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Sat, Jan 22, 2011·CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 3

Expected result

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

PIT winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0608212226
PIT08110213331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 17:14PITDustin JeffreyAssists: Brooks Orpik · Snap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P3 2:22PITMark LetestuPPAssists: Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P3 7:28PITPascal DupuisSHGWGAssists: Jordan Staal, Paul Martin · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–3
  4. P3 15:35CARSergei SamsonovAssists: Jiri Tlusty · Snap, 0.06 xG1–3
  5. P3 19:02CAREric StaalAssists: Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkanen · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–3
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 11:21CARSergei Samsonov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 16:00PITZbynek Michalek: Holding2 min
  3. P2 10:52PITChris Conner: Holding2 min
  4. P2 13:48CARJay Harrison: Interference2 min
  5. P2 13:48PITChris Kunitz: Diving2 min
  6. P2 16:02PITChris Conner: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P2 16:20CARJamie McBain: Interference2 min
  8. P3 2:03CARErik Cole: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P3 6:43PITBrooks Orpik: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 11:51CARTuomo Ruutu: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P3 15:54PITChris Kunitz: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 15:54PITChris Kunitz: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 15:54CARJeff Skinner: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 0:00CAREric Staal: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 0:00PITBrooks Orpik: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARPIT
26Shots on goal31
2.3Expected goals2.2
52Shot attempts55
31Faceoffs won29
5Power plays4
22Penalty minutes24
27Hits36
11Blocked shots18
4Giveaways3
1Takeaways3

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 – Skinner6:07

    xG 0.53–0.28 (65%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Jokinen – Skinner3:20

    xG 0.29–0.15 (66%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Jokinen – Dwyer – Sutter5:50

    xG 0.22–0.20 (53%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Bodie – Tlusty – Carter3:11

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – White5:40

    xG 0.51–0.31 (62%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Pitkanen – McBain11:09

    xG 0.45–0.27 (63%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  3. Corvo – Pitkanen2:13

    xG 0.02–0.02 (49%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestRupp – Talbot – Conner4:47

    xG 0.33–0.05 (86%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Dupuis – Kunitz – Letestu7:16

    xG 0.14–0.03 (83%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Cooke – Kennedy – Staal5:39

    xG 0.12–0.12 (50%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Asham – Adams – Jeffrey6:07

    xG 0.19–0.38 (33%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Lovejoy8:39

    xG 0.40–0.11 (79%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Orpik – Letang14:47

    xG 0.49–0.25 (66%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  3. Martin – Michalek11:57

    xG 0.13–0.43 (23%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

PIT 2.2 xGCAR 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #464 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.83 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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.

PIT winsCAR wins

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

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