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San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers

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San Jose Sharks
▸4
Edmonton Oilers
3
Final/OTTV NBCSCA, SNW·Rogers Place

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in overtime, Tomas Hertl scoring at 2:40. The Oilers scored first; the Sharks answered. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tomas Hertl's goal at 2:40 of overtime, which took the Sharks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.5 to 2.3; shots on goal were SJS 40, EDM 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 0.7 goals below expected; Al Montoya stopped 36 of 40 (.900), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Oscar Klefbom (1 G, 1 A), 2. Logan Couture (1 G, 2 A), 3. Tomas Hertl (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    O. Klefbom1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    L. Couture1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    T. Hertl2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
SJSSJS1101181913440
EDMEDM113171602328

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    D. Caggiula(9)
    Z. Kassian (10), J. Khaira (9)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:39
  2. SJS
    T. Hertl(17)
    L. Couture (23), M. Boedker (16)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    8:03

2nd period

  1. EDM
    O. Klefbom(5)
    C. McDavid (52), P. Aberg (8)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +18 pts
    1-2
    7:44
  2. SJS
    L. Couture(28)PPG
    B. Burns (44), J. Pavelski (38)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +9 pts
    2-2
    10:01

3rd period

  1. EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins(19)
    O. Klefbom (16), C. McDavid (53)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +24 pts
    2-3
    1:26
  2. SJS
    B. Dillon(2)
    M. Boedker (17), T. Hertl (20)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +30 pts
    3-3
    9:05

Overtime

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(18)
    L. Couture (24)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +51 pts
    4-3
    2:40

Penalties

SJS 2 PIM·EDM 8 PIM

2nd

  • 9:43EDMDrake Caggiula · High sticking double minordrawn by Joonas Donskoi4 min
  • 11:10SJSTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Oscar Klefbom2 min
  • 19:10EDMPontus Aberg · Slashingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min

3rd

  • 9:38EDMZack Kassian · Slashingdrawn by Brent Burns2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tomas Hertl, OT 2:40 — SJS 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.28R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.23M. Lucic · Missed · xG 0.13P. Aberg · On goal · xG 0.12M. Lucic · On goal · xG 0.12R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.12R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.11R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.09L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.09I. Pakarinen · On goal · xG 0.08D. Caggiula · Goal · xG 0.08M. Lucic · On goal · xG 0.08Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.08M. Lucic · Missed · xG 0.07L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.06R. Nugent-Hopkins · Goal · xG 0.06M. Lucic · On goal · xG 0.05A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.04R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04M. Lucic · Missed · xG 0.04R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.04R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.03M. Lucic · On goal · xG 0.02M. Cammalleri · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02O. Klefbom · Missed · xG 0.02O. Klefbom · Goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01J. Khaira · Missed · xG 0.01O. Klefbom · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.00I. Pakarinen · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM3 G · 2.3 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsEDM
3.54 G
All situations
3 G2.3
3.33 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
0.11 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS69%31%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.46 – 2.29

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

SJSvsEDM
40
Shots on goal
28
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/4
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
23
14
Blocked shots
12
5
Giveaways
13
10
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD0110100.70020—27:10
44M. VlasicD000-120.06120—22:20
8J. PavelskiC011-100.171007320:38
61J. BraunD000-200.03210—20:20
9E. KaneL000060.213004519:50
39L. CoutureC123+210.030206719:47
48T. HertlC213+340.492205518:08
47J. RyanD000+120.27020—17:35
50C. TierneyC000-220.230005017:22
27J. DonskoiR000-140.19000—17:04
4B. DillonD101+110.02120—15:51
28T. MeierR000-240.38102—15:43
89M. BoedkerL022+220.12200—15:12
74D. DeMeloD000000.00010—13:53
68M. KarlssonC000-110.10200012:32
62K. LabancR000-110.16100—12:26
16E. FehrC000+100.071003311:15
20M. SorensenL000-100.30000—08:54
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(W)28253.8932.32-0.6862:40

Season series

SJS leads 3-1

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