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Fri, Jan 7, 2011·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Florida Panthers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 57% of the time.

FLA winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR010213312535
FLA213011111335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:36FLADavid BoothAssists: Mike Santorelli, Rostislav Olesz · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:30FLAMarty ReasonerAssists: Dennis Wideman, Bryan Allen · Tip-in, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:46CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Tuomo Ruutu, Jamie McBain · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:47CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Patrick Dwyer, Tuomo Ruutu · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:34CAREric StaalAssists: Zach Boychuk · Snap, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:00CARErik ColeGWGAssists: Jeff Skinner, Tuomo Ruutu · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:10CARErik ColeENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.64 xG5–2
  8. P3 19:22FLAMarty ReasonerAssists: Mike Weaver, Radek Dvorak · Tip-in, 0.08 xG5–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:56FLACory Stillman: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P2 2:13CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 13:07FLADmitry Kulikov: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 16:08CARSergei Samsonov: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 18:51FLASteve Bernier: Holding2 min
  6. P3 17:21CARChad LaRose: High sticking2 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 20:00Reasoner won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARFLA
35Shots on goal35
3.0Expected goals2.7
54Shot attempts55
21Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
57Hits26
15Blocked shots8
7Giveaways8
4Takeaways2

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. bestRuutu – LaRose – Skinner10:05

    xG 0.46–0.36 (56%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  2. Samsonov – Bodie – Matsumoto3:00

    xG 0.11–0.11 (50%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Samsonov – Cole – Staal2:19

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Dwyer – Sutter – Dalpe10:29

    xG 0.18–0.37 (33%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – McBain9:14

    xG 0.64–0.05 (93%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  2. Gleason – White3:40

    xG 0.11–0.19 (37%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Corvo – Carson4:17

    xG 0.06–0.14 (28%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeiss – Higgins – Frolik14:03

    xG 0.93–0.28 (76%)attempts 14–13goals 0–1

  2. Bernier – Matthias – Dadonov5:56

    xG 0.22–0.06 (79%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Stillman – Dvorak – Reasoner11:57

    xG 0.49–0.39 (56%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  4. Booth – Matthias – Dadonov5:01

    xG 0.15–0.13 (53%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeaver – Garrison14:50

    xG 0.79–0.26 (75%)attempts 16–10goals 2–0

  2. Allen – Weaver2:06

    xG 0.54–0.05 (92%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Allen – Wideman13:05

    xG 0.58–0.50 (54%)attempts 12–12goals 1–2

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.

FLA 2.7 xGCAR 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 77/100 · #245 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.45 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 57% of the time.

FLA winsCAR wins

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

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