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San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

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San Jose Sharks
2
Chicago Blackhawks
▸4
FinalTV CHSN, NBCSCA·United Center

Recap

written from the game data

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Bertuzzi's goal at 19:11 of the first period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 71% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were SJS 22, CHI 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 1.0 goals below expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Connor Bedard (2 A), 2. Teuvo Teravainen (2 A), 3. Nick Foligno (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    C. Bedard2 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    T. Teravainen2 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    N. Foligno1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS0417111222
CHICHI21011314427

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    T. Hall(1)
    T. Brodie (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +10 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:20
  2. CHI
    T. Bertuzzi(1)PPG
    T. Teravainen (3), C. Bedard (5)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-2
    19:11

2nd period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(3)PPG
    T. Teravainen (4), C. Bedard (6)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +7 ptsVideo
    0-3
    0:43
  2. SJS
    T. Toffoli(3)
    W. Eklund (2), M. Granlund (2)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +7 ptsVideo
    1-3
    18:17

3rd period

  1. CHI
    J. Dickinson(1)
    J. Anderson (1)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-4
    2:19
  2. SJS
    F. Zetterlund(2)
    M. Granlund (3), W. Eklund (3)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-4
    2:52

Penalties

SJS 14 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:08SJSJake Walman · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 3:13CHINick Foligno · Trippingdrawn by Mikael Granlund2 min
  • 7:07CHIConnor Murphy · Hookingdrawn by William Eklund2 min
  • 18:22SJSBarclay Goodrow · Trippingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min
  • 19:42SJSJan Rutta · High stickingdrawn by Joey Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 1:22CHIPatrick Maroon · Trippingdrawn by Matt Benning2 min
  • 8:23SJSMatt Benning · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 8:59SJSJan Rutta · Roughingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 18:48SJSFabian Zetterlund · Trippingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
  • 19:32SJSMario Ferraro · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyler Bertuzzi, 1st 19:11 — CHI 71% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.53I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.24N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.15N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.15C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.14N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.13T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.13J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.13S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.12T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.11C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.10C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.10T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.09N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.08S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.08P. Maroon · Missed · xG 0.08T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.08S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.07C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.07C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.07N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.06T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.06T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.05P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.04S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.04I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.04N. Allan · On goal · xG 0.04P. Maroon · Missed · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.03C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.03I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01T. Brodie · On goal · xG 0.01N. Allan · Missed · xG 0.01
CHI4 G · 3.5 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsCHI
2.02 G
All situations
4 G3.5
1.32 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.50 G
Power play
2 G1.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS32%68%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.96 – 2.99

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

SJSvsCHI
22
Shots on goal
27
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
2/7
14
Penalty minutes
6
22
Hits
13
18
Blocked shots
18
8
Giveaways
6
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
96J. WalmanD000020.07132—25:41
4C. CeciD000-120.03130—23:46
64M. GranlundC022+240.370004019:57
2W. SmithC000-110.060005019:09
72W. EklundL022+220.08000—19:02
21A. WennbergC000-110.090106117:48
11L. KuninC000030.364108617:11
84J. RuttaD000+100.00024—17:08
38M. FerraroD000+120.02122—17:02
3H. ThrunD000-100.00020—16:15
73T. ToffoliC101+210.2501010015:31
20F. ZetterlundL101030.31102—15:03
23B. GoodrowC000010.143023314:14
5M. BenningD000000.00222—13:10
53T. DellandreaC000-100.1010010012:20
10K. KostinC000-100.0810010011:15
7N. SturmC000000.003105008:50
91C. GrundstromR000000.00400—08:37
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(L)27234.8523.01-0.9956:11

Season series

SJS leads 2-1

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