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San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken

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San Jose Sharks
5
Seattle Kraken
▸8
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Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Kraken led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal at 2:48 of the third period, which took the Kraken's chances from 52% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were SJS 26, SEA 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 19 of 26 (.731), 4.9 goals below expected; Martin Jones stopped 21 of 26 (.808), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Matty Beniers (1 G, 2 A), 2. Andre Burakovsky (1 G, 2 A), 3. Timo Meier (3 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    M. Beniers1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    SEA
    A. Burakovsky1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    T. Meier3 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS2816212526
SEASEA11031146827

Scoring

13 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    L. Couture(11)
    N. Cicek (2), M. Nieto (4)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:11
  2. SEA
    A. Burakovsky(5)PPG
    V. Dunn (9), J. McCann (4)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    9:44
  3. SJS
    T. Meier(10)PPG
    E. Karlsson (19), L. Couture (8)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    18:53

2nd period

  1. SEA
    V. Dunn(3)
    M. Beniers (7)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    5:52
  2. SEA
    R. Donato(2)
    D. Sprong (6), M. Geekie (5)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +18 pts
    2-3
    7:02
  3. SEA
    J. Oleksiak(4)
    J. Schultz (8), A. Burakovsky (12)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    2-4
    10:11
  4. SJS
    T. Meier(11)
    T. Hertl (14)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    3-4
    13:39

3rd period

  1. SJS
    A. Barabanov(2)
    M. Benning (6), M. Vlasic (5)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +23 pts
    4-4
    1:00
  2. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(2)
    Y. Gourde (8), B. Tanev (7)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +25 pts
    4-5
    2:48
  3. SEA
    J. Schwartz(6)
    A. Burakovsky (13), M. Beniers (8)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    4-6
    3:47
  4. SJS
    T. Meier(12)
    K. Labanc (7), T. Hertl (15)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    5-6
    8:58
  5. SEA
    M. Beniers(6)
    J. McCann (5), C. Soucy (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +9 pts
    5-7
    15:16
  6. SEA
    J. Schwartz(7)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.32
    5-8
    19:25

Penalties

SJS 8 PIM·SEA 6 PIM

1st

  • 6:40SEAserved by R. Donato · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 8:35SJSserved by A. Barabanov · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 9:35SJSMatt Benning · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:07SEABrandon Tanev · Roughingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 17:07SJSLuke Kunin · Roughingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
  • 17:34SEAAdam Larsson · Hookingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min

2nd

  • 1:59SJSMatt Nieto · Hookingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Oliver Bjorkstrand, 3rd 2:48 — SEA 52% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.47V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.43J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.32V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.21J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.21R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.20Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.18B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.17O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.12O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.12J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.11A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.11A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.10M. Beniers · Goal · xG 0.10B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.09J. Oleksiak · Goal · xG 0.08A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.07A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.06V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.04M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.04Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.03D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.02J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.02J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.02M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.01C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA8 G · 3.5 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsSEA
2.25 G
All situations
7 G3.5
1.54 G
Even strength
6 G1.8
0.61 G
Power play
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS49%51%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.12 – 2.14

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

SJSvsSEA
26
Shots on goal
27
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/2
Power play
1/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
19
Hits
17
18
Blocked shots
15
3
Giveaways
6
3
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD011-220.23020—24:19
48T. HertlC022-110.201105621:39
28T. MeierR303-260.6850010020:46
38M. FerraroD000-300.00340—20:39
24J. MegnaD000-220.06100—20:35
39L. CoutureC112+130.132106518:03
62K. LabancR011-120.19010—17:37
5M. BenningD011+100.00232—17:21
94A. BarabanovL101+210.05010—16:36
44M. VlasicD011000.02000—16:30
13N. BoninoC000-200.000304416:04
59N. CicekD011000.00000—16:04
83M. NietoL011+230.19002—15:54
11L. KuninC000-230.151225015:38
73N. GregorL000-110.04200—13:12
16S. LorentzC000-210.040003308:33
23O. LindblomL000-210.01100—08:19
42J. GadjovichL000-200.17100—07:52
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36K. Kahkonen(L)26197.7312.14-4.8657:10

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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