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San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers

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San Jose Sharks
▸5
Edmonton Oilers
2
FinalTV NBCSCA, SN·Rogers Place

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Evander Kane's goal at 12:18 of the first period, which took the Sharks' chances from 60% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.0 to 2.0; shots on goal were SJS 31, EDM 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Aaron Dell stopped 21 of 23 (.913); Cam Talbot stopped 26 of 31 (.839), 2.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kevin Labanc (3 G), 2. Joe Thornton (2 A), 3. Tomas Hertl (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    K. Labanc3 G
  2. ★★
    SJS
    J. Thornton2 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    T. Hertl1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS21217212531
EDMEDM0511315223

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    K. Labanc(7)
    J. Thornton (18), M. Sorensen (8)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    10:39
  2. SJS
    E. Kane(24)
    J. Donskoi (15), T. Hertl (26)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    12:18

2nd period

  1. SJS
    K. Labanc(8)PPG
    T. Meier (29), E. Kane (23)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    6:10
  2. EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins(17)PPG
    A. Chiasson (10)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.05win prob +8 pts
    3-1
    12:00

3rd period

  1. SJS
    K. Labanc(9)
    J. Thornton (19), B. Dillon (16)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +8 pts
    4-1
    1:36
  2. SJS
    T. Hertl(25)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.18win prob +2 pts
    5-1
    4:24
  3. EDM
    Z. Kassian(8)
    C. McDavid (50), A. Larsson (13)
    wristxG 0.05
    5-2
    14:03

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·EDM 12 PIM

1st

  • 14:33SJSBarclay Goodrow · Cross checkingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
  • 14:33EDMLeon Draisaitl · Interferencedrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min

2nd

  • 2:48EDMZack Kassian · Trippingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min
  • 4:26EDMAdam Larsson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 9:06EDMOscar Klefbom · Interferencedrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min
  • 10:28SJSTimo Meier · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Manning2 min

3rd

  • 7:51EDMLeon Draisaitl · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:06EDMMilan Lucic · Elbowingdrawn by Radim Simek2 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: Evander Kane, 1st 12:18 — SJS 60% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Malone · On goal · xG 0.22A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.15B. Malone · On goal · xG 0.15A. Chiasson · Missed · xG 0.14J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.12A. Chiasson · Missed · xG 0.11J. Khaira · Missed · xG 0.11R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.10O. Klefbom · On goal · xG 0.09A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.08B. Malone · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Kassian · Missed · xG 0.06A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.06K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.06M. Lucic · On goal · xG 0.06D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · Goal · xG 0.05B. Malone · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Kassian · Goal · xG 0.05K. Gravel · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Kassian · Missed · xG 0.04A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.03O. Klefbom · Missed · xG 0.02B. Manning · On goal · xG 0.02B. Malone · On goal · xG 0.02C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01O. Klefbom · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.01T. Rattie · On goal · xG 0.01K. Gravel · Missed · xG 0.00K. Brodziak · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM2 G · 2.0 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsEDM
3.05 G
All situations
2 G2.0
1.74 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
1.21 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS67%33%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.99 – 2.01

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
31
Shots on goal
23
60%
Faceoffs
40%
1/5
Power play
1/1
4
Penalty minutes
12
24
Hits
34
13
Blocked shots
13
13
Giveaways
9
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD000+160.30030—27:47
9E. KaneL112040.34200—23:45
8J. PavelskiC000010.250006420:09
39L. CoutureC000020.301005519:29
48T. HertlC112+220.342105319:00
44M. VlasicD000+220.21120—18:51
61J. BraunD000000.00300—18:34
4B. DillonD011000.01210—18:00
51R. SimekD000+220.02200—17:34
62K. LabancR303+230.31110—16:52
19J. ThorntonC022+120.040006716:32
28T. MeierR011030.2611210016:05
27J. DonskoiR011+220.36000—15:37
72T. HeedD000+100.04110—14:22
20M. SorensenL011+310.13010—12:33
14D. GambrellC000010.113005010:57
23B. GoodrowC000-100.0052210009:22
68M. KarlssonC000000.00000000:59
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30A. Dell(W)23212.9132.04+0.0460:00

Season series

SJS leads 4-1

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