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Fri, Oct 21, 2011·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Carolina Hurricanes 2, St. Louis Blues 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 62% of the time.

STL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CAR1101120304229
STL0112200913343

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:52CARJay HarrisonAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Brandon Sutter · Slap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:33CARBrandon SutterAssists: Patrick Dwyer · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 5:18STLJason ArnottAssists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Barret Jackman · Wrist, 0.35 xG2–1
  4. P2 16:09STLDavid BackesAssists: T.J. Oshie · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:58STLMatt D'AgostiniGWGAssists: Vladimir Sobotka, Alex Pietrangelo · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 18:15STLMatt D'Agostini: Holding2 min
  2. P3 2:17CARTuomo Ruutu: Hooking2 min
  3. OT 0:16STLBarret Jackman: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
45% to win55% to win
← CAR attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sobotka won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARSTL
29Shots on goal43
2.6Expected goals3.3
59Shot attempts65
21Faceoffs won36
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
16Hits25
10Blocked shots14
4Giveaways7
1Takeaways5

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. Brent – Stewart – Sutter6:27

    xG