San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers
Recap
written from the game dataThe 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
- ★E. Karlsson1 G, 3 A

- ★★L. Couture2 G

- ★★★C. Jones1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-16:28
1-16:44
2-110:13
2nd period
3-16:39
4-118:45
3rd period
5-12:41
6-18:25
6-210:40
7-214:09
7-316:53
7-419:54
Penalties
1st
- 12:25
Drake Caggiula · Trippingdrawn by Justin Braun2 min
2nd
- 9:05
Chris Wideman · Holdingdrawn by Joe Pavelski2 min
- 14:30
Chris Wideman · Trippingdrawn by Joe Thornton2 min
3rd
- 7:04
Timo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Darnell Nurse2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Logan Couture, 2nd 6:39 — 65% → 82%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 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 createdFlurry-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
- 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
Season series
SJS leads 4-1
4@
3OTFinal
7@
4this game
2@
7Final
5@
2Final
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2Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
