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Wed, Mar 9, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Atlanta Thrashers 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 54% of the time.

CAR winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ATL280110416329
CAR01011311301237

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:22ATLRob SchrempPPAssists: Evander Kane, Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.31 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:27ATLToby EnstromAssists: Nik Antropov, Zach Bogosian · Snap, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 11:55CARTroy BodieAssists: Bryan Allen, Patrick Dwyer · Snap, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P3 12:21CARErik ColeAssists: Cory Stillman · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:38ATLTim StapletonGWGAssists: Ron Hainsey · Tip-in, 0.17 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 2:32CARTuomo Ruutu: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 3:46ATLEric Boulton: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 0:19ATLBlake Wheeler: Closing hand on puck2 min
  4. P2 8:15CARJoni Pitkanen: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 0:39ATLBlake Wheeler: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← ATL attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLCAR
29Shots on goal37
2.8Expected goals2.6
51Shot attempts79
29Faceoffs won23
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
11Hits27
23Blocked shots11
6Giveaways8
6Takeaways8

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. bestSchremp – Stapleton – Kane3:24

    xG 0.25–0.01 (95%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  2. Dvorak – Thorburn – Stapleton2:02

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Antropov – Stewart – Kane3:17

    xG 0.16–0.08 (67%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  4. Boulton – Dvorak – Burmistrov2:13

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Stuart12:58

    xG 0.35–0.17 (68%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Stuart2:50

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Postma6:40

    xG 0.10–0.20 (35%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStillman – Cole – Staal9:51

    xG 0.67–0.33 (67%)attempts 17–9goals 1–1

  2. Stillman – Ruutu – Staal6:21

    xG 0.20–0.06 (77%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Dwyer – Bodie – Samson3:39

    xG 0.23–0.13 (63%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  4. Ruutu – Jokinen – Skinner9:08

    xG 0.17–0.08 (68%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – Harrison14:17

    xG 1.09–0.34 (76%)attempts 20–9goals 1–0

  2. Corvo – Pitkanen8:45

    xG 0.17–0.12 (59%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Pitkanen – McBain9:18

    xG 0.14–0.10 (57%)attempts 6–6goals 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 2.6 xGATL 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARATL

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 ATL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 66/100 · #392 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +35 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 54% of the time.

CAR winsATL wins

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

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