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Wed, Apr 6, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Detroit Red Wings 0, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET018011013042
CAR0152918332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:04CARDerek JoslinPPGWGAssists: Cory Stillman, Eric Staal · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 18:47CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Eric Staal · Wrap-around, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P3 5:44CARErik ColeAssists: Eric Staal · Snap, 0.06 xG0–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:08DETJustin Abdelkader: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:18CAREric Staal: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 17:30DETJonathan Ericsson: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 3:31DETJustin Abdelkader: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 1:36CARDrayson Bowman: High sticking double minor4 min
  6. P3 8:32DETMike Modano: High sticking2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCAR
42Shots on goal32
4.4Expected goals3.5
79Shot attempts64
34Faceoffs won32
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
18Hits19
15Blocked shots16
7Giveaways8
8Takeaways10

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCleary – Datsyuk – Zetterberg3:45

    xG 0.37–0.04 (89%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Holmstrom – Datsyuk – Franzen7:11

    xG 0.62–0.54 (54%)attempts 12–13goals 0–1

  3. Draper – Eaves – Helm7:26

    xG 0.29–0.24 (55%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  4. Bertuzzi – Franzen – Abdelkader2:35

    xG 0.11–0.14 (44%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Rafalski2:15

    xG 0.43–0.26 (62%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  2. Salei – Ericsson2:16

    xG 0.03–0.09 (23%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. Lidstrom – Stuart12:39

    xG 0.25–0.38 (40%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Jokinen – Skinner11:10

    xG 1.04–0.43 (71%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  2. Stillman – Cole – Staal9:57

    xG 0.78–0.41 (65%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  3. Dwyer – Tlusty – Samson4:43

    xG 0.35–0.17 (67%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. LaRose – Sutter – Bowman11:56

    xG 0.36–0.41 (47%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – McBain13:01

    xG 0.85–0.74 (53%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  2. Corvo – Joslin2:55

    xG 0.19–0.11 (64%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Allen – Gleason3:07

    xG 0.21–0.13 (62%)attempts 3–3goals 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 3.5 xGDET 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 7/100 · #1116 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 65% of the time.

CAR winsDET wins

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

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