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Thu, Jan 20, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

New York Rangers 1, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 52% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR011014115140
CAR216112111439

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:39CARChad LaRoseAssists: Jeff Skinner, Tuomo Ruutu · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:43CARJussi JokinenPPGWGAssists: Joe Corvo, Tuomo Ruutu · Tip-in, 0.19 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:41CARBrandon SutterAssists: Sergei Samsonov · Backhand, 0.15 xG0–3
  4. P3 11:40NYRBrandon PrustAssists: Chad Kolarik, Ryan McDonagh · Snap, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:51CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Chad LaRose · Tip-in, 0.20 xG1–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 14:01NYRMichael Sauer: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 6:48CARJoni Pitkanen: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 14:36NYRBrandon Prust: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 14:36CARJay Harrison: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 14:45NYRKris Newbury: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 14:45CARRyan Carter: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 3:57CARIan White: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 16:49NYRSean Avery: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 16:49NYRSean Avery: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 16:49CARErik Cole: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCAR
40Shots on goal39
3.8Expected goals4.0
68Shot attempts56
33Faceoffs won26
2Power plays2
24Penalty minutes24
26Hits42
10Blocked shots7
10Giveaways10
9Takeaways10

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestNewbury – Kolarik – Weise4:00

    xG 0.32–0.05 (86%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Avery – Gaborik – Anisimov13:22

    xG 0.72–0.67 (52%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1

  3. Drury – Newbury – Weise2:08

    xG 0.02–0.07 (21%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Drury – Boyle – Prust6:51

    xG 0.31–0.42 (43%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSauer – Gilroy15:42

    xG 1.21–0.94 (56%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  2. Eminger – McDonagh14:31

    xG 0.91–0.78 (54%)attempts 17–15goals 1–1

  3. Staal – Girardi18:39

    xG 1.27–1.33 (49%)attempts 22–17goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – LaRose – Skinner10:46

    xG 1.65–0.60 (73%)attempts 17–11goals 2–1

  2. Samsonov – Cole – Staal12:51

    xG 0.76–0.78 (50%)attempts 11–16goals 0–0

  3. Bodie – Tlusty – Carter8:01

    xG 0.34–0.68 (33%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  4. Jokinen – Dwyer – Sutter12:14

    xG 0.38–1.16 (25%)attempts 8–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – White3:26

    xG 0.58–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Corvo – Gleason14:06

    xG 0.69–0.78 (47%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

  3. Harrison – White10:25

    xG 0.64–0.87 (42%)attempts 10–15goals 2–1

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 4.0 xGNYR 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #911 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.55 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 52% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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