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Fri, Apr 8, 2011·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Carolina Hurricanes 6, Atlanta Thrashers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 82% of the time.

ATL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR21018314632
ATL060716119

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:03CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Tuomo Ruutu · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:15CARErik ColeGWGAssists: Cory Stillman · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:32CARJoni PitkanenPPAssists: Jamie McBain · Snap, 0.19 xG3–0
  4. P3 5:22CARBrandon SutterAssists: Chad LaRose · Snap, 0.07 xG4–0
  5. P3 6:40CARJussi JokinenAssists: Tuomo Ruutu, Jeff Skinner · Snap, 0.25 xG5–0
  6. P3 7:50CARTuomo RuutuPPAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Skinner · Wrist, 0.15 xG6–0
  7. P3 19:21ATLBryan LittleAssists: Andrew Ladd, Blake Wheeler · Snap, 0.09 xG6–1
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:20ATLBlake Wheeler: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 11:46ATLChris Thorburn: Interference2 min
  3. P1 18:47ATLRon Hainsey: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  4. P2 12:02ATLNik Antropov: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 6:40ATLOndrej Pavelec: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  6. P3 10:47ATLDustin Byfuglien: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 10:47ATLDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 10:47ATLDustin Byfuglien: Misconduct10 min
  9. P3 13:12CARTuomo Ruutu: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 19:28CARJiri Tlusty: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 19:28ATLChris Thorburn: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ATL
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackATL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Burmistrov won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARATL
32Shots on goal19
3.3Expected goals1.4
55Shot attempts40
29Faceoffs won27
7Power plays1
4Penalty minutes26
8Hits25
8Blocked shots17
0Giveaways7
8Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Jokinen – Skinner10:30

    xG 0.60–0.11 (84%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  2. Dwyer – Tlusty – Samson8:09

    xG 0.39–0.04 (91%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Stillman – Cole – Staal7:59

    xG 0.68–0.34 (67%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. LaRose – Sutter – Bowman10:26

    xG 0.52–0.55 (48%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Gleason12:49

    xG 1.07–0.18 (85%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  2. Pitkanen – McBain15:23

    xG 1.01–0.30 (77%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  3. Allen – Joslin15:25

    xG 0.37–0.61 (38%)attempts 10–12goals 1–1

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Wheeler – Little9:30

    xG 0.41–0.19 (68%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  2. Stapleton – Maxwell – Burmistrov7:20

    xG 0.33–0.29 (53%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Antropov – Stewart – Kane2:00

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  4. Boulton – Stewart – Schremp5:09

    xG 0.02–0.07 (17%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestZubarev – Bogosian10:58

    xG 0.28–0.08 (79%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Stuart – Zubarev3:27

    xG 0.21–0.02 (92%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Bogosian2:15

    xG 0.11–0.17 (39%)attempts 2–3goals 1–1

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.

ATL 1.4 xGCAR 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1033 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.55 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 82% of the time.

ATL winsCAR wins

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

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