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Fri, Feb 18, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 77% of the time.

CAR winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHI0611116223
CAR2801318329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:12CARChad LaRoseAssists: Joe Corvo · Tip-in, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:37CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Jay Harrison · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:57PHIBlair BettsSHAssists: Darroll Powe, Chris Pronger · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 14:49PHIBraydon CoburnAssists: Daniel Brière, Ville Leino · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 16:57CARErik ColeGWGAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 9:36PHIScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 16:31PHIChris Pronger: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 2:37PHIAndreas Nodl: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:27CARJoni Pitkanen: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 12:04CARJiri Tlusty: Interference2 min
  6. P2 12:44PHIVille Leino: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 17:01PHISean O'Donnell: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 17:01PHIJody Shelley: Boarding2 min
  9. P3 8:45CARTuomo Ruutu: Charging2 min
  10. P3 12:01PHIDaniel Brière: 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← PHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICAR
23Shots on goal29
2.3Expected goals4.1
69Shot attempts58
34Faceoffs won21
3Power plays7
14Penalty minutes6
37Hits35
17Blocked shots27
11Giveaways8
8Takeaways13

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestHartnell – Carter – Giroux4:34

    xG 0.32–0.06 (84%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Carter – Carcillo – Versteeg2:25

    xG 0.10–0.19 (34%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Giroux – van Riemsdyk2:33

    xG 0.01–0.23 (4%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Brière – Nodl – Leino9:52

    xG 0.09–0.36 (19%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCoburn – Carle2:15

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  2. Pronger – Timonen2:25

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. O'Donnell – Meszaros7:15

    xG 0.37–0.40 (49%)attempts 5–10goals 0–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestCole – Jokinen – Staal8:33

    xG 1.20–0.20 (86%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  2. Samsonov – Tlusty – Sutter11:56

    xG 0.92–0.22 (81%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  3. Ruutu – LaRose – Skinner7:52

    xG 0.64–0.27 (70%)attempts 7–6goals 2–0

  4. Dwyer – Bodie – Samson3:51

    xG 0.12–0.31 (29%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – McBain12:56

    xG 0.88–0.19 (82%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  2. Harrison – Carson8:05

    xG 0.56–0.19 (75%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  3. Corvo – Pitkanen12:41

    xG 0.70–0.58 (54%)attempts 8–16goals 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.

CAR 4.1 xGPHI 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARPHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 72/100 · #310 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.73 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 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 77% of the time.

CAR winsPHI wins

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

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