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Wed, Jan 26, 2011·Pepsi Center, Denver

Phoenix Coyotes 5, Colorado Avalanche 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 64% of the time.

COL winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX21411429537
COL11019111231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:20COLRyan StoaAssists: Paul Stastny, Kevin Shattenkirk · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:12PHXScottie UpshallPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:59PHXKeith YandleAssists: Martin Hanzal, Derek Morris · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:09PHXEric BelangerGWGAssists: Taylor Pyatt, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–1
  5. P3 12:54PHXKyle TurrisAssists: Shane Doan · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–1
  6. P3 15:44COLMatt DucheneAssists: TJ Galiardi · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:08PHXEric BelangerENAssists: Lauri Korpikoski · Wrist, 0.62 xG5–2
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 2:31COLDavid Koci: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 4:05PHXAdrian Aucoin: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 6:05COLPaul Stastny: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P1 10:20COLAdam Foote: Holding2 min
  5. P1 13:12PHXEric Belanger: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 13:12COLRyan Wilson: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 15:14COLRyan Wilson: Interference2 min
  8. P2 4:23COLRyan O'Byrne: Holding2 min
  9. P2 6:59COLPaul Stastny: High sticking double minor4 min
  10. P2 11:27PHXEric Belanger: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 2:58COLRyan O'Byrne: Holding2 min
  12. P3 7:16PHXMartin Hanzal: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 14:12PHXKyle Turris: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 14:12COLRyan Wilson: Roughing2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0COL
47% to win53% to win
← PHX attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hanzal won the faceoff against Stastny
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCOL
37Shots on goal31
3.5Expected goals2.7
60Shot attempts44
26Faceoffs won44
8Power plays3
10Penalty minutes20
15Hits13
6Blocked shots10
4Giveaways3
14Takeaways10

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestBelanger – Pyatt – Stempniak8:31

    xG 0.38–0.05 (88%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal6:08

    xG 0.08–0.07 (54%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Doan – Upshall – Turris8:42

    xG 0.21–0.62 (26%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLepisto – Ekman-Larsson4:13

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 1–0

  2. Morris – Yandle10:47

    xG 0.10–0.63 (13%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  3. Aucoin – Jovanovski12:36

    xG 0.29–0.95 (24%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestWinnik – McLeod – Galiardi3:14

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Yip – Stastny – Stoa5:15

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Hejduk – Stewart – Duchene3:09

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Shattenkirk5:27

    xG 0.62–0.20 (76%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

  2. Foote – Cumiskey7:33

    xG 0.57–0.16 (78%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. O'Byrne – Wilson3:15

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

COL 2.7 xGPHX 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLPHX

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #559 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 64% of the time.

COL winsPHX wins

Simulated goal difference (COL − PHX), 10,000 replays

-7
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-5
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-1
0
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+7

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