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2021-03-05 · SAP Center at San Jose

5 – 4Final/OT

VGK beat SJS 5–4 in overtime. VGK lost the expected-goals battle 1.7 to 3.4 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Max Pacioretty scored at 1:25 of overtime, moving VGK’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Martin Jones allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
27 – 29
Expected goals
1.7 – 3.4
xG share
SJS 67%
Home-ice start
SJS 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

VGK goalSJS goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

VGKSJS

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

VGK
Max Pacioretty
2 G, 1 A · 18:58 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +1.47 · Penalties +0.18
+1.57
SJS
1 G, 0 A · 26:33 TOI
Finishing +0.83 · Penalties +0.18
+1.09
VGK
1 G, 0 A · 15:09 TOI
Finishing +0.90
+0.92

Rough nights

SJS
Martin Jones
22:16 TOI
GSAx −2.21
−2.21
SJS
Devan Dubnyk
38:21 TOI
GSAx −0.96
−0.96
VGK
Oscar Dansk
61:25 TOI
GSAx −0.71
−0.71

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalVGK–SJSWin prob.
P1 5:48 VGKReilly Smith
from William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault
1–047% → 63%
P1 7:03 VGKChandler Stephenson
from Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty
2–063% → 76%
P2 2:57 VGKMax Pacioretty
from Alec Martinez, Ryan Reaves
3–081% → 93%
P2 6:01 SJSBrent BurnsPP
from Ryan Donato, Timo Meier
3–16% → 18%
P2 12:43 SJSMatt Nieto
from Erik Karlsson
3–214% → 31%
P3 0:26 VGKAlex Tuch
from William Carrier
4–273% → 90%
P3 6:23 SJSLogan Couture
from Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane
4–37% → 23%
P3 18:53 SJSKevin Labanc
unassisted
4–45% → 50%
OT 1:25 VGKMax Pacioretty
from Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone
5–448% → 100%

Every player

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VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Max Pacioretty L18:5821+1.57−0.07+1.47+0.02−0.03+0.18−0.01
Alex Tuch R15:091+0.92+0.02+0.90+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Chandler Stephenson C18:401+0.58−0.13+0.66+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.04
Reilly Smith R19:291+0.48−0.33+0.81+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Nicolas Hague D16:13+0.03−0.11−0.04+0.00−0.00+0.18+0.00
Nick Holden D14:49−0.04+0.02−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C15:41−0.05−0.00−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Ryan Reaves R7:481−0.07−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C12:43−0.09+0.07−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Zach Whitecloud D14:31−0.09−0.09−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Pietrangelo D26:341−0.12−0.11−0.04+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Stone R19:042−0.12−0.03−0.12+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Keegan Kolesar R9:40−0.21−0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.18+0.03
William Carrier L9:041−0.22−0.03−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.18+0.00
Alec Martinez D20:321−0.29−0.29−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C18:031−0.30−0.34−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.04
Jonathan Marchessault C16:411−0.36−0.12−0.05−0.00−0.02−0.18+0.01
Shea Theodore D21:24−0.45−0.19−0.26+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Oscar Dansk G61:25−0.71

SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brent Burns D26:331+1.09+0.04+0.83+0.01+0.02+0.18+0.00
Kevin Labanc R17:051+0.92+0.25+0.66+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Nieto L13:401+0.61−0.03+0.64−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Logan Couture C21:111+0.58+0.10+0.65+0.01+0.01−0.18−0.01
Erik Karlsson D23:262+0.57+0.40+0.01+0.00−0.02+0.18+0.00
Nikolai Knyzhov D13:34+0.11+0.12+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Kellman C10:29+0.08+0.11−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.18−0.01
Mario Ferraro D20:24+0.07+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evander Kane L23:121+0.03+0.12−0.27+0.02−0.03+0.18+0.01
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D15:08+0.02+0.01+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Radim Simek D13:43−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Patrick Marleau C17:51−0.08+0.14−0.19−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Dylan Gambrell C18:40−0.08+0.07−0.08−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.04
Ryan Donato C14:151−0.08+0.22−0.48−0.00−0.00+0.18+0.00
Kurtis Gabriel R6:13−0.08+0.10−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
Timo Meier R15:591−0.12+0.09−0.21−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Leonard L11:19−0.16+0.12−0.09−0.00+0.00−0.18−0.01
Rudolfs Balcers L14:21−0.44−0.01−0.23−0.01+0.00−0.18−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Devan Dubnyk G38:21−0.96
Martin Jones G22:16−2.21

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.