Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose SharksMar 29, 2021

Final / SOMonday, Mar 29, 2021· SAP Center at San Jose

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	2	0	1	0	0	3		MIN	7	9	8	1	25
SJS	1	1	1	0	1	4		SJS	18	9	11	1	39

: MIN 60SJS 77
: MIN 2.67SJS 3.18
PP goals: MIN 0SJS 0
Hits: MIN 17SJS 20
Blocks: MIN 19SJS 17
PIM: MIN 7SJS 5
: MIN 42%SJS 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

San Jose Sharks edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (SO)

San Jose Sharks beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout at home. Erik Karlsson (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Hertl–Meier–Balcers skated 15:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Erik Karlsson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:07.Karlsson
Points
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.Fiala
Points
Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:52.Johansson
Points
Ryan Donato had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:42.Donato
New line
New look for SJS: Hertl–Meier–Balcers skated 15:16 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (48.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hertl Meier Balcers
New line
New look for MIN: Bonino–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 13:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bonino Greenway Eriksson Ek
New line
New look for SJS: Donato–Gambrell–Leonard skated 12:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Donato Gambrell Leonard
Goalie
Cam Talbot (MIN) faced 39 shots and stopped 36 (.923), +8 against a season average of 30.5; the overtime loss.Talbot

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

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

SJS
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 137 of 137 attempts · SJS 77 · MIN 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 33% of the game, SJS 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

MIN

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	MIN	SJS
	68	83
	2.82	3.44
	2.58	3.21
	8	13
	4	6
	24	17
	−0.051	+0.051
	33%	40%

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.

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Rask – Kaprizov
14:2036% CF
L2Bonino – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
13:2946% CF
L3Johansson – Hartman – Fiala
13:0856% CF
L4Bjugstad – Johnson – Sturm
7:3733% CF
D1Suter – Spurgeon
20:5649% CF
D2Brodin – Dumba
20:2543% CF
D3Cole – Soucy
13:1341% CF

PK1FJohansson – Hartman
0:42
PK2FBonino – Sturm
0:40
PK1DSuter – Cole
1:20
PK2DBrodin – Dumba
0:40

Current MIN line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Hertl – Meier – Balcers
15:1649% CF
L2Donato – Gambrell – Leonard
12:3663% CF
L3Couture – Kane – Labanc
12:3557% CF
L4Marleau – Sorensen – Viel
6:3750% CF
D1Burns – Ferraro
18:5463% CF
D2Karlsson – Knyzhov
17:5242% CF
D3Vlasic – Simek
13:5368% CF

PP1Couture – Karlsson – Kane – Hertl – Labanc
1:16100% CF
PP2Marleau – Burns – Donato – Meier – Ferraro
0:44100% CF

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: MIN 3 – 4 SJS.

Box score

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

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.40	2	0	0	18:55	—	—	37	35
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	0	1	0	17:52	—	—	39	34
Victor Rask C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:06	—	—	37	34
Jordan Greenway L	L2	0	1	1	-1	4	0.58	3	1	0	18:05	—	—	52	69
Nick Bonino C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.10	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	44	63
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.09	2	2	0	16:45	—	—	49	69
Kevin Fiala L	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.15	2	0	0	17:01	—	—	48	38
Marcus Johansson L	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.27	0	0	0	16:52	—	—	53	50
Ryan Hartman R	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.14	1	1	0	16:44	—	—	54	49
Nico Sturm C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	1	0	11:10	—	—	42	36
Nick Bjugstad C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	0	0	11:05	—	—	46	36
Luke Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	0	5	10:08	—	—	38	12
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	2	1	0	24:15	—	—	49	60
Jared Spurgeon D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	0	1	2	22:49	—	—	50	57
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.17	3	3	0	24:00	—	—	46	41
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	2	0	23:51	—	—	44	39
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	5	0	16:01	—	—	35	35
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	0	14:30	—	—	44	48

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	O	39	36	3	.923	3.18	65:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	-2	7	0.44	3	3	0	21:56	—	—	52	59
Tomas Hertl C	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.23	0	1	0	21:00	—	—	52	59
Rudolfs Balcers L	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.34	1	2	0	16:44	—	—	44	53
Dylan Gambrell C	L2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.28	1	1	0	17:03	—	—	61	43
Ryan Donato C	L2	0	2	2	+2	3	0.11	1	0	0	14:42	—	—	66	48
John Leonard L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.01	1	0	0	14:06	—	—	63	47
Evander Kane L	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	19:18	—	—	59	64
Logan Couture C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	2	1	0	18:56	—	—	51	58
Kevin Labanc R	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.55	0	0	0	16:50	—	—	52	56
Patrick Marleau C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	0	0	0	12:16	—	—	55	50
Marcus Sorensen L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	10:57	—	—	56	59
Jeffrey Viel L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	5	7:28	—	—	47	53
Brent Burns D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	4	0	25:02	—	—	62	69
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	3	0	0	22:19	—	—	61	69
Erik Karlsson D	D2	2	0	2	0	3	0.14	1	2	0	25:07	—	—	44	35
Nikolai Knyzhov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	1	0	18:23	—	—	44	32
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	17:00	—	—	59	62
Radim Simek D	D3	1	0	1	0	2	0.05	2	1	0	15:53	—	—	65	70

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	W	25	22	3	.880	2.67	65:00

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.

Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose SharksMar 29, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

San Jose Sharks edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Minnesota Wild

San Jose Sharks

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

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