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Sat, Nov 14, 2009·Pepsi Center, Denver

Vancouver Canucks 8, Colorado Avalanche 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 51% of the time.

COL winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN3131948830
COL07011216234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:57VANHenrik SedinAssists: Ryan Kesler, Mason Raymond · Backhand, 0.32 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:09VANHenrik SedinAssists: Mason Raymond, Ryan Johnson · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–0
  3. P1 10:59VANJannik HansenGWGAssists: Tanner Glass, Ryan Johnson · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–0
  4. P2 8:22VANMathieu SchneiderAssists: Mikael Samuelsson, Alexandre Burrows · Slap, 0.02 xG4–0
  5. P3 5:52COLMarek SvatosPPAssists: Kyle Quincey, Kyle Cumiskey · Wrist, 0.48 xG4–1
  6. P3 10:52COLMatt HendricksAssists: Ryan O'Reilly, Adam Foote · Wrist, 0.45 xG4–2
  7. P3 11:17VANSteve BernierAssists: Ryan Johnson, Jannik Hansen · Wrist, 0.13 xG5–2
  8. P3 12:53VANHenrik SedinPPAssists: Alexander Edler, Mason Raymond · Snap, 0.04 xG6–2
  9. P3 17:36VANSteve BernierAssists: Matt Pettinger, Kevin Bieksa · Wrist, 0.10 xG7–2
  10. P3 19:45VANTanner GlassAssists: Mathieu Schneider, Kevin Bieksa · Wrist, 0.05 xG8–2
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 4:57VANMason Raymond: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 12:14COLKyle Quincey: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 15:13COLKyle Quincey: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 16:52VANMikael Samuelsson: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 16:52COLAdam Foote: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 0:51VANKyle Wellwood: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 3:16VANMathieu Schneider: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 10:20COLKyle Quincey: Holding the stick2 min
  9. P2 10:58COLCody McLeod: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  10. P2 18:27VANMathieu Schneider: Slashing2 min
  11. P2 0:00VANRyan Kesler: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  12. P2 0:00COLDarcy Tucker: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  13. P3 4:08VANHenrik Sedin: Hooking2 min · PPG
  14. P3 11:50COLKyle Cumiskey: High sticking2 min · PPG
  15. P3 15:28COLAdam Foote: Holding2 min
  16. P3 18:04VANRick Rypien: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 18:04COLCody McLeod: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 18:04COLCody McLeod: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 18:04VANRick Rypien: Roughing2 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 SOG0COL
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stastny won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCOL
30Shots on goal34
2.8Expected goals2.9
57Shot attempts50
32Faceoffs won33
6Power plays5
21Penalty minutes23
15Hits19
9Blocked shots12
6Giveaways5
9Takeaways8

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.

COL 2.9 xGVAN 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 62/100 · #455 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.74 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 51% of the time.

COL winsVAN wins

Simulated goal difference (COL − 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).