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Mon, Nov 29, 2010·RBC Center, Raleigh

Dallas Stars 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 82% of the time.

CAR winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL110213110433
CAR01215011128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:50DALJames NealAssists: Loui Eriksson, Jeff Woywitka · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:46DALSteve OttGWGAssists: Jamie Benn, Trevor Daley · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:19DALJames NealAssists: Nicklas Grossmann · Slap, 0.39 xG3–0
  4. P2 7:57CAREric StaalUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P3 3:21DALJamie BennAssists: Brenden Morrow, Mike Ribeiro · Backhand, 0.29 xG4–1
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 3:50DALKarlis Skrastins: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 0:34DALJeff Woywitka: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 7:16CARTuomo Ruutu: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:24DALMike Ribeiro: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 8:57CARJoni Pitkanen: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 9:32DALJames Neal: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 9:32CARTuomo Ruutu: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  8. P2 15:06CARJoni Pitkanen: Cross checking2 min
  9. P2 18:49DALKarlis Skrastins: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 6:24DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 6:24DALTrevor Daley: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 6:24CARTim Gleason: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 6:24DALAdam Burish: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  14. P3 6:24CARTim Gleason: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← DAL attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCAR
33Shots on goal28
3.9Expected goals1.9
54Shot attempts63
35Faceoffs won33
3Power plays4
16Penalty minutes12
20Hits35
19Blocked shots13
0Giveaways7
9Takeaways9

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. bestMorrow – Ribeiro – Benn10:13

    xG 0.91–0.09 (91%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Richards – Eriksson – Neal12:53

    xG 1.16–0.50 (70%)attempts 16–17goals 2–0

  3. Petersen – Sutherby – Wandell6:20

    xG 0.17–0.29 (37%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

  4. Ott – Segal – Burish6:52

    xG 0.04–0.21 (17%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Grossmann11:27

    xG 0.93–0.22 (81%)attempts 11–12goals 2–0

  2. Skrastins – Niskanen12:51

    xG 0.98–0.46 (68%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Woywitka – Daley14:27

    xG 0.69–0.32 (69%)attempts 12–16goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestBodie – Tlusty – Carter7:17

    xG 0.32–0.17 (65%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Samsonov – LaRose – Staal3:49

    xG 0.13–0.06 (67%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Samsonov – Cole – Staal4:47

    xG 0.07–0.08 (47%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  4. Jokinen – Dwyer – Sutter8:45

    xG 0.31–0.44 (42%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrison – McBain4:47

    xG 0.15–0.02 (88%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Pitkanen – McBain3:13

    xG 0.06–0.04 (57%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Corvo – Harrison2:20

    xG 0.07–0.19 (26%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

CAR 1.9 xGDAL 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 25/100 · #871 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.76 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 82% of the time.

CAR winsDAL wins

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

-7
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-5
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-3
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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