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Thu, Nov 11, 2010·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Minnesota Wild 1, Atlanta Thrashers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 72% of the time.

ATL winsMIN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN01108114133
ATL211110213534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:24ATLBen EagerAssists: Freddy Modin, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:11ATLJim SlaterGWGAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Toby Enstrom · Backhand, 0.37 xG0–2
  3. P2 19:15ATLAndrew LaddAssists: Rich Peverley, Niclas Bergfors · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–3
  4. P3 3:15MINAntti MiettinenPPAssists: Brent Burns, Matt Cullen · Tip-in, 0.21 xG1–3
  5. P3 6:06ATLFreddy ModinSHAssists: Toby Enstrom, Alexander Burmistrov · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P3 14:52ATLNik AntropovAssists: Andrew Ladd · Snap, 0.16 xG1–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:37ATLDustin Byfuglien: High sticking2 min
  2. P3 2:23ATLZach Bogosian: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P3 5:36ATLJohnny Oduya: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 17:35MINCal Clutterbuck: Interference2 min
  5. P3 19:42MINClayton Stoner: Hooking2 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.

MIN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MINATL
33Shots on goal34
2.4Expected goals3.8
56Shot attempts56
32Faceoffs won28
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
23Hits14
13Blocked shots13
6Giveaways12
12Takeaways11

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.

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestBrunette – Miettinen – Koivu9:02

    xG 0.59–0.16 (79%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Brunette – Koivu – Clutterbuck4:23

    xG 0.45–0.03 (94%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Staubitz – Almond – Wellman2:37

    xG 0.06–0.21 (21%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Madden – Nystrom – Wellman5:32

    xG 0.02–0.20 (9%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Barker8:03

    xG 0.48–0.30 (61%)attempts 12–5goals 0–1

  2. Barker – Falk8:37

    xG 0.59–0.66 (47%)attempts 9–10goals 0–2

  3. Zanon – Stoner16:01

    xG 0.38–0.58 (39%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Peverley – Bergfors12:25

    xG 0.95–0.47 (67%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  2. Modin – Eager – Burmistrov12:50

    xG 0.61–0.30 (67%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  3. Boulton – Thorburn – Slater7:58

    xG 0.59–0.64 (48%)attempts 7–14goals 1–0

  4. Antropov – Stewart – Kane12:30

    xG 0.04–0.22 (16%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien18:06

    xG 2.10–0.46 (82%)attempts 25–16goals 3–0

  2. Sopel – Hainsey14:35

    xG 0.33–0.47 (42%)attempts 10–12goals 1–0

  3. Oduya – Bogosian17:29

    xG 0.52–0.88 (37%)attempts 12–19goals 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.

ATL 3.8 xGMIN 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLMIN

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 MIN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #905 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.62 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
MIN 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 72% of the time.

ATL winsMIN wins

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

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