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Thu, Oct 21, 2010·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

Dallas Stars 4, Florida Panthers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 71% of the time.

FLA winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL2142906429
FLA0130619128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:56DALSteve OttAssists: Jamie Benn, Nicklas Grossmann · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:39DALTom WandellGWGAssists: Karlis Skrastins, Jamie Benn · Tip-in, 0.26 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:09DALJames NealAssists: Loui Eriksson, Stephane Robidas · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P2 19:26DALTom WandellAssists: Jamie Benn, Trevor Daley · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–0
  5. P3 16:54FLAStephen WeissAssists: Michael Frolik · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:10DALNicklas Grossmann: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 9:10DALAdam Burish: Instigator2 min
  3. P1 9:10DALAdam Burish: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 9:10DALAdam Burish: Misconduct10 min
  5. P1 9:10FLADennis Wideman: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 5:32DALMatt Niskanen: Holding2 min
  7. P2 14:27FLABryan Allen: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P2 19:55FLACory Stillman: Tripping2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
47% to win53% to win
← DAL attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Benn won the faceoff against Weiss
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALFLA
29Shots on goal28
3.2Expected goals2.1
49Shot attempts50
26Faceoffs won29
2Power plays3
21Penalty minutes9
22Hits20
10Blocked shots8
6Giveaways6
3Takeaways5

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestOtt – Wandell – Benn6:50

    xG 0.99–0.21 (82%)attempts 10–8goals 3–1

  2. Barch – Petersen – Wandell3:15

    xG 0.41–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Eriksson – Neal12:20

    xG 0.41–0.08 (83%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  4. Morrow – Ribeiro – Burish9:59

    xG 0.51–0.26 (66%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Grossmann14:42

    xG 0.84–0.17 (83%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Skrastins – Daley2:30

    xG 0.68–0.04 (94%)attempts 6–3goals 2–0

  3. Skrastins – Niskanen15:19

    xG 0.58–0.40 (59%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeiss – Booth – Frolik5:52

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 1–0

  2. Olesz – Booth – Santorelli3:45

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Bernier – Olesz – Santorelli3:44

    xG 0.04–0.02 (67%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Reinprecht – Higgins – Matthias2:58

    xG 0.01–0.07 (14%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAllen – Weaver13:07

    xG 0.74–0.18 (80%)attempts 11–6goals 1–1

  2. McCabe – Wideman3:22

    xG 0.11–0.13 (46%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. McCabe – Ellerby4:19

    xG 0.07–0.09 (43%)attempts 5–3goals 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.

FLA 2.1 xGDAL 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLADAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1011 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 71% of the time.

FLA winsDAL wins

Simulated goal difference (FLA − DAL), 10,000 replays

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