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San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks

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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was William Eklund's goal at 12:38 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 67% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 5.8 to 2.6; shots on goal were SJS 37, VAN 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 24 of 27 (.889); Thatcher Demko stopped 32 of 36 (.889). Three stars: 1. Macklin Celebrini (1 G, 1 A), 2. William Eklund (1 G, 1 A), 3. Conor Garland (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    M. Celebrini1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    W. Eklund1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    C. Garland2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS211111315637
VANVAN1806213327

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    wristxG 0.47win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    6:11
  2. SJS
    wristxG 0.02win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    7:55
  3. VAN
    wristxG 0.20win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:04

2nd period

  1. SJS
    Unassisted
    xG 0.26win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    12:38

3rd period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.20win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    0:36
  2. SJS
    wristxG 0.16win prob +15 ptsVideo
    4-2
    4:47
  3. VAN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    4-3
    10:43
  4. SJS
    snapxG 0.10win prob +9 ptsVideo
    5-3
    16:20
  5. SJS
    C. Graf(11)EN
    wristxG 0.94win prob +1 ptsVideo
    6-3
    16:55

Penalties

SJS 8 PIM·VAN 10 PIM

1st

  • 8:31SJSVincent Iorio · Cross checkingdrawn by Liam Ohgren2 min
  • 18:16VANTyler Myers · Interferencedrawn by Ty Dellandrea2 min

2nd

  • 17:27SJSTy Dellandrea · Hookingdrawn by Zeev Buium2 min
  • 17:39VANEvander Kane · Hookingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min

3rd

  • 1:48VANTyler Myers · Cross checkingdrawn by Adam Gaudette2 min
  • 2:56VANMarcus Pettersson · Slashingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
  • 7:39SJSTy Dellandrea · High stickingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min
  • 9:14VANZeev Buium · Slashingdrawn by Collin Graf2 min
  • 11:40SJSAlexander Wennberg · Holdingdrawn by Conor Garland2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: William Eklund, 2nd 12:38 — SJS 67% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.20M. Rossi · Goal · xG 0.20L. Karlsson · Goal · xG 0.20J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.16K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.15D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.14E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.13E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.12K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.09B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.08E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.08B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.08M. Sasson · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rossi · Missed · xG 0.07D. O'Connor · Goal · xG 0.07E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.06K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.06K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.04K. Sherwood · Missed · xG 0.04L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.04D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.03E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Buium · Missed · xG 0.03M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.03L. Ohgren · Missed · xG 0.02E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.02K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.02E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.02T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.02L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.01E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.01T. Willander · On goal · xG 0.01D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.01F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.01T. Willander · On goal · xG 0.00E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.00J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN3 G · 2.6 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsVAN
5.85 G
All situations
3 G2.6
2.84 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
1.81 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.30 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 103 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS80%20%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.72 – 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

SJSvsVAN
37
Shots on goal
27
44%
Faceoffs
56%
1/5
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
10
12
Hits
25
13
Blocked shots
9
16
Giveaways
19
7
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
38M. FerraroD011+120.02300—22:05
3J. KlingbergD101010.11020—22:00
71M. CelebriniC112+181.291004721:47
21A. WennbergC011010.340123721:24
72W. EklundL112+140.82010—21:09
85S. MukhamadullinD000+100.00020—20:55
51C. GrafR101+121.16120—17:49
6S. DickinsonD000+220.06000—17:36
9D. OrlovD011+100.01010—17:06
73T. ToffoliC000-120.39000015:40
22V. IorioD011+220.06012—14:56
92I. ChernyshovL112+220.50000—14:43
81A. GaudetteR011050.262105013:54
10T. DellandreaC000000.041045512:14
53J. SkinnerL000020.09010—12:12
23B. GoodrowC011+220.19000010:43
63Z. OstapchukC000+110.014005008:23
75R. ReavesR101+110.47010—07:51
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30Y. Askarov(W)27243.8892.63-0.3760:00

Season series

SJS leads 3-1

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