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Thu, Feb 17, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Atlanta Thrashers 3, Phoenix Coyotes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 59% of the time.

PHX winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ATL115210011336
PHX2821608432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:41PHXEric BelangerSHAssists: Lauri Korpikoski · Slap, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:03ATLChris ThorburnPPAssists: Toby Enstrom, Rich Peverley · Wrist, 0.44 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:37PHXShane DoanAssists: Derek Morris, Keith Yandle · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:10ATLAndrew LaddPPAssists: Rich Peverley, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:29ATLRich PeverleyAssists: Toby Enstrom, Evander Kane · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P2 15:44PHXLauri KorpikoskiAssists: Keith Yandle · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. P2 19:34PHXMartin HanzalGWGAssists: Ray Whitney, Keith Yandle · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:19PHXMikkel Boedker: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 3:28PHXRadim Vrbata: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  3. P2 17:03PHXMikkel Boedker: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P3 14:59ATLPatrice Cormier: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P3 18:25PHXShane Doan: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 19:27ATLDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 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.

ATL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← ATL attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Antropov won the faceoff against Hanzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLPHX
36Shots on goal32
3.0Expected goals2.4
67Shot attempts62
34Faceoffs won24
4Power plays1
4Penalty minutes8
26Hits29
16Blocked shots17
4Giveaways8
4Takeaways6

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.

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestStapleton – Machacek – Cormier7:43

    xG 0.67–0.23 (75%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  2. Boulton – Thorburn – Peverley7:28

    xG 0.22–0.22 (50%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  3. Ladd – Peverley – Little5:52

    xG 0.20–0.24 (46%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Bergfors – Little7:05

    xG 0.13–0.28 (32%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bogosian17:40

    xG 0.71–0.62 (53%)attempts 10–22goals 0–1

  2. Enstrom – Byfuglien17:06

    xG 0.73–0.75 (49%)attempts 28–15goals 1–0

  3. Sopel – Oduya14:25

    xG 0.26–0.55 (32%)attempts 9–16goals 0–1

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Belanger – Korpikoski11:07

    xG 0.55–0.08 (88%)attempts 9–8goals 2–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal13:29

    xG 0.81–0.43 (65%)attempts 18–18goals 1–1

  3. Fiddler – Upshall – Stempniak11:32

    xG 0.26–0.41 (38%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  4. Bissonnette – Ebbett – Boedker4:42

    xG 0.05–0.25 (16%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorris – Yandle16:52

    xG 1.11–0.26 (81%)attempts 20–12goals 2–0

  2. Jovanovski – Rozsival9:56

    xG 0.49–0.23 (68%)attempts 15–12goals 0–1

  3. Morris – Lepisto2:10

    xG 0.10–0.03 (78%)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.

PHX 2.4 xGATL 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXATL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #353 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.82 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 59% of the time.

PHX winsATL wins

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

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