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San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

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San Jose Sharks
▸7
Chicago Blackhawks
3
FinalTV NBCSCA, WGN·United Center

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. The Sharks came back from two goals down. The Sharks led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Barclay Goodrow's goal at 7:36 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.7 to 1.6; shots on goal were SJS 43, CHI 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Aaron Dell stopped 16 of 16 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Cam Ward stopped 30 of 35 (.857), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Evander Kane (1 G, 1 A), 2. Melker Karlsson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brent Burns (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    E. Kane1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    M. Karlsson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    B. Burns3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS28314221743
CHICHI350807320

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    A. DeBrincat(14)
    E. Gustafsson (9)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:34
  2. CHI
    D. Strome(8)
    C. Murphy (1), P. Kane (23)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    3:21
  3. SJS
    M. Karlsson(3)
    L. Radil (2), B. Burns (28)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    9:58
  4. SJS
    M. Sorensen(6)
    J. Thornton (9), K. Labanc (18)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +13 pts
    2-2
    10:40
  5. CHI
    B. Perlini(3)
    D. Sikura (1), B. Seabrook (11)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    2-3
    12:54

2nd period

  1. SJS
    E. Kane(10)PPG
    B. Burns (29), E. Karlsson (20)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +15 pts
    3-3
    4:21
  2. SJS
    B. Goodrow(5)
    J. Braun (6), M. Karlsson (3)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +18 pts
    4-3
    7:36
  3. SJS
    L. Couture(11)
    B. Dillon (8), E. Kane (10)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    5-3
    16:16

3rd period

  1. SJS
    K. Labanc(4)PPG
    B. Burns (30), T. Hertl (15)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +2 pts
    6-3
    13:03
  2. SJS
    T. Hertl(10)
    L. Couture (23), T. Meier (15)
    wristxG 0.38
    7-3
    18:27

Penalties

SJS 10 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 13:53SJSBrenden Dillon · Slashingdrawn by Jonathan Toews2 min
  • 18:30CHIDylan Strome · Slashingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min
  • 18:30SJSEvander Kane · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Cam Ward2 min
  • 19:14SJSTimo Meier · Trippingdrawn by Duncan Keith2 min

2nd

  • 2:48CHIDavid Kampf · Broken stick2 min
  • 8:33SJSEvander Kane · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Perlini2 min

3rd

  • 7:13SJSKevin Labanc · Trippingdrawn by Duncan Keith2 min
  • 11:27CHIPatrick Kane · Trippingdrawn by Marcus Sorensen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Barclay Goodrow, 2nd 7:36 — SJS 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.17A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.15D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.13D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.12J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.12P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.11B. Perlini · Goal · xG 0.11A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.09D. Sikura · On goal · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.07B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07A. Martinsen · On goal · xG 0.07E. Gustafsson · Missed · xG 0.04B. Perlini · On goal · xG 0.04D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.02H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.02B. Seabrook · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.01
CHI3 G · 1.6 xG · 23 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsCHI
3.77 G
All situations
3 G1.6
2.65 G
Even strength
3 G1.2
1.12 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS82%18%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.60 – 1.60

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

SJSvsCHI
43
Shots on goal
20
50%
Faceoffs
50%
2/2
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
6
23
Hits
23
16
Blocked shots
14
12
Giveaways
13
10
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD011+190.38200—23:32
88B. BurnsD033040.19220—21:13
61J. BraunD011-130.04320—20:38
4B. DillonD011+230.04222—19:47
44M. VlasicD000+100.04000—19:47
8J. PavelskiC000-100.152205618:16
9E. KaneL112-110.185548617:30
39L. CoutureC112+140.240102517:17
51R. SimekD000+100.00300—14:54
48T. HertlC112+120.380004314:31
28T. MeierR011+270.99102—14:17
19J. ThorntonC011000.000002013:44
20M. SorensenL101020.24100—13:33
27J. DonskoiR000-210.10100—13:32
68M. KarlssonC112+230.23010013:11
23B. GoodrowC101+210.060105012:56
62K. LabancR112020.09102—11:13
52L. RadilC011+210.4000010010:09
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30A. Dell(W)161601.0001.27+1.2746:07
31M. Jones413.2500.35-2.6513:53

Season series

SJS leads 2-1

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