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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 4-1. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam Larsson's goal at 16:05 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 53% to 74%. Expected goals were close — SJS 2.5, SEA 2.4; shots on goal were SJS 26, SEA 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.1 goals below expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 19 of 19 (1.000), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Philipp Grubauer (19 saves, 1.000), 2. Chandler Stephenson (3 A), 3. Jaden Schwartz (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    P. Grubauer19 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    SEA
    C. Stephenson3 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    J. Schwartz2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS1701405126
SEASEA1621017423

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    deflectedxG 0.12win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    8:14
  2. SJS
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    19:42

2nd period

  1. SEA
    wristxG 0.01win prob +21 ptsVideo
    1-2
    16:05
  2. SEA
    slapxG 0.16win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    16:43

3rd period

  1. SEA
    wristxG 0.47win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-4
    16:31

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·SEA 12 PIM

1st

  • 19:10SEARyan Lindgren · Hookingdrawn by Macklin Celebrini2 min

2nd

  • 3:52SJSBarclay Goodrow · Hookingdrawn by Ryker Evans2 min
  • 5:00SEAEeli Tolvanen · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 11:17SEAVince Dunn · Slashingdrawn by Will Smith2 min

3rd

  • 1:07SEATye Kartye · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 5:29SJSVincent Desharnais · Hookingdrawn by Eeli Tolvanen2 min
  • 7:23SEAJordan Eberle · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
  • 14:42SEAFrederick Gaudreau · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Reaves2 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: Adam Larsson, 2nd 16:05 — SEA 53% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.47F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.23C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.18E. Tolvanen · Goal · xG 0.16M. Marchment · On goal · xG 0.14J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.12J. Nyman · On goal · xG 0.12M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.12M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.11V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.09J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.08M. Marchment · On goal · xG 0.07J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.07M. Marchment · Missed · xG 0.06J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.04B. Catton · On goal · xG 0.04V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.03E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.03R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.02R. Winterton · On goal · xG 0.02R. Evans · Missed · xG 0.02F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · Goal · xG 0.01R. Winterton · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.01R. Evans · Missed · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA4 G · 2.4 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsSEA
2.51 G
All situations
3 G2.4
1.80 G
Even strength
3 G1.7
0.71 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS60%40%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.45 – 1.93

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
26
Shots on goal
23
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/6
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
12
19
Hits
13
8
Blocked shots
25
14
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3J. KlingbergD000-310.08000—21:15
21A. WennbergC101-110.190105320:41
71M. CelebriniC011-310.250006720:28
72W. EklundL011-120.16100—20:26
38M. FerraroD000020.03110—20:24
85S. MukhamadullinD000-100.04030—19:45
2W. SmithC000-350.850003319:04
9D. OrlovD000-210.01210—17:50
4N. LeddyD000-110.07010—16:35
51C. GrafR000010.081003316:31
5V. DesharnaisD000010.01112—15:26
81A. GaudetteR000-130.19200—15:17
10T. DellandreaC000-130.244006314:55
96P. KurashevC000-200.07000014:41
73T. ToffoliC000-220.16100014:23
23B. GoodrowC000000.00002010:25
63Z. OstapchukC000010.023005609:47
75R. ReavesR000010.01300—09:00
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Nedeljkovic(L)22193.8641.93-1.0759:07

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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