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Wed, Jan 26, 2011·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 74% of the time.

NYI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR11427110431
NYI0611316225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:43CARZach BoychukAssists: Eric Staal, Erik Cole · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:31NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Frans Nielsen, Andrew MacDonald · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:55CAREric StaalAssists: Erik Cole · Snap, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:23CAREric StaalGWGAssists: Joe Corvo, Tim Gleason · Slap, 0.01 xG3–1
  5. P3 15:05CARBrandon SutterAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Jussi Jokinen · Backhand, 0.18 xG4–1
  6. P3 18:39NYIAndrew MacDonaldAssists: Michael Grabner · Snap, 0.02 xG4–2
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 4:13NYITravis Hamonic: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 8:15CAREric Staal: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 16:11NYIBlake Comeau: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 16:19NYIAndrew MacDonald: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 16:19CARJeff Skinner: Slashing2 min
  6. P1 19:16NYIMatt Moulson: Cross checking2 min
  7. P1 19:16CARRyan Carter: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 4:07NYIZenon Konopka: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 4:07CARTroy Bodie: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 14:23CARJiri Tlusty: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 12:34NYIRob Schremp: Too many men on the ice2 min
  12. P3 18:29CAREric Staal: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  13. P3 18:29NYIRob Schremp: Slashing2 min
  14. P3 19:44NYIPA Parenteau: Interference2 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 SOG0NYI
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Schremp
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNYI
31Shots on goal25
3.6Expected goals2.2
55Shot attempts60
27Faceoffs won30
4Power plays2
15Penalty minutes19
19Hits14
18Blocked shots10
10Giveaways19
16Takeaways12

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. bestCole – Staal – Boychuk11:12

    xG 1.26–0.43 (74%)attempts 14–13goals 3–0

  2. Jokinen – Tlusty – Sutter9:24

    xG 0.52–0.22 (70%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  3. Ruutu – LaRose – Skinner9:41

    xG 0.29–0.21 (58%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Samsonov – Bodie – Carter5:46

    xG 0.21–0.34 (38%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Gleason12:42

    xG 1.29–0.30 (81%)attempts 20–10goals 2–0

  2. Harrison – White9:47

    xG 0.61–0.11 (84%)attempts 10–5goals 2–0

  3. Harrison – McBain2:31

    xG 0.01–0.09 (13%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Okposo – Grabner9:37

    xG 0.29–0.19 (61%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Konopka – Colliton – Martin5:16

    xG 0.11–0.06 (66%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares10:24

    xG 0.62–0.75 (45%)attempts 15–15goals 0–2

  4. Schremp – Comeau – Bailey7:35

    xG 0.55–0.85 (39%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Reese – Hillen3:03

    xG 0.23–0.21 (51%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Martinek – Reese12:35

    xG 0.85–0.88 (49%)attempts 19–14goals 0–2

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic13:26

    xG 0.39–0.78 (34%)attempts 14–14goals 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.

NYI 2.2 xGCAR 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 43/100 · #665 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NYI 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 74% of the time.

NYI winsCAR wins

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

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