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Sat, Oct 3, 2009·TD Garden, Boston

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Boston Bruins 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 84% of the time.

BOS winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0716114227
BOS32131516742

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 4:06BOSMarc SavardPPAssists: Michael Ryder, Derek Morris · Snap, 0.29 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:38BOSMichael RyderPPAssists: Zdeno Chara, Derek Morris · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:04BOSBlake WheelerGWGAssists: Steve Begin, Milan Lucic · Backhand, 0.18 xG0–3
  4. P2 10:37BOSMarco SturmAssists: Marc Savard · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–4
  5. P2 12:44BOSDennis WidemanPPAssists: Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi · Slap, 0.03 xG0–5
  6. P2 15:21CARScott WalkerAssists: Aaron Ward, Sergei Samsonov · Tip-in, 0.05 xG1–5
  7. P2 18:23BOSShawn ThorntonAssists: Steve Begin · Tip-in, 0.02 xG1–6
  8. P3 2:41CAREric StaalPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–6
  9. P3 8:29BOSMatt HunwickPPAssists: Marco Sturm, Marc Savard · Snap, 0.16 xG2–7
Penalties (30)
  1. P1 3:35CARJoe Corvo: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:43CARStephane Yelle: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 10:00BOSTim Thomas: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P1 12:15CARJay Harrison: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  5. P1 13:22BOSPatrice Bergeron: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 1:28CAREric Staal: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 4:43BOSMatt Hunwick: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 8:16BOSBlake Wheeler: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 11:46CARNiclas Wallin: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P2 19:20BOSMilan Lucic: Fighting5 min · PPG
  11. P2 19:20CARJay Harrison: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 19:23BOSMarc Savard: Roughing2 min
  13. P2 19:23CARAndrew Alberts: Cross checking2 min
  14. P2 19:23CARTom Kostopoulos: Roughing2 min
  15. P2 19:23BOSZdeno Chara: Roughing2 min
  16. P2 19:23BOSZdeno Chara: Roughing2 min
  17. P2 19:23BOSDerek Morris: Roughing2 min
  18. P2 19:23BOSZdeno Chara: Misconduct10 min
  19. P2 19:23CARTom Kostopoulos: Misconduct10 min
  20. P2 19:23CARTom Kostopoulos: Roughing2 min
  21. P3 0:21CARMatt Cullen: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  22. P3 0:21BOSAndrew Ference: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  23. P3 0:21CAREric Staal: Roughing2 min
  24. P3 2:07BOSShawn Thornton: Too many men on the ice2 min
  25. P3 3:37BOSDerek Morris: High sticking double minor4 min
  26. P3 6:47CARSergei Samsonov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  27. P3 9:34BOSShawn Thornton: Fighting5 min
  28. P3 9:34CARAndrew Alberts: Fighting5 min
  29. P3 10:11CARJay Harrison: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  30. P3 15:28BOSMark Stuart: High sticking double minor4 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BOS
43% to win57% to win
← CAR attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bergeron won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARBOS
27Shots on goal42
1.9Expected goals4.1
49Shot attempts56
42Faceoffs won34
10Power plays8
44Penalty minutes48
15Hits15
7Blocked shots11
5Giveaways4
1Takeaways5

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

BOS 4.1 xGCAR 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

BOS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BOS is favoured, below it CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #946 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 56% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 84% of the time.

BOS winsCAR wins

Simulated goal difference (BOS − CAR), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+5
+6
+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).