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Thu, Oct 7, 2010·Hartwall Areena, HelsinkiNeutral site

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Minnesota Wild 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

MIN winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR11031407431
MIN17111111329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:33MINGuillaume LatendresseAssists: Mikko Koivu, Kyle Brodziak · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:50CARBrandon SutterPPAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Jamie McBain · Tip-in, 0.20 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:58CARAnton BabchukAssists: Erik Cole, Zac Dalpe · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 9:52MINMatt CullenPPAssists: Martin Havlat · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:16CARJussi JokinenPPAssists: Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkanen · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:03CARBrandon SutterGWGAssists: Patrick Dwyer, Tim Gleason · Deflected, 0.30 xG4–2
  7. P3 16:39MINBrent BurnsPPAssists: Antti Miettinen, Matt Cullen · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 10:38MINGreg Zanon: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 19:15MINCam Barker: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 0:47CARJay Harrison: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 9:15CARTim Gleason: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:29MINCam Barker: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 10:39MINMatt Cullen: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 12:42MINGreg Zanon: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 0:51CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 12:41CARAnton Babchuk: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 15:11CARJamie McBain: Holding2 min · PPG

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 SOG0MIN
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Koivu won the faceoff against Jokinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARMIN
31Shots on goal29
2.9Expected goals2.4
59Shot attempts56
33Faceoffs won52
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
14Hits19
19Blocked shots19
11Giveaways11
3Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Jokinen – Skinner11:55

    xG 0.91–0.18 (83%)attempts 19–8goals 0–1

  2. Cole – LaRose – Staal10:46

    xG 0.62–0.29 (68%)attempts 17–11goals 0–0

  3. Dwyer – Sutter – Bowman8:20

    xG 0.54–0.43 (56%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

  4. Kostopoulos – O'Sullivan – Dalpe4:17

    xG 0.12–0.04 (73%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – Babchuk3:56

    xG 0.55–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Gleason – McBain10:53

    xG 0.51–0.18 (73%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  3. Gleason – Babchuk2:30

    xG 0.17–0.16 (52%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. Cullen – Havlat – Clutterbuck8:11

    xG 0.28–0.32 (47%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Brunette – Miettinen – Koivu9:50

    xG 0.45–0.55 (45%)attempts 11–19goals 0–0

  3. Brodziak – Staubitz – Latendresse3:20

    xG 0.01–0.12 (8%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Madden – Kobasew – Nystrom6:55

    xG 0.24–0.36 (40%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestZanon – Falk11:41

    xG 0.56–0.49 (53%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  2. Stoner – Barker5:17

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Zanon – Barker7:34

    xG 0.15–0.57 (21%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

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 2.4 xGCAR 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 59/100 · #474 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.65 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

MIN winsCAR wins

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

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