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Wed, Dec 15, 2010·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Florida Panthers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

FLA winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR012110312434
FLA31201104327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:29FLAEvgenii DadonovAssists: Marty Reasoner, Shawn Matthias · Tip-in, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 1:42FLAMichael FrolikAssists: Chris Higgins, Stephen Weiss · Backhand, 0.24 xG0–2
  3. P1 5:16FLABryan McCabePPAssists: Dennis Wideman, Mike Santorelli · Slap, 0.11 xG0–3
  4. P2 14:39CARErik ColeAssists: Jeff Skinner, Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:02CARJamie McBainAssists: Joni Pitkanen, Sergei Samsonov · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:20CARTuomo RuutuPPAssists: Jeff Skinner, Sergei Samsonov · Tip-in, 0.56 xG3–3
  7. P3 13:48CARTuomo RuutuGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:29CARBryan Rodney: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:02CARChad LaRose: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 12:10FLADarcy Hordichuk: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P2 0:45FLAShawn Matthias: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 10:44FLAMichael Frolik: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  6. P3 11:38FLAJason Garrison: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 18:56CARChad LaRose: Interference2 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 SOG0FLA
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Weiss
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARFLA
34Shots on goal27
3.5Expected goals2.8
63Shot attempts49
21Faceoffs won34
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
38Hits21
9Blocked shots21
0Giveaways6
2Takeaways4

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. Ruutu – Jokinen – Sutter10:48

    xG 0.55–0.53 (51%)attempts 9–10goals 1–1

  2. Samsonov – Bodie – Carter7:22

    xG 0.14–0.19 (43%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  3. LaRose – Dwyer – Tlusty9:30

    xG 0.23–0.29 (44%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  4. Cole – Staal – Skinner13:46

    xG 0.33–1.05 (24%)attempts 10–14goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Pitkanen3:29

    xG 0.21–0.05 (82%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Gleason – White3:32

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Rodney – McBain2:10

    xG 0.03–0.07 (33%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeiss – Higgins – Frolik12:42

    xG 0.88–0.19 (82%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  2. Reinprecht – Hordichuk – Thomas4:14

    xG 0.27–0.05 (83%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Reasoner – Matthias – Dadonov9:10

    xG 0.39–0.45 (46%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  4. Bernier – Booth – Santorelli12:51

    xG 0.30–0.55 (36%)attempts 8–19goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestAllen – Wideman14:24

    xG 0.59–0.32 (65%)attempts 12–13goals 1–1

  2. Weaver – Garrison14:03

    xG 0.87–0.68 (56%)attempts 11–16goals 1–1

  3. McCabe – Ellerby10:40

    xG 0.26–0.30 (46%)attempts 10–14goals 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 2.8 xGCAR 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLACAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 86/100 · #164 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.65 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

FLA winsCAR wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).