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Thu, Dec 16, 2010·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Atlanta Thrashers 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 81% of the time.

ATL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CAR01001029002329
ATL018213011051247

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 8:45ATLEvander KanePPAssists: Anthony Stewart, Johnny Oduya · Snap, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 18:56ATLAnthony StewartAssists: Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien · Tip-in, 0.32 xG0–2
  3. P3 0:26CARBrandon SutterAssists: Tuomo Ruutu, Jamie McBain · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 6:00CAREric StaalAssists: Joni Pitkanen · Snap, 0.17 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. ATL Nik Antropov scored
  2. 2. CAR Jeff Skinner stopped
  3. 3. ATL Bryan Little stopped
  4. 4. CAR Jussi Jokinen scored
  5. 5. ATL Dustin Byfuglien stopped
  6. 6. CAR Sergei Samsonov scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 14:36ATLBen Eager: Charging2 min
  2. P1 14:39CARErik Cole: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 15:07CARJeff Skinner: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 17:34ATLEric Boulton: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 2:12ATLBen Eager: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 2:12CARTroy Bodie: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 2:12ATLBen Eager: Misconduct10 min
  8. P2 6:47CARErik Cole: Holding2 min · PPG
  9. P3 13:09CARJoni Pitkanen: Holding2 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 SOG0ATL
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackATL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Peverley won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARATL
29Shots on goal47
2.6Expected goals5.0
56Shot attempts81
24Faceoffs won35
2Power plays4
13Penalty minutes19
25Hits12
17Blocked shots16
7Giveaways6
12Takeaways14

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. bestLaRose – Dwyer – Tlusty3:30

    xG 0.26–0.02 (94%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Samsonov – LaRose – Dwyer8:13

    xG 0.47–0.29 (61%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  3. Ruutu – Sutter – Skinner5:05

    xG 0.30–0.15 (66%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  4. Ruutu – Jokinen – Sutter8:48

    xG 0.45–0.40 (53%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – McBain4:56

    xG 0.47–0.10 (82%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  2. Rodney – McBain2:42

    xG 0.35–0.02 (95%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Pitkanen – White12:09

    xG 0.60–0.74 (45%)attempts 14–17goals 1–0

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestAntropov – Ladd – Peverley10:19

    xG 0.87–0.30 (74%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Stewart – Little – Kane13:41

    xG 1.26–0.77 (62%)attempts 16–15goals 1–1

  3. Antropov – Eager – Burmistrov4:17

    xG 0.45–0.36 (56%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Peverley – Bergfors5:09

    xG 0.17–0.10 (63%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien17:39

    xG 1.91–0.98 (66%)attempts 27–16goals 1–0

  2. Sopel – Hainsey13:11

    xG 0.32–0.33 (49%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Bogosian16:23

    xG 0.90–1.01 (47%)attempts 18–20goals 0–2

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 5.0 xGCAR 2.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 67/100 · #385 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.62 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 8% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 81% of the time.

ATL winsCAR wins

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

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