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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

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San Jose Sharks
▸3
Los Angeles Kings
0
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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Timo Meier's goal at 9:00 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 65% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 5.0 to 2.4; shots on goal were SJS 36, LAK 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 30 of 30 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected; Cal Petersen stopped 33 of 35 (.943), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Martin Jones (30 saves, 1.000), 2. Timo Meier (1 G), 3. Tomas Hertl (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    M. Jones30 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    SJS
    T. Meier1 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    T. Hertl1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS19113114336
LAKLAK0701409030

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(11)
    N. Knyzhov (5), R. Balcers (6)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:57

2nd period

  1. SJS
    T. Meier(7)
    T. Hertl (13), R. Balcers (7)
    slapxG 0.10win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    9:00

3rd period

  1. SJS
    R. Balcers(5)EN
    B. Burns (16)
    wristxG 0.50
    3-0
    19:33

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:43LAKAnze Kopitar · Trippingdrawn by Radim Simek2 min

2nd

  • 3:20LAKMikey Anderson · Holdingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 4:18SJSTomas Hertl · Holdingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 9:00LAKserved by A. Wagner · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 13:12SJSErik Karlsson · High stickingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Timo Meier, 2nd 9:00 — SJS 65% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.17A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.17B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.15G. Vilardi · On goal · xG 0.15J. Anderson-Dolan · On goal · xG 0.14T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.12J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.11A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.10A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.09S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.08J. Anderson-Dolan · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.07D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.07G. Vilardi · Missed · xG 0.07A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.06A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.05A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.05M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.04A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.04S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.03T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03J. Anderson-Dolan · On goal · xG 0.03S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.02A. Strand · Missed · xG 0.02S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.01J. Anderson-Dolan · Missed · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK0 G · 2.4 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsLAK
5.02 G
All situations
0 G2.4
3.32 G
Even strength
0 G1.9
0.70 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS73%27%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.87 – 2.38

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

SJSvsLAK
36
Shots on goal
30
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
23
16
Blocked shots
15
1
Giveaways
6
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD011+130.40120—25:10
38M. FerraroD000+110.02330—22:40
28T. MeierR101+380.87010—21:08
65E. KarlssonD000+110.19212—20:14
9E. KaneL000020.20100—19:26
48T. HertlC112+360.541026119:22
39L. CoutureC000020.300202918:13
62K. LabancR000040.79110—17:00
7D. GambrellC000010.043004416:36
71N. KnyzhovD011+120.04120—16:31
44M. VlasicD000+100.02120—16:14
92R. BalcersL123+320.62000—15:46
16R. DonatoC000010.340105015:35
51R. SimekD000+100.00310—14:46
12P. MarleauC000000.140002012:10
43J. LeonardL000030.32100—10:18
20M. SorensenL000000.10000—08:07
63J. VielL000000.09300—06:44
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31M. Jones(W)303001.0002.42+2.4260:00

Season series

SJS leads 6-2

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