Arizona Coyotes vs. San Jose SharksDec 21, 2023

FinalThursday, Dec 21, 2023· SAP Center at San Jose

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
ARI	0	3	2	5		ARI	7	8	15	30
SJS	0	1	1	2		SJS	12	8	11	31

: ARI 62SJS 67
: ARI 3.96SJS 3.55
PP goals: ARI 1SJS 0
Hits: ARI 13SJS 11
Blocks: ARI 18SJS 18
PIM: ARI 2SJS 6
: ARI 51%SJS 49%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2

Arizona Coyotes beat San Jose Sharks 5–2 at SJS. Alexander Kerfoot (ARI) led the scoring with 1G 2A. ARI's first power-play unit (Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi and Maccelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:55 together.

Points
Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:26.Kerfoot
Points
Clayton Keller had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.Keller
Points
Nick Schmaltz had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:33.Schmaltz
Points
Sean Durzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:23.Durzi
PP1
ARI's first power-play unit (Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi and Maccelli) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:55 together.Kerfoot Schmaltz Keller Durzi Maccelli
New line
New look for SJS: Hertl–Zadina–Eklund skated 12:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hertl Zadina Eklund
New line
New look for SJS: Hoffman–Labanc–Kunin skated 8:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hoffman Labanc Kunin
Usage
Filip Zadina (SJS) played 17:07, +3:50 up on his 13:17 season average over 71 games.Zadina

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← ARI attacks left (bottom on phones)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
ARI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · SJS 67 · ARI 62

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
ARI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS pressure
ARI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: ARI 49% of the game, SJS 30%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

SJS

ARI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	ARI	SJS
	66	72
	4.19	3.56
	4.00	3.36
	14	14
	4	0
	16	13
	+0.012	−0.012
	49%	30%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Arizona Coyotes

L1Kerfoot – Schmaltz – Keller
12:5250% CF
L2Bjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli
11:1336% CF
L3Zucker – O'Brien – Cooley
8:5263% CF
L4Sanford – Carcone – McBain
8:0050% CF
D1Dumba – Moser
12:5434% CF
D2Stecher – Durzi
8:1142% CF
D3Dermott – Kesselring
7:2956% CF

PP1Kerfoot – Schmaltz – Keller – Durzi – Maccelli
2:55100% CF
PP2Zucker – Bjugstad – Crouse – Moser – Cooley
1:5150% CF
PK1FBjugstad – Kerfoot
0:55
PK2FCrouse – McBain
0:20
PK1DDumba – Dermott
1:07
PK2DStecher – Moser
0:51

Current ARI line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Hertl – Zadina – Eklund
12:0667% CF
L2Granlund – Duclair – Zetterlund
9:2065% CF
L3Hoffman – Labanc – Kunin
8:0569% CF
L4Bailey – Smith – Studnicka
3:5133% CF
D1Burroughs – Ferraro
15:1450% CF
D2Rutta – Thrun
12:3776% CF
D3MacDonald – Okhotiuk
11:5533% CF

PP1Hoffman – Granlund – Hertl – Zetterlund – Eklund
1:00100% CF
PP2Duclair – Bailey – Labanc – MacDonald – Zadina
0:37100% CF
PK1FHertl – Bailey
1:27
PK2FGranlund – Kunin
1:06
PK1DFerraro – Rutta
3:18
PK2DOkhotiuk – Thrun
0:00

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:58
ARIMichael Kesselring (Clayton Keller)wrist0.19 xG
ARI: Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Dermott, Keller, KesselringSJS: Granlund, Duclair, Ferraro, Zetterlund, Thrun
ARI 1 – 0 SJS
6:20
SJSAnthony Duclair (Fabian Zetterlund)wrist0.20 xG
ARI: Dumba, Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, MoserSJS: Granlund, Burroughs, Duclair, Ferraro, Zetterlund
ARI 1 – 1 SJS
8:30
ARIClayton Keller (Alexander Kerfoot, Sean Durzi)backhand0.28 xG
ARI: Dumba, Kerfoot, Crouse, Keller, DurziSJS: Bailey, Labanc, Kunin, MacDonald, Okhotiuk
ARI 2 – 1 SJS
12:56
ARIAlexander Kerfoot (Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi)deflected0.68 xG
ARI: Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi, KesselringSJS: Granlund, Duclair, Rutta, Zetterlund, Thrun
ARI 3 – 1 SJS

