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San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild

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San Jose Sharks
▸4
Minnesota Wild
1
FinalTV NBCSCA, BSN·Xcel Energy Center

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joel Eriksson Ek's goal at 5:25 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 19% to 36%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 1.7 to 1.1; shots on goal were SJS 21, MIN 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. James Reimer stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Cam Talbot stopped 17 of 21 (.810), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Timo Meier (1 G, 1 A), 2. Logan Couture (2 A), 3. James Reimer (26 saves, .963).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    T. Meier1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    L. Couture2 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    J. Reimer26 saves, .963

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS291814421
MINMIN0711307127

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    M. Ferraro(2)
    L. Couture (7), T. Meier (8)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +4 pts
    1-0
    5:55
  2. SJS
    T. Meier(6)
    M. Vlasic (3), L. Couture (8)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    19:16

2nd period

  1. MIN
    J. Eriksson Ek(6)
    K. Fiala (7), J. Brodin (5)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    5:25
  2. SJS
    E. Karlsson(3)
    J. Middleton (2), R. Balcers (4)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    3-1
    9:32

3rd period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(7)
    A. Barabanov (5), R. Balcers (5)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +5 pts
    4-1
    9:25

Penalties

SJS 14 PIM·MIN 16 PIM

1st

  • 5:28SJSJake Middleton · Fightingdrawn by Jordan Greenway5 min
  • 5:28MINJordan Greenway · Fightingdrawn by Jake Middleton5 min
  • 19:42MINRem Pitlick · Roughingdrawn by Andrew Cogliano2 min

2nd

  • 8:42SJSTomas Hertl · Roughingdrawn by Mathew Dumba2 min
  • 9:22MINJoel Eriksson Ek · Trippingdrawn by Matt Nieto2 min
  • 13:18SJSJonah Gadjovich · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Foligno5 min
  • 13:18MINMarcus Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Jonah Gadjovich5 min

3rd

  • 0:32MINAlex Goligoski · Holdingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 11:54SJSErik Karlsson · Hookingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Joel Eriksson Ek, 2nd 5:25 — MIN 19% → 36%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.22K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.19J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.15K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.12K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.10J. Eriksson Ek · Goal · xG 0.08J. Greenway · Missed · xG 0.08J. Greenway · Missed · xG 0.07M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.06J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.06M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.06J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.05K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.05K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.04J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.04R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kulikov · Missed · xG 0.02J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.02N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodin · Missed · xG 0.02A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.02B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.01M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.01J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.01R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.01M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.00R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN1 G · 1.7 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsMIN
1.14 G
All situations
1 G1.7
0.84 G
Even strength
1 G1.5
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS37%63%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.14 – 1.71

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

SJSvsMIN
21
Shots on goal
27
59%
Faceoffs
41%
0/3
Power play
0/2
14
Penalty minutes
16
13
Hits
18
18
Blocked shots
10
5
Giveaways
6
1
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD000+200.02000—26:55
65E. KarlssonD101+210.05022—23:24
38M. FerraroD101+120.10330—22:48
39L. CoutureC022+210.031005320:02
28T. MeierR112+320.2500010018:48
13N. BoninoC000030.131306718:32
48T. HertlC101030.210025017:07
21J. MiddletonD011+210.02025—17:07
11A. CoglianoC000-110.01300015:48
76J. DahlenC000+210.04000015:13
92R. BalcersL022+110.01010—14:51
44M. VlasicD011000.02020—14:47
94A. BarabanovL011+100.12010—14:38
83M. NietoL000000.00200—13:59
61S. HatakkaD000-100.00010—11:54
26J. WeatherbyC000010.012207111:31
62K. LabancR000040.12000—10:56
42J. GadjovichL000000.00115—07:40
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
47J. Reimer(W)27261.9631.71+0.7160:00

Season series

MIN leads 2-1

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