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Thu, Feb 24, 2011·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Dallas Stars 4, Detroit Red Wings 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 55% of the time.

DET winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL2121617425
DET08014117139

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:42DALMike RibeiroAssists: Brenden Morrow, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:37DALLoui ErikssonSHGWGAssists: Mark Fistric · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:54DALKrys BarchAssists: Jason Williams · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–0
  4. P3 16:29DETTomas HolmstromPPAssists: Pavel Datsyuk · Backhand, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P3 18:17DALJamie LangenbrunnerENAssists: Steve Ott, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.58 xG4–1
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 1:11DALAdam Burish: Holding2 min
  2. P1 12:45DETDarren Helm: Interference2 min
  3. P1 12:45DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 18:14DALJason Williams: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 2:33DALKarlis Skrastins: Holding2 min
  6. P2 5:28DETNiklas Kronwall: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 9:16DALMike Ribeiro: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 9:16DALAdam Burish: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 9:16DALAdam Burish: Misconduct10 min
  10. P2 9:16DETJohan Franzen: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 9:16DETJohan Franzen: Misconduct10 min
  12. P2 9:16DETJimmy Howard: Roughing2 min
  13. P2 10:13DETNicklas Lidstrom: Holding2 min
  14. P2 15:05DALAlex Goligoski: Hooking2 min
  15. P2 17:39DALBrenden Morrow: High sticking2 min
  16. P3 3:52DALSteve Ott: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 3:52DETJonathan Ericsson: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 6:55DETKris Draper: Holding2 min
  19. P3 16:00DALAlex Goligoski: High sticking2 min · PPG

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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALDET
25Shots on goal39
2.5Expected goals2.8
37Shot attempts70
27Faceoffs won30
3Power plays6
33Penalty minutes27
23Hits24
12Blocked shots5
2Giveaways10
5Takeaways6

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrow – Ribeiro – Benn3:14

    xG 0.27–0.12 (68%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

  2. Morrow – Ribeiro – Burish3:33

    xG 0.17–0.19 (48%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Eriksson – Benn – Vincour6:52

    xG 0.02–0.17 (12%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  4. Langenbrunner – Ott – Burish4:55

    xG 0.06–0.21 (23%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Robidas – Goligoski14:50

    xG 0.43–0.56 (43%)attempts 6–15goals 1–0

  2. Woywitka – Daley11:16

    xG 0.32–0.57 (36%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  3. Skrastins – Fistric11:59

    xG 0.15–0.68 (18%)attempts 6–16goals 1–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestDraper – Helm – Mursak5:22

    xG 0.37–0.01 (98%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Cleary – Zetterberg – Hudler2:29

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Zetterberg – Franzen4:14

    xG 0.22–0.09 (71%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Bertuzzi – Cleary – Zetterberg2:38

    xG 0.21–0.11 (65%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRafalski – Ericsson6:57

    xG 0.47–0.13 (78%)attempts 14–2goals 0–1

  2. Lidstrom – Rafalski2:32

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Lidstrom – Kronwall2:43

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 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 2.8 xGDAL 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #901 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 55% of the time.

DET winsDAL wins

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

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