3rd period

0:26
SJSFilip Zadina (Mario Ferraro, William Eklund)other0.14 xG
ARI: Bjugstad, Dumba, Crouse, Maccelli, MoserSJS: Hertl, Burroughs, Ferraro, Zadina, Eklund
ARI 3 – 2 SJS
7:45
ARINick SchmaltzPP (Alexander Kerfoot, Clayton Keller)wrist0.12 xG
ARI: Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi, MaccelliSJS: Hertl, Burroughs, Kunin, Ferraro
ARI 4 – 2 SJS
12:50
ARILawson Crouse (Matias Maccelli, Nick Bjugstad)wrist0.04 xG
ARI: Bjugstad, Dumba, Dermott, Crouse, MaccelliSJS: Labanc, MacDonald, Studnicka, Okhotiuk, Eklund
ARI 5 – 2 SJS

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Arizona Coyotes

ARI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alexander Kerfoot C	L1	1	2	3	+2	3	0.85	0	0	0	20:26	—	—	56	62
Nick Schmaltz C	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.28	0	0	0	19:33	—	—	51	58
Clayton Keller R	L1	1	2	3	+2	3	0.31	0	1	0	17:22	—	—	55	66
Matias Maccelli L	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	0	3	0	18:38	—	—	31	48
Lawson Crouse L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.26	0	1	0	18:35	—	—	34	49
Nick Bjugstad C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.39	0	2	0	18:00	—	—	38	46
Jason Zucker L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.45	1	0	0	14:29	—	—	62	61
Logan Cooley C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	1	0	0	13:38	—	—	54	59
Liam O'Brien C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	4	2	2	10:22	—	—	54	58
Jack McBain C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	10:54	—	—	48	44
Michael Carcone L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	0	0	0	10:49	—	—	46	37
Zachary Sanford L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	0	0	10:13	—	—	52	48
J.J. Moser D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	0	1	0	20:36	—	—	29	32
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	3	1	0	17:18	—	—	36	44
Sean Durzi D	D2	0	2	2	+2	4	0.12	0	4	0	22:23	—	—	51	61
Troy Stecher D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:54	—	—	49	47
Travis Dermott D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.12	0	0	0	19:45	—	—	63	70
Michael Kesselring D	D3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.19	0	0	0	15:27	—	—	61	68

ARI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	3.55	59:38

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Eklund L	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.62	0	0	0	18:32	—	—	64	63
Tomas Hertl C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.34	0	1	0	18:19	—	—	63	62
Filip Zadina R	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.69	0	0	0	17:07	—	—	68	73
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	1	2	16:33	—	—	63	45
Fabian Zetterlund L	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.02	0	1	2	16:18	—	—	52	37
Anthony Duclair L	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.27	0	1	0	15:21	—	—	41	28
Luke Kunin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	1	1	0	17:04	—	—	45	41
Kevin Labanc R	L3	0	0	0	-2	5	0.66	0	0	0	15:01	—	—	46	46
Mike Hoffman C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	0	0	14:14	—	—	58	62
Justin Bailey R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	2	0	12:11	—	—	30	7
Jack Studnicka C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	0	0	12:06	—	—	36	23
Givani Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	5:21	—	—	33	17
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.12	0	2	0	25:11	—	—	46	43
Kyle Burroughs D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	4	0	18:38	—	—	53	51
Jan Rutta D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	2	1	0	22:13	—	—	60	49
Henry Thrun D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.08	0	0	0	16:53	—	—	77	55
Jacob MacDonald D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.23	3	2	0	17:34	—	—	45	40
Nikita Okhotiuk D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.12	1	2	2	16:23	—	—	36	33

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	30	25	5	.833	3.96	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Alexander Kerfoot (ARI) 2nd 12:56 · assists Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi · Deflection · 3.8 mph shot.

Alexander Kerfoot · 2nd 12:56 · ARI

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 3.8 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: rebound

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Filip Zadina · 3rd 0:26 · SJS

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 10.0 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Type: rebound

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Michael Kesselring · 2nd 4:58 · ARI

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 21.0 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s

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Anthony Duclair · 2nd 6:20 · SJS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.5 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Clayton Keller · 2nd 8:30 · ARI

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 4.4 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Nick Schmaltz · 3rd 7:45 · ARI PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.2 mph
Distance: 14 ft

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Lawson Crouse · 3rd 12:50 · ARI

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 52.2 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s
Type: deflection

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.