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San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers

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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-4. The Oilers scored first; the Sharks answered. The Sharks led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Logan Couture's goal at 6:39 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were SJS 40, EDM 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 2.0 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 33 of 40 (.825), 4.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Erik Karlsson (1 G, 3 A), 2. Logan Couture (2 G), 3. Caleb Jones (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    E. Karlsson1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    L. Couture2 G
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    C. Jones1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS212216312740
EDMEDM1120737426

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    wristxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    6:28
  2. SJS
    snapxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    6:44
  3. SJS
    wristxG 0.16win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    10:13

2nd period

  1. SJS
    snapxG 0.07win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    6:39
  2. SJS
    slapxG 0.02win prob +9 pts
    4-1
    18:45

3rd period

  1. SJS
    B. Burns (33), K. Labanc (20)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +2 pts
    5-1
    2:41
  2. SJS
    L. Couture(15)SHG
    E. Kane (13)
    snapxG 0.19
    6-1
    8:25
  3. EDM
    snapxG 0.17
    6-2
    10:40
  4. SJS
    snapxG 0.15
    7-2
    14:09
  5. EDM
    wristxG 0.08
    7-3
    16:53
  6. EDM
    deflectedxG 0.08
    7-4
    19:54

Penalties

SJS 2 PIM·EDM 6 PIM

1st

  • 12:25EDMDrake Caggiula · Trippingdrawn by Justin Braun2 min

2nd

  • 9:05EDMChris Wideman · Holdingdrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min
  • 14:30EDMChris Wideman · Trippingdrawn by Joe Thornton2 min

3rd

  • 7:04SJSTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Darnell Nurse2 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: Logan Couture, 2nd 6:39 — SJS 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Puljujarvi · Missed · xG 0.18C. Jones · Goal · xG 0.17D. Caggiula · Missed · xG 0.16C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.15C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.12L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.09T. Rattie · On goal · xG 0.08T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.08L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.08C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.08L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.08M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Kassian · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.06T. Rattie · On goal · xG 0.06T. Rattie · On goal · xG 0.05D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.05L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.05D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.04J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.04C. Wideman · Missed · xG 0.03T. Rattie · On goal · xG 0.03C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.03T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.02C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.02T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.01D. Caggiula · Missed · xG 0.01L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.01M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM4 G · 2.0 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsEDM
2.97 G
All situations
4 G2.0
2.56 G
Even strength
4 G1.9
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.21 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
SJS66%34%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.86 – 1.97

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
26
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/3
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
33
6
Blocked shots
10
12
Giveaways
10
7
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44M. VlasicD000020.09000—22:58
61J. BraunD000-220.07100—21:39
88B. BurnsD022+230.05010—20:58
39L. CoutureC202+230.320002519:30
9E. KaneL011+120.19400—19:25
65E. KarlssonD134+540.10000—18:57
28T. MeierR000030.15002—18:56
8J. PavelskiC011010.093105817:59
48T. HertlC112050.423003717:58
4B. DillonD000+230.06310—17:31
19J. ThorntonC011000.000005716:17
51R. SimekD000-100.13320—15:28
52L. RadilC000030.29000013:48
27J. DonskoiR112+130.28010—12:37
62K. LabancR011+100.13100—12:19
68M. KarlssonC202+140.34200011:33
23B. GoodrowC022+210.032004710:17
20M. SorensenL000010.13200—09:50
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(W)26224.8462.02-1.9860:00

Season series

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