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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

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San Jose Sharks
▸4
Los Angeles Kings
1
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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Barclay Goodrow's goal at 8:52 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 65% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 4.4 to 2.8; shots on goal were SJS 33, LAK 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 35 of 36 (.972), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 of 32 (.906). Three stars: 1. Chris Tierney (1 G, 1 A), 2. Dylan DeMelo (2 A), 3. Martin Jones (35 saves, .972).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    C. Tierney1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    D. DeMelo2 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    M. Jones35 saves, .972

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS11311525433
LAKLAK06013117136

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    C. Tierney(11)
    J. Donskoi (9), D. DeMelo (6)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:38

2nd period

  1. SJS
    B. Goodrow(3)
    D. DeMelo (7), B. Dillon (8)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    8:52

3rd period

  1. SJS
    M. Boedker(4)
    J. Donskoi (10), C. Tierney (8)
    backhandxG 0.19win prob +5 pts
    3-0
    9:11
  2. LAK
    T. Lewis(11)
    M. Gaborik (7), A. Kempe (9)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +3 pts
    3-1
    12:42
  3. SJS
    J. Thornton(10)EN
    J. Braun (16), M. Vlasic (8)
    wristxG 0.71
    4-1
    19:40

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

1st

  • 17:59LAKTorrey Mitchell · Slashingdrawn by Chris Tierney2 min

3rd

  • 10:32SJSJoe Pavelski · Trippingdrawn by Tanner Pearson2 min
  • 16:37SJSBrent Burns · Slashingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 16:37LAKAdrian Kempe · Slashingdrawn by Brent Burns2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Barclay Goodrow, 2nd 8:52 — SJS 65% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.24T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.16T. Lewis · Goal · xG 0.14D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.12K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.12M. Gaborik · On goal · xG 0.11T. Mitchell · Missed · xG 0.11M. Gaborik · On goal · xG 0.11A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.10K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.10T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.08A. Andreoff · Missed · xG 0.08D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.08T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.08D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.06D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.06T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.06A. Andreoff · On goal · xG 0.05M. Gaborik · On goal · xG 0.04A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.04D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.04D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.03T. Mitchell · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.03D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.03C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.03K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.02K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.02D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.02D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.02K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.02T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.01K. MacDermid · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.01D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.01D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.01K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01A. Andreoff · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK1 G · 2.8 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsLAK
4.43 G
All situations
1 G2.8
2.53 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 102 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS47%53%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.62 – 2.80

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

SJSvsLAK
33
Shots on goal
36
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/1
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
34
15
Blocked shots
17
11
Giveaways
12
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD000030.07022—24:50
47J. RyanD000030.04100—23:11
44M. VlasicD011000.00000—22:29
61J. BraunD011010.02320—21:35
50C. TierneyC112+241.000001317:40
39L. CoutureC000-120.2911010016:22
48T. HertlC000010.192105316:03
8J. PavelskiC000-130.654125015:59
28T. MeierR000040.481007115:06
27J. DonskoiR022+220.11010—14:11
68M. KarlssonC000+110.06110014:07
19J. ThorntonC101+110.71010014:05
62K. LabancR000000.00020—14:01
4B. DillonD011+300.00100—13:47
89M. BoedkerL101+130.55000—13:24
42J. WardR000+200.050004413:21
74D. DeMeloD022+330.02210—13:02
23B. GoodrowC101+220.14120012:49
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(W)36351.9722.81+1.8159:58

Season series

SJS leads 3-1

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