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Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks

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Chicago Blackhawks
1
San Jose Sharks
▸4
FinalTV NBCSCH, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The San Jose Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tomas Hertl's goal at 1:08 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 2.3 to 1.5; shots on goal were CHI 28, SJS 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.5 goals below expected; Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Kaapo Kahkonen (27 saves, .964), 2. Timo Meier (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alexander Barabanov (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    K. Kahkonen27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    SJS
    T. Meier1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    A. Barabanov1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI0911009128
SJSSJS142718419

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    J. Weatherby(5)
    S. Reedy (2), S. Chmelevski (6)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    6:03

2nd period

  1. SJS
    T. Hertl(29)
    T. Meier (41)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    1:08
  2. SJS
    T. Meier(34)
    A. Barabanov (28)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    10:34
  3. CHI
    T. Johnson(3)
    J. Toews (24), S. Jones (46)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +7 pts
    1-3
    15:38

3rd period

  1. SJS
    N. Bonino(13)PPG
    B. Burns (42), L. Couture (29)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    6:19

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·SJS 4 PIM

2nd

  • 11:19CHIHenrik Borgstrom · Holdingdrawn by Mario Ferraro2 min

3rd

  • 0:55CHIAlec Regula · High stickingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 1:49SJSMario Ferraro · Holdingdrawn by Jonathan Toews2 min
  • 5:05CHITyler Johnson · Cross checkingdrawn by Thomas Bordeleau2 min
  • 9:44SJSRudolfs Balcers · Slashingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
SJS goalCHI goalFinal: SJS 100%

Biggest swing: Tomas Hertl, 2nd 1:08 — SJS 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.15T. Hertl · Goal · xG 0.12J. Weatherby · Goal · xG 0.11N. Gregor · Missed · xG 0.10T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.09T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.09A. Barabanov · Missed · xG 0.08T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.08A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.07T. Bordeleau · On goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06N. Bonino · Goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.06R. Merkley · On goal · xG 0.05S. Chmelevski · On goal · xG 0.04B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.04N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.04S. Reedy · Missed · xG 0.04N. Gregor · Missed · xG 0.03L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.02T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.02N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.02M. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.02S. Chmelevski · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bordeleau · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.01B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.00M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS4 G · 1.5 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsSJS
2.31 G
All situations
4 G1.5
1.81 G
Even strength
3 G1.2
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI65%35%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.26 – 1.50

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

CHIvsSJS
28
Shots on goal
19
61%
Faceoffs
39%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
18
Hits
18
7
Blocked shots
15
9
Giveaways
6
9
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD011-110.09200—23:18
6J. McCabeD000-100.02230—22:09
56E. GustafssonD000020.18100—21:46
88P. KaneR000010.13000—21:45
17D. StromeC000010.220003920:38
12A. DeBrincatR000030.27010—19:27
82C. JonesD000040.22100—18:35
75A. RegulaD000-130.10202—17:43
23P. KurashevC000000.00010015:55
11T. RaddyshR000020.20200—15:26
19J. ToewsC011-110.120007115:11
24S. LaffertyC000030.330007515:02
8D. KubalikL000-130.14000—14:43
43A. VlasicD000-100.00010—14:28
90T. JohnsonC101-120.1640210014:06
52R. JohnsonC000-110.0430010011:00
14B. KatchoukL000-100.00010—07:55
13H. BorgstromC000-110.05102005:39
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(L)19154.7891.51-2.4960:00

Season series

SJS leads 2-1

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