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Sun, Feb 13, 2011·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Boston Bruins 2, Detroit Red Wings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 57% of the time.

DET winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS2906010225
DET11021917436

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:29BOSTyler SeguinAssists: Blake Wheeler, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:09DETTodd BertuzziUnassisted · Backhand, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:17BOSBrad MarchandPPAssists: Michael Ryder, Mark Recchi · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:54DETPavel DatsyukAssists: Brian Rafalski, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:44DETKris DraperGWGAssists: Patrick Eaves, Darren Helm · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:35DETTodd BertuzziAssists: Johan Franzen, Henrik Zetterberg · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 10:21DETKris Draper: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 19:06BOSMichael Ryder: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 0:28DETBrian Rafalski: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 7:51BOSZdeno Chara: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 7:53BOSGregory Campbell: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 16:35DETJohan Franzen: Tripping2 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
47% to win53% to win
← BOS attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bergeron won the faceoff against Hudler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSDET
25Shots on goal36
2.1Expected goals1.8
41Shot attempts55
25Faceoffs won34
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits20
8Blocked shots6
1Giveaways8
6Takeaways10

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestRyder – Wheeler – Seguin10:45

    xG 0.68–0.36 (65%)attempts 9–12goals 1–1

  2. Horton – Krejci – Lucic10:48

    xG 0.55–0.28 (66%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  3. Thornton – Campbell – Caron4:43

    xG 0.04–0.05 (42%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  4. Recchi – Bergeron – Marchand10:06

    xG 0.20–0.33 (37%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – McQuaid9:13

    xG 0.63–0.13 (83%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. Chara – McQuaid3:46

    xG 0.12–0.03 (78%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Chara – Boychuk14:15

    xG 0.44–0.55 (45%)attempts 9–15goals 0–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCleary – Datsyuk – Hudler11:27

    xG 0.48–0.32 (60%)attempts 14–4goals 1–0

  2. Holmstrom – Miller – Abdelkader8:27

    xG 0.24–0.08 (75%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Zetterberg – Franzen12:00

    xG 0.54–0.43 (56%)attempts 14–11goals 2–0

  4. Draper – Eaves – Helm8:20

    xG 0.20–0.57 (26%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRafalski – Ericsson12:55

    xG 0.62–0.30 (67%)attempts 19–9goals 1–0

  2. Rafalski – Kronwall2:48

    xG 0.09–0.09 (50%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

  3. Salei – Ericsson3:57

    xG 0.05–0.09 (36%)attempts 2–4goals 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.

DET 1.8 xGBOS 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETBOS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 48/100 · #595 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 57% of the time.

DET winsBOS wins

Simulated goal difference (DET − BOS), 10,000 replays

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