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San Jose Sharks at Montréal Canadiens

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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-1. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joe Pavelski's goal at 15:51 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 68% to 86%. Expected goals were close — SJS 2.7, MTL 2.5; shots on goal were SJS 29, MTL 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 40 of 41 (.976), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 26 of 29 (.897), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Joe Pavelski (1 G, 1 A), 2. Martin Jones (40 saves, .976), 3. Andrew Shaw (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    J. Pavelski1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    M. Jones40 saves, .976
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    A. Shaw1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS21111107329
MTLMTL09110022141

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.02win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:55
  2. SJS
    B. Burns(4)PPG
    wristxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    2-0
    10:29

2nd period

  1. MTL
    J. Drouin (13), A. Shaw (7)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    12:15
  2. SJS
    B. Burns (25), L. Couture (18)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +18 pts
    3-1
    15:51

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·MTL 8 PIM

1st

  • 8:50MTLMike Reilly · Cross checkingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min
  • 9:48MTLMichael Chaput · High stickingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min
  • 14:52SJSserved by K. Labanc · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 16:53MTLShea Weber · Interferencedrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
  • 18:36MTLJeff Petry · Delaying game2 min

3rd

  • 16:03SJSMelker Karlsson · Trippingdrawn by David Schlemko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Joe Pavelski, 2nd 15:51 — SJS 68% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Petry · Goal · xG 0.23P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.17P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.16M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.13P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.10A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.10J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.10M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.10A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.08M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.07S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.07P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.07M. Chaput · Missed · xG 0.06M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.05J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.05P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.05J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.05J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.04M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.04J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.03B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.02D. Schlemko · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 2.5 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsMTL
2.73 G
All situations
1 G2.5
1.72 G
Even strength
1 G2.3
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS45%55%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.21 – 2.47

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

SJSvsMTL
29
Shots on goal
41
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/4
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
16
Hits
35
22
Blocked shots
19
13
Giveaways
10
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD011020.10010—24:38
88B. BurnsD112+130.11130—23:08
39L. CoutureC011+120.35030021:21
61J. BraunD101010.03250—21:07
8J. PavelskiC112+140.340203020:50
44M. VlasicD000030.03040—20:34
48T. HertlC000+110.081205618:14
9E. KaneL000-130.32000—16:03
19J. ThorntonC000+100.580002914:44
4B. DillonD000000.01300—14:39
62K. LabancR000+110.02000—14:12
20M. SorensenL000+120.13300—14:08
51R. SimekD000+100.00100—13:19
68M. KarlssonC000010.15212013:12
27J. DonskoiR000-110.02000—12:12
23B. GoodrowC000000.001006012:09
40A. SuomelaC000-140.321105011:42
52L. RadilC000010.14100009:51
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(W)41401.9762.50+1.5059:57

Season series

SJS leads 2-0

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