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Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks

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Dallas Stars
▸8
San Jose Sharks
3
FinalTV Victory+, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 8-3. The Stars came back from two goals down. The Stars led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mason Marchment's goal at 13:24 of the first period, which took the Stars' chances from 46% to 61%. Expected goals favored the Stars, 3.1 to 2.8; shots on goal were DAL 34, SJS 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Casey DeSmith stopped 24 of 27 (.889); Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of 34 (.765), 4.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Matt Duchene (2 G, 1 A), 2. Thomas Harley (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jamie Benn (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DAL
    M. Duchene2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    DAL
    T. Harley1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    DAL
    J. Benn1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DALDAL31626312834
SJSSJS25010112327

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    W. Eklund(11)
    M. Celebrini (23), T. Toffoli (16)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:25
  2. SJS
    F. Zetterlund(15)
    W. Smith (15), A. Poturalski (1)
    backhandxG 0.32win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-2
    2:46
  3. DAL
    M. Duchene(21)
    M. Granlund (33)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-2
    3:02
  4. DAL
    J. Robertson(20)
    M. Dumba (4), L. Bichsel (2)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-2
    10:08
  5. DAL
    M. Marchment(14)
    M. Duchene (33), M. Granlund (34)
    slapxG 0.25win prob +14 ptsVideo
    3-2
    13:24

2nd period

  1. DAL
    M. Duchene(22)PPG
    T. Harley (20), W. Johnston (31)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +13 ptsVideo
    4-2
    7:30
  2. DAL
    M. Bourque(8)
    J. Benn (22), E. Dadonov (16)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +9 ptsVideo
    5-2
    15:42

3rd period

  1. DAL
    W. Johnston(16)
    O. Bäck (9), C. Blackwell (8)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +1 ptsVideo
    6-2
    11:20
  2. DAL
    T. Harley(9)
    E. Lindell (15), R. Hintz (14)
    wristxG 0.02Video
    7-2
    12:33
  3. SJS
    W. Duehr(2)
    C. Grundstrom (5), T. Dellandrea (5)
    wristxG 0.38Video
    7-3
    13:00
  4. DAL
    J. Benn(14)
    L. Bichsel (3)
    wristxG 0.16Video
    8-3
    13:37

Penalties

DAL 4 PIM·SJS 4 PIM

1st

  • 4:06SJSTimothy Liljegren · Interferencedrawn by Mavrik Bourque2 min
  • 7:16DALLian Bichsel · Hookingdrawn by Macklin Celebrini2 min

2nd

  • 6:58SJSWill Smith · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 9:41DALLian Bichsel · Trippingdrawn by Timothy Liljegren2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mason Marchment, 1st 13:24 — DAL 46% → 61%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Duehr · Goal · xG 0.38F. Zetterlund · Goal · xG 0.32W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.13W. Eklund · Goal · xG 0.12C. Graf · Missed · xG 0.11W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.11M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.11F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.10W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09C. Grundstrom · Missed · xG 0.09C. Graf · On goal · xG 0.08L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.07W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.07A. Poturalski · On goal · xG 0.07C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.07M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.07F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.06B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.06C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.06M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.05M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.05A. Poturalski · On goal · xG 0.04J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.04F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.04W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.04M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.04J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.03T. Liljegren · Missed · xG 0.03L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.02C. Graf · Missed · xG 0.02F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.02L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.01S. Mukhamadullin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.01T. Liljegren · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.01W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS3 G · 2.8 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DALvsSJS
3.18 G
All situations
3 G2.8
2.77 G
Even strength
3 G2.6
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DAL56%44%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.06 – 2.71

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

DALvsSJS
34
Shots on goal
27
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
10
Hits
27
19
Blocked shots
14
12
Giveaways
20
2
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Dallas Stars skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55T. HarleyD112+110.02020—23:24
23E. LindellD011+110.03040—22:27
6L. BichselD022+450.07214—19:27
44C. CeciD000+110.04110—19:08
95M. DucheneC213020.230005317:09
3M. DumbaD011+210.08120—16:46
53W. JohnstonC112+130.400006016:22
21J. RobertsonL101+230.45100—16:21
2B. SmithD000-130.06100—16:15
27M. MarchmentL101+120.34100—16:12
22M. BourqueC101+110.110005716:09
64M. GranlundC022+110.02010014:58
24R. HintzC011+220.340102514:28
63E. DadonovL011+220.20010—14:28
10O. BäckC011000.1504010014:08
14J. BennL112+130.260104013:44
15C. BlackwellC011+110.010005012:34
11L. StankovenC000020.273105012:00
Dallas Stars goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1C. DeSmith(W)27243.8892.79-0.2160:00

Season series

DAL leads 3-0

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