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Sat, Dec 18, 2010·RBC Center, Raleigh

Anaheim Ducks 2, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

CAR winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA111015119245
CAR211111110432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:39ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:27CAREric StaalPPAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Joni Pitkanen · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:33CAREric StaalPPAssists: Jamie McBain, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.46 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:41CAREric StaalGWGAssists: Erik Cole, Jeff Skinner · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:12ANARyan GetzlafPPAssists: Lubomir Visnovsky, Corey Perry · Slap, 0.00 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:55CARJoe CorvoENAssists: Brandon Sutter · Wrist, 0.41 xG2–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 7:00ANARyan Getzlaf: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:11CARJoni Pitkanen: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 18:55ANABobby Ryan: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 2:25ANAToni Lydman: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 6:24CARJay Harrison: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 15:24CARTuomo Ruutu: Interference2 min
  7. P3 2:40CARJoe Corvo: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 16:59CARJoe Corvo: Roughing2 min · PPG
  9. P3 17:13CARBrandon Sutter: Closing hand on puck2 min
  10. P3 17:29CAREric Staal: Cross checking2 min
  11. P3 19:55ANACorey Perry: Slashing2 min
  12. P3 19:55CARBrandon Sutter: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 19:55ANABobby Ryan: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 19:55ANACorey Perry: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACAR
45Shots on goal32
3.2Expected goals4.1
80Shot attempts65
35Faceoffs won48
7Power plays3
20Penalty minutes16
23Hits37
18Blocked shots18
6Giveaways3
8Takeaways13

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Ryan9:23

    xG 0.49–0.30 (62%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  2. Selanne – Getzlaf – Perry5:24

    xG 0.21–0.02 (91%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Blake – Parros – Chipchura6:30

    xG 0.51–0.36 (59%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Lupul – Bonino – McMillan2:43

    xG 0.11–0.03 (81%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMara – Fowler12:08

    xG 0.63–0.42 (60%)attempts 8–13goals 1–1

  2. Brookbank – Sbisa6:41

    xG 0.51–0.43 (54%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Brookbank – Fowler5:18

    xG 0.37–0.31 (55%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestCole – Staal – Skinner13:00

    xG 1.35–0.60 (69%)attempts 18–15goals 1–1

  2. Bodie – Carter – Boychuk5:13

    xG 0.46–0.32 (59%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Samsonov – LaRose – Dwyer5:57

    xG 0.10–0.17 (38%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  4. Ruutu – Jokinen – Sutter13:48

    xG 0.23–0.81 (22%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – White10:33

    xG 0.83–0.14 (85%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0

  2. Pitkanen – McBain8:11

    xG 0.42–0.39 (52%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  3. Harrison – McBain5:03

    xG 0.39–0.49 (45%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

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 4.1 xGANA 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 44/100 · #660 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.13 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 62% of the time.

CAR winsANA wins

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

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