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Thu, Nov 5, 2009·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Vancouver Canucks 5, Minnesota Wild 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 72% of the time.

MIN winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1631115522
MIN03212015230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:49VANDarcy HordichukUnassisted · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:20VANMason RaymondPPAssists: Alexander Edler, Christian Ehrhoff · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:28MINKyle BrodziakAssists: Cal Clutterbuck, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.36 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:14VANHenrik SedinSHGWGAssists: Alexandre Burrows, Willie Mitchell · Slap, 0.03 xG3–1
  5. P2 12:47MINKyle BrodziakAssists: Marek Zidlicky · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–2
  6. P2 14:52VANMatt PettingerAssists: Ryan Johnson, Alexander Edler · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:19VANAlexandre BurrowsENUnassisted · Snap, 0.58 xG5–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:32VANKevin Bieksa: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 5:33MINChuck Kobasew: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 10:46VANHenrik Sedin: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 17:08VANTanner Glass: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P1 0:00MINDerek Boogaard: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 0:00MINDerek Boogaard: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  7. P2 10:19VANChristian Ehrhoff: Holding2 min
  8. P2 0:00VANChristian Ehrhoff: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 12:53MINJohn Scott: Holding2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MIN
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Brodziak
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANMIN
22Shots on goal30
1.9Expected goals3.1
41Shot attempts63
27Faceoffs won25
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
17Hits20
13Blocked shots7
5Giveaways7
6Takeaways6

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.

MIN 3.1 xGVAN 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #549 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 72% of the time.

MIN winsVAN wins

Simulated goal difference (MIN − VAN), 10,000 replays

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

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