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Fri, Oct 22, 2010·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Atlanta Thrashers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 76% of the time.

ATL winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL31611017533
ATL01011416230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:10TBLBrett ClarkPPAssists: Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:05TBLVincent LecavalierAssists: Sean Bergenheim · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P1 17:50TBLSteven StamkosPPGWGAssists: Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis · Slap, 0.08 xG3–0
  4. P2 8:07ATLJim SlaterAssists: Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.24 xG3–1
  5. P2 17:22TBLSteven StamkosUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–1
  6. P3 13:36ATLDustin ByfuglienPPUnassisted · Slap, 0.03 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:28TBLSteven StamkosENAssists: Victor Hedman, Adam Hall · Wrist, 0.49 xG5–2
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 2:42ATLBen Eager: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:42TBLVincent Lecavalier: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 2:42ATLBen Eager: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 2:53ATLJim Slater: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 5:50ATLBrent Sopel: High sticking2 min
  6. P1 10:18TBLDana Tyrell: High sticking2 min
  7. P1 13:23TBLMatt Smaby: Tripping2 min
  8. P1 14:04TBLDominic Moore: Diving2 min
  9. P1 16:51ATLAlexander Burmistrov: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P1 19:56TBLMartin St. Louis: Hooking2 min
  11. P2 9:57TBLMartin St. Louis: Interference2 min
  12. P2 15:05TBLMike Smith: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 4:27ATLAlexander Burmistrov: High sticking2 min
  14. P3 4:27TBLSteve Downie: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 4:27TBLSteve Downie: Misconduct10 min
  16. P3 4:27ATLChris Thorburn: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 4:27ATLBen Eager: Misconduct10 min
  18. P3 10:16TBLTeddy Purcell: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  19. P3 14:53ATLBrent Sopel: Cross checking2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ATL
47% to win53% to win
← TBL attackATL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thompson won the faceoff against Burmistrov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLATL
33Shots on goal30
3.3Expected goals1.8
46Shot attempts56
29Faceoffs won26
6Power plays8
30Penalty minutes26
11Hits23
20Blocked shots5
5Giveaways9
10Takeaways14

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestSt. Louis – Lecavalier – Stamkos2:07

    xG 0.22–0.12 (64%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Hall – Thompson – Tyrell2:13

    xG 0.14–0.10 (58%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Hall – Thompson – Ritola3:09

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. St. Louis – Downie – Stamkos5:20

    xG 0.06–0.04 (58%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestClark – Hedman10:18

    xG 0.19–0.10 (66%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Smaby – Jones7:35

    xG 0.18–0.17 (51%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Kubina – Lundin9:15

    xG 0.43–0.66 (39%)attempts 7–12goals 1–1

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestThorburn – Kane – Burmistrov2:46

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Thorburn – Eager – Burmistrov4:46

    xG 0.14–0.09 (62%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Stewart – Ladd – Little7:27

    xG 0.09–0.16 (35%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Modin – Boulton – Slater5:05

    xG 0.06–0.14 (30%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien10:42

    xG 0.71–0.33 (68%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  2. Sopel – Hainsey9:19

    xG 0.43–0.48 (47%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Meyer9:19

    xG 0.02–0.33 (5%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

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.

ATL 1.8 xGTBL 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLTBL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 51/100 · #568 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.81 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 76% of the time.

ATL winsTBL wins

Simulated goal difference (ATL − TBL), 10,000 replays

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