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Wed, Dec 29, 2010·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Detroit Red Wings 7, Dallas Stars 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 68% of the time.

DAL winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1421547726
DAL01231405331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:36DETJiri HudlerPPAssists: Todd Bertuzzi, Nicklas Lidstrom · Snap, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:39DALBrad RichardsAssists: Loui Eriksson, Trevor Daley · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:24DALMark FistricAssists: Brenden Morrow, Jamie Benn · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:53DALJamie BennAssists: Mike Ribeiro · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P2 8:56DETNicklas LidstromAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Todd Bertuzzi · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:38DETPatrick EavesPPAssists: Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:29DETBrad StuartGWGAssists: Jiri Hudler, Drew Miller · Slap, 0.03 xG4–3
  8. P3 13:23DETKris DraperAssists: Patrick Eaves, Darren Helm · Slap, 0.06 xG5–3
  9. P3 14:07DETPatrick EavesAssists: Johan Franzen, Henrik Zetterberg · Tip-in, 0.20 xG6–3
  10. P3 17:46DETPatrick EavesENAssists: Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmy Howard · Wrist, 0.43 xG7–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 1:24DALSteve Ott: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 4:29DETDrew Miller: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 14:53DETJohan Franzen: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 15:39DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 9:17DETBrian Rafalski: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 17:02DETNiklas Kronwall: Interference2 min
  7. P3 17:02DALBrenden Morrow: 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
47% to win53% to win
← DET attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Filppula won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETDAL
26Shots on goal31
3.3Expected goals2.4
52Shot attempts50
36Faceoffs won22
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
27Hits35
4Blocked shots14
13Giveaways6
7Takeaways2

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestBertuzzi – Filppula – Hudler11:41

    xG 0.40–0.21 (66%)attempts 10–9goals 1–1

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Mursak7:05

    xG 0.71–0.51 (58%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Draper – Eaves – Helm9:03

    xG 0.59–0.43 (58%)attempts 9–3goals 1–1

  4. Holmstrom – Zetterberg – Franzen11:54

    xG 0.14–0.27 (33%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – Stuart13:19

    xG 1.08–0.19 (85%)attempts 16–4goals 2–1

  2. Stuart – Ericsson2:46

    xG 0.24–0.02 (91%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  3. Rafalski – Ericsson12:13

    xG 0.19–0.66 (22%)attempts 10–9goals 0–2

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestBarch – Petersen – Wandell3:31

    xG 0.39–0.05 (88%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Morrow – Ribeiro – Benn9:36

    xG 0.77–0.56 (58%)attempts 11–9goals 2–1

  3. Ott – Burish – Neal2:44

    xG 0.16–0.04 (80%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Eriksson – Wandell3:36

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkrastins – Fistric11:30

    xG 0.30–0.10 (75%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  2. Woywitka – Daley14:03

    xG 1.16–0.97 (54%)attempts 12–15goals 2–1

  3. Robidas – Woywitka3:12

    xG 0.08–0.17 (31%)attempts 4–5goals 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.

DAL 2.4 xGDET 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 88/100 · #126 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.93 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 68% of the time.

DAL winsDET wins

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

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