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San Jose Sharks at New Jersey Devils

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San Jose Sharks
▸6
New Jersey Devils
3
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Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Duclair's goal at 9:47 of the second period, which took the Sharks' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.9 to 2.3; shots on goal were SJS 18, NJD 47. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 93% of the time. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 44 of 47 (.936), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Akira Schmid stopped 12 of 17 (.706), 3.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anthony Duclair (2 G), 2. Kaapo Kahkonen (44 saves, .936), 3. Jacob MacDonald (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    A. Duclair2 G
  2. ★★
    SJS
    K. Kahkonen44 saves, .936
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    J. MacDonald2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS182337618
NJDNJD11509223347

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    J. MacDonald(2)
    M. Ferraro (4), T. Emberson (3)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:10
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(6)PPG
    S. Nemec (1), A. Holtz (4)
    snapxG 0.33win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:21

2nd period

  1. SJS
    J. MacDonald(3)
    M. Benning (2), J. Bailey (2)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:51
  2. SJS
    A. Duclair(4)
    M. Granlund (7)
    slapxG 0.20win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:47

3rd period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    2:56
  2. SJS
    A. Duclair(5)
    M. Granlund (8)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-2
    5:07
  3. NJD
    O. Palat(3)
    J. Bratt (18), S. Nemec (2)
    snapxG 0.30win prob +12 ptsVideo
    4-3
    12:58
  4. SJS
    M. Granlund(2)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.22win prob +13 ptsVideo
    5-3
    13:38
  5. SJS
    W. Eklund(5)EN
    R. Carpenter (4), T. Hertl (13)
    wristxG 0.49Video
    6-3
    19:42

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·NJD 0 PIM

1st

  • 11:23SJSMatt Benning · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Holtz2 min

3rd

  • 6:57SJSNikita Okhotiuk · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anthony Duclair, 2nd 9:47 — SJS 66% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.33O. Palat · Goal · xG 0.30O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.23N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.22T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.21J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.20N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.19N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.16A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.14J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.14J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.13O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.12A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.11O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.11J. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.11T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.10D. Mercer · Missed · xG 0.09J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.08L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.08J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.08J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.08N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.07N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.07O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.06A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.06J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.06D. Mercer · Missed · xG 0.06S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.06J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.06S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.05T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.05T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.05T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.05C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.04O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.04T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.04J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03K. Bahl · Missed · xG 0.03L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.03S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.02S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.02C. Lazar · Missed · xG 0.02D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.02J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.02C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.02T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.02S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.01C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01C. Lazar · On goal · xG 0.01C. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.00L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.00J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.00T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD3 G · 4.9 xG · 69 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsNJD
2.35 G
All situations
3 G4.9
1.45 G
Even strength
2 G3.3
0.00 G
Power play
1 G1.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS7%93%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.42 – 4.73

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

SJSvsNJD
18
Shots on goal
47
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/0
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
0
29
Hits
18
31
Blocked shots
10
1
Giveaways
5
8
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
38M. FerraroD011+310.02290—26:08
6T. EmbersonD011+100.00810—23:25
20F. ZetterlundL000+110.12520—20:47
64M. GranlundC123+210.231102920:32
72W. EklundL101+120.590506719:34
48T. HertlC011+110.051305019:09
83N. OkhotiukD000020.10232—18:51
5M. BenningD011+300.02022—18:22
10A. DuclairL202+220.3700010018:18
33C. AddisonD000+100.00100—17:44
68M. HoffmanC000+100.01010017:27
4K. BurroughsD000000.00120—15:53
7N. SturmC000+200.001006214:01
22R. CarpenterC011020.050004412:10
9J. MacDonaldD202+130.72200—12:06
62K. LabancR000020.01410—09:49
90J. BaileyR011+110.0100010006:48
54G. SmithR000000.00110—04:58
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36K. Kahkonen(W)47443.9364.86+1.8660:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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