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San Jose Sharks at Seattle Kraken

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Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal at 2:03 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.5 to 2.1; shots on goal were SJS 28, SEA 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 20 of 22 (.909); Joey Daccord stopped 26 of 28 (.929). Three stars: 1. Brandon Montour (2 G), 2. Oliver Bjorkstrand (1 G, 1 A), 3. Chandler Stephenson (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    B. Montour2 G
  2. ★★
    SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    C. Stephenson1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS1110918228
SEASEA1841718633

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    C. Stephenson(9)
    O. Bjorkstrand (19), E. Tolvanen (9)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:55
  2. SJS
    C. Grundstrom(2)
    W. Smith (14), M. Granlund (30)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    17:55

2nd period

  1. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(15)
    C. Stephenson (28), V. Dunn (13)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-2
    2:03
  2. SEA
    B. Montour(9)
    S. Wright (17)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    2:54
  3. SEA
    J. Schwartz(18)
    J. Oleksiak (9)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-4
    5:58
  4. SEA
    B. Montour(10)PPG
    J. McCann (26), C. Stephenson (29)
    slapxG 0.18win prob +4 ptsVideo
    1-5
    7:52

3rd period

  1. SJS
    T. Toffoli(18)
    M. Celebrini (21), H. Thrun (9)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-5
    8:06
  2. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(15)
    J. Mahura (5)
    wristxG 0.09Video
    2-6
    12:18

Penalties

SJS 9 PIM·SEA 9 PIM

2nd

  • 3:47SEAJaden Schwartz · Trippingdrawn by Mikael Granlund2 min
  • 6:39SJSNikolai Kovalenko · Roughingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
  • 6:39SJSHenry Thrun · Fightingdrawn by Vince Dunn5 min
  • 6:39SEAVince Dunn · Fightingdrawn by Henry Thrun5 min
  • 7:27SJSLuke Kunin · Trippingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

3rd

  • 15:05SEAMatty Beniers · Holdingdrawn by Henry Thrun2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Oliver Bjorkstrand, 2nd 2:03 — SEA 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.22J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.19B. Montour · Goal · xG 0.18J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.14J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.10S. Wright · On goal · xG 0.10B. Montour · Goal · xG 0.09J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.09E. Tolvanen · Goal · xG 0.09J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.08J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.07K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.07M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.07K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.07C. Stephenson · Goal · xG 0.07S. Wright · Missed · xG 0.06A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.06J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.05J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.05K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.04M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.04E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.04C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.04E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.03C. Fleury · Missed · xG 0.03J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.03B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Kartye · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Stephens · On goal · xG 0.01V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.00C. Fleury · Missed · xG 0.00E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.00C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA6 G · 2.5 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsSEA
2.12 G
All situations
6 G2.5
1.52 G
Even strength
5 G2.3
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS43%57%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.13 – 2.51

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

SJSvsSEA
28
Shots on goal
33
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/2
Power play
1/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
24
Hits
23
14
Blocked shots
18
15
Giveaways
20
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72W. EklundL000-120.34000—22:33
4C. CeciD000-110.09020—22:16
96J. WalmanD000-140.21000—22:09
71M. CelebriniC011030.410003921:11
64M. GranlundC011020.221003820:07
38M. FerraroD000-100.00040—19:57
44M. VlasicD000-100.02020—18:17
73T. ToffoliC101-130.36110018:07
3H. ThrunD011000.00005—17:39
23B. GoodrowC000-200.01500016:14
37T. LiljegrenD000-230.08010—15:47
11L. KuninC000-220.026024315:33
2W. SmithC011+100.0001010015:05
20F. ZetterlundL000020.08220—14:48
91C. GrundstromR101-140.15500—12:04
55W. DuehrR000-110.06310—09:05
15N. KovalenkoR000-110.04002—08:58
16C. WhiteC000-100.031002006:57
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev22202.9091.57-0.4334:02
30Y. Askarov(L)1174.6360.95-3.0525:58

Season series

Tied 2-2

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