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Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks

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Vancouver Canucks
4
San Jose Sharks
▸5
Final/OTTV NBCSCA, SNP·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime, Kevin Labanc scoring at 1:53. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Sharks led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kevin Labanc's goal at 1:53 of overtime, which took the Sharks' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — VAN 3.1, SJS 3.3; shots on goal were VAN 40, SJS 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 1.7 goals below expected; Aaron Dell stopped 36 of 40 (.900), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Joe Thornton (2 G, 1 A), 2. Kevin Labanc (1 G, 3 A), 3. Joe Pavelski (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    J. Thornton2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    K. Labanc1 G, 3 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    J. Pavelski2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN1102191902440
SJSSJS1113801211532

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    B. Gaunce(1)
    E. Gudbranson (2), J. Virtanen (4)
    tip-inxG 0.25win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:58
  2. SJS
    J. Thornton(6)PPG
    K. Labanc (11), B. Burns (17)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +10 pts
    1-1
    11:52

2nd period

  1. SJS
    T. Meier(5)
    D. DeMelo (4), K. Labanc (12)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    5:20
  2. SJS
    J. Thornton(7)PPG
    J. Pavelski (13), K. Labanc (13)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    1-3
    6:29
  3. VAN
    J. Virtanen(5)
    M. Del Zotto (11), A. Biega (4)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +13 pts
    2-3
    8:49
  4. VAN
    B. Boeser(19)
    A. Biega (5), S. Gagner (10)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +21 pts
    3-3
    16:02
  5. SJS
    T. Hertl(9)PPG
    J. Pavelski (14), J. Thornton (18)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +20 pts
    3-4
    18:56

3rd period

  1. VAN
    D. Sedin(8)
    H. Sedin (24), L. Eriksson (8)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +24 pts
    4-4
    2:09

Overtime

  1. SJS
    K. Labanc(4)
    T. Hertl (12)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +49 pts
    4-5
    1:53

Penalties

VAN 15 PIM·SJS 13 PIM

1st

  • 3:46SJSDanny O'Regan · Holdingdrawn by Reid Boucher2 min
  • 11:40VANNic Dowd · Hookingdrawn by Brent Burns2 min
  • 13:08SJSDylan DeMelo · Interferencedrawn by Markus Granlund2 min
  • 16:01SJSTimo Meier · Hookingdrawn by Daniel Sedin2 min
  • 19:40SJSJannik Hansen · Fightingdrawn by Sam Gagner5 min
  • 19:40VANSam Gagner · Fightingdrawn by Jannik Hansen5 min

2nd

  • 6:07VANThomas Vanek · Trippingdrawn by Chris Tierney2 min
  • 7:14SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:36VANAlexander Edler · Holding the stickdrawn by Marcus Sorensen2 min
  • 17:40VANDerrick Pouliot · Slashingdrawn by Kevin Labanc2 min
  • 17:40VANNic Dowd · Delaying game face off violationdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Kevin Labanc, OT 1:53 — SJS 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.22J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.21J. Pavelski · Missed · xG 0.15D. DeMelo · On goal · xG 0.15T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.14J. Pavelski · Missed · xG 0.13T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.12T. Hertl · Goal · xG 0.12J. Hansen · On goal · xG 0.12T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.11T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.10T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.09J. Donskoi · On goal · xG 0.09J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.09B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.09T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.09M. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.09C. Tierney · Missed · xG 0.09T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.08J. Thornton · Goal · xG 0.08T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.08J. Thornton · Goal · xG 0.08J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.07K. Labanc · Goal · xG 0.07J. Pavelski · On goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.06K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.06D. DeMelo · On goal · xG 0.06M. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.03B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.03C. Tierney · On goal · xG 0.03T. Heed · Missed · xG 0.02D. DeMelo · Missed · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.01K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.01M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · Missed · xG 0.01B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.01J. Braun · Missed · xG 0.01J. Thornton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Pavelski · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.01K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.00B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS5 G · 3.3 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSJS
3.14 G
All situations
5 G3.3
2.14 G
Even strength
2 G2.8
1.00 G
Power play
3 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN46%54%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.98 – 3.25

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

VANvsSJS
40
Shots on goal
32
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/4
Power play
3/5
15
Penalty minutes
13
27
Hits
12
15
Blocked shots
10
8
Giveaways
6
4
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. EdlerD000-120.06212—23:46
6B. BoeserR101040.24000—21:09
55A. BiegaD022+230.26610—19:56
4M. Del ZottoD011+300.00120—19:19
5D. PouliotD000040.14422—19:17
21L. ErikssonL011+130.23010—18:36
33H. SedinC011010.040002918:21
50B. GaunceC101+110.431005018:15
22D. SedinL101040.47000—18:10
26T. VanekL000+110.07212—17:33
44E. GudbransonD011+110.00210—16:55
17N. DowdC000+110.022147516:28
89S. GagnerC011+210.112452916:18
51T. StecherD000040.10100—16:09
18J. VirtanenR112+250.35300—14:00
60M. GranlundC000050.571104012:48
24R. BoucherC000-100.00000008:01
42A. BurmistrovC000-100.000008004:53
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(O)32275.8443.27-1.7361:48

Season series

SJS leads 4-1

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