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Sat, Nov 13, 2010·Centre Bell, Montreal

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Montréal Canadiens 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 59% of the time.

MTL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0152708230
MTL21031627733

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:18MTLTomas PlekanecAssists: Travis Moen, Andrei Kostitsyn · Backhand, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:32MTLMichael CammalleriAssists: Tomas Plekanec, Brian Gionta · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P2 9:08CARAnton BabchukPPAssists: Eric Staal, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:21CARTom KostopoulosAssists: Eric Staal, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 14:34MTLBrian GiontaGWGAssists: Tomas Plekanec, Josh Gorges · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:34MTLMaxim LapierreAssists: Jaroslav Spacek · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:09MTLBenoit PouliotPPAssists: Jaroslav Spacek, Scott Gomez · Snap, 0.32 xG2–5
  8. P3 17:43MTLAndrei KostitsynPPAssists: Tomas Plekanec, Michael Cammalleri · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–6
  9. P3 18:35MTLMathieu DarchePPAssists: Scott Gomez, Roman Hamrlik · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–7
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 2:38MTLP.K. Subban: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:59MTLAndrei Kostitsyn: Elbowing2 min
  3. P1 12:08CARPatrick Dwyer: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 19:22MTLHal Gill: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 2:07MTLMaxim Lapierre: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P2 6:06CAREric Staal: Interference2 min
  7. P2 8:53MTLMichael Cammalleri: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 17:00CARSergei Samsonov: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P3 11:37CARTim Gleason: Interference2 min
  10. P3 13:18MTLScott Gomez: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 16:36MTLMaxim Lapierre: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 16:36CARJiri Tlusty: Slashing2 min · PPG
  13. P3 16:36CARTom Kostopoulos: Roughing2 min · PPG
  14. P3 16:36CARTom Kostopoulos: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 16:36CARTim Gleason: Misconduct10 min
  16. P3 16:36CARTom Kostopoulos: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 16:36MTLMaxim Lapierre: Misconduct10 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Plekanec won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARMTL
30Shots on goal33
2.8Expected goals3.3
62Shot attempts51
26Faceoffs won38
6Power plays6
34Penalty minutes24
25Hits27
5Blocked shots19
5Giveaways6
10Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestKostopoulos – Jokinen – Matsumoto3:45

    xG 0.32–0.05 (88%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Jokinen – Dwyer2:32

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Matsumoto – Tlusty2:59

    xG 0.07–0.04 (62%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Dwyer – Tlusty – Sutter6:33

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrison – Babchuk4:19

    xG 0.19–0.07 (75%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Corvo – Pitkanen2:00

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Pitkanen – McBain8:31

    xG 0.45–0.45 (50%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestGionta – Cammalleri – Plekanec8:12

    xG 0.68–0.14 (82%)attempts 9–4goals 2–0

  2. Gomez – Kostitsyn – Lapierre9:00

    xG 0.39–0.03 (93%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Halpern – Darche – Pouliot7:21

    xG 0.33–0.27 (55%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Moen – Pyatt – Eller8:00

    xG 0.22–0.30 (42%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarkov – Gorges10:18

    xG 0.71–0.40 (64%)attempts 11–10goals 2–1

  2. Hamrlik – Spacek12:03

    xG 0.48–0.38 (56%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

  3. Gill – Subban10:47

    xG 0.31–0.24 (56%)attempts 8–4goals 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.

MTL 3.3 xGCAR 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 70/100 · #331 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 59% of the time.

MTL winsCAR wins

Simulated goal difference (MTL − CAR), 10,000 replays

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