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Sat, Oct 9, 2010·O2 Czech Republic, PragueNeutral site

Phoenix Coyotes 5, Boston Bruins 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 66% of the time.

BOS winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX112315110537
BOS016010216242

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:59PHXRadim VrbataAssists: Adrian Aucoin, Ed Jovanovski · Wrist, 0.43 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:58PHXTaylor PyattAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:02PHXScottie UpshallGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–0
  4. P2 19:43PHXEric BelangerPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Ray Whitney · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–0
  5. P3 3:33BOSNathan HortonAssists: Milan Lucic, David Krejci · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–1
  6. P3 9:03BOSNathan HortonPPAssists: Zdeno Chara, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:13PHXRadim VrbataENAssists: Ed Jovanovski · Wrist, 0.59 xG5–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 12:02PHXShane Doan: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:26PHXEd Jovanovski: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 16:16PHXRadim Vrbata: Interference2 min
  4. P2 18:45BOSBrad Marchand: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P3 3:41BOSGregory Campbell: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 3:41PHXVernon Fiddler: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 7:34PHXEric Belanger: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 10:11BOSGregory Campbell: Slashing2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0BOS
47% to win53% to win
← PHX attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Krejci won the faceoff against Hanzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXBOS
37Shots on goal42
3.7Expected goals2.8
57Shot attempts74
41Faceoffs won33
2Power plays4
13Penalty minutes9
21Hits23
14Blocked shots11
2Giveaways1
6Takeaways2

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Fiddler – Stempniak11:07

    xG 0.77–0.33 (70%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal11:53

    xG 0.70–0.35 (67%)attempts 7–10goals 1–1

  3. Prucha – Upshall – Korpikoski8:27

    xG 0.44–0.51 (47%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

  4. Doan – Belanger – Wolski10:17

    xG 0.18–0.56 (25%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestYandle – Schlemko14:40

    xG 0.91–0.42 (69%)attempts 21–15goals 1–0

  2. Aucoin – Jovanovski14:48

    xG 0.79–0.77 (51%)attempts 11–17goals 1–1

  3. Lepisto – Ekman-Larsson17:43

    xG 0.75–0.83 (47%)attempts 13–27goals 1–0

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestRecchi – Bergeron – Wheeler12:48

    xG 0.53–0.35 (60%)attempts 19–13goals 0–0

  2. Thornton – Campbell – Marchand8:14

    xG 0.30–0.32 (49%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Horton – Krejci – Lucic11:20

    xG 0.53–0.76 (41%)attempts 14–6goals 1–1

  4. Ryder – Paille – Seguin9:20

    xG 0.25–0.67 (27%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Boychuk16:47

    xG 0.78–0.43 (65%)attempts 24–10goals 0–0

  2. Seidenberg – Stuart10:09

    xG 0.44–0.41 (52%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

  3. Ference – Stuart6:04

    xG 0.10–0.11 (47%)attempts 4–4goals 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.

BOS 2.8 xGPHX 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 62/100 · #441 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 66% of the time.

BOS winsPHX wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).