmanC011+120.130001710:14
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30A. Dell(W)38362.9472.62+0.6262:02

Season series

SJS leads 2-0

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