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Sun, Oct 10, 2010·O2 Czech Republic, PragueNeutral site

Boston Bruins 3, Phoenix Coyotes 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 63% of the time.

PHX winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS015212110337
PHX0808013029

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:11BOSMilan LucicGWGAssists: Nathan Horton, David Krejci · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 19:27BOSNathan HortonAssists: Mark Recchi, David Krejci · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P3 9:14BOSTyler SeguinAssists: Michael Ryder, Tim Thomas · Backhand, 0.19 xG3–0
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:18PHXShane Doan: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 14:01BOSShawn Thornton: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 3:28PHXPetr Prucha: Elbowing2 min
  4. P3 12:58PHXVernon Fiddler: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 16:23PHXKeith Yandle: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 17:26PHXEd Jovanovski: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 17:26BOSMilan Lucic: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 17:26PHXEd Jovanovski: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:26BOSMilan Lucic: 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← BOS attackPHX 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.

BOSPHX
37Shots on goal29
3.2Expected goals2.4
65Shot attempts58
37Faceoffs won37
4Power plays1
6Penalty minutes12
19Hits17
14Blocked shots11
5Giveaways4
5Takeaways3

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestHorton – Krejci – Lucic9:42

    xG 0.54–0.12 (82%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Bergeron – Wheeler – Caron8:00

    xG 0.37–0.10 (79%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Campbell – Marchand10:54

    xG 0.26–0.51 (34%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

  4. Recchi – Ryder – Seguin8:29

    xG 0.49–0.94 (34%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Boychuk13:27

    xG 0.73–0.32 (69%)attempts 14–14goals 0–0

  2. Seidenberg – Stuart14:57

    xG 0.88–0.50 (64%)attempts 16–15goals 1–0

  3. Seidenberg – Hunwick4:00

    xG 0.22–0.08 (73%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestFiddler – Upshall – Stempniak3:21

    xG 0.85–0.14 (86%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Prucha – Upshall – Korpikoski5:59

    xG 0.24–0.07 (78%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Vrbata – Wolski – Hanzal4:42

    xG 0.10–0.04 (72%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Whitney – Doan – Belanger2:06

    xG 0.07–0.02 (74%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLepisto – Ekman-Larsson10:27

    xG 0.60–0.39 (60%)attempts 7–9goals 0–2

  2. Yandle – Schlemko16:52

    xG 0.56–0.63 (47%)attempts 17–15goals 0–1

  3. Aucoin – Jovanovski15:45

    xG 0.30–1.16 (21%)attempts 15–17goals 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.

PHX 2.4 xGBOS 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXBOS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 7/100 · #1113 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 63% of the time.

PHX winsBOS wins

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

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