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Sat, Jan 15, 2011·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Atlanta Thrashers 1, Dallas Stars 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 54% of the time.

DAL winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ATL01311007130
DAL16210311627

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:31DALTrevor DaleyPPAssists: Jamie Benn, Brad Richards · Slap, 0.23 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:21ATLAndrew LaddAssists: Toby Enstrom, Nik Antropov · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:58DALAdam BurishGWGAssists: Stephane Robidas, Nicklas Grossmann · Tip-in, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P2 19:05DALTrevor DaleyPPAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Kari Lehtonen · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–3
  5. P3 11:09DALJames NealAssists: Loui Eriksson, Brad Richards · Snap, 0.02 xG1–4
  6. P3 16:54DALJames NealPPAssists: Stephane Robidas, Jamie Benn · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–5
  7. P3 18:52DALJeff WoywitkaPPAssists: Brenden Morrow, Mike Ribeiro · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–6
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 2:56DALKrys Barch: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 7:48ATLAnthony Stewart: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  3. P1 9:34ATLEric Boulton: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 9:34DALKrys Barch: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 17:49DALMark Fistric: Boarding2 min
  6. P2 7:35DALJeff Woywitka: Interference2 min
  7. P2 10:30ATLChris Thorburn: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 10:30DALBrian Sutherby: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 17:43ATLEric Boulton: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P3 8:04ATLEvander Kane: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 14:58ATLAnthony Stewart: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  12. P3 18:52ATLAnthony Stewart: 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.

ATL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLDAL
30Shots on goal27
1.9Expected goals1.8
55Shot attempts54
22Faceoffs won40
3Power plays5
30Penalty minutes16
26Hits35
13Blocked shots14
5Giveaways4
7Takeaways8

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.

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestStewart – Little – Kane10:24

    xG 0.38–0.04 (91%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  2. Machacek – Cormier – Burmistrov2:58

    xG 0.13–0.03 (80%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Boulton – Antropov – Thorburn6:48

    xG 0.02–0.06 (24%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Peverley – Bergfors7:19

    xG 0.19–0.34 (36%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien15:51

    xG 0.58–0.25 (70%)attempts 17–9goals 1–1

  2. Sopel – Hainsey10:23

    xG 0.14–0.10 (59%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Bogosian2:20

    xG 0.02–0.02 (52%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestOtt – Burish – Benn8:21

    xG 0.38–0.15 (71%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Barch – Sutherby – Wandell2:13

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Langenbrunner – Morrow – Ribeiro10:24

    xG 0.19–0.21 (47%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  4. Sutherby – Burish – Wandell3:53

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkrastins – Fistric7:33

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Skrastins – Daley7:15

    xG 0.09–0.03 (74%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Woywitka – Fistric6:21

    xG 0.09–0.12 (43%)attempts 4–6goals 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.

DAL 1.8 xGATL 1.9 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALATL

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 ATL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 33/100 · #796 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.11 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 54% of the time.

DAL winsATL wins

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

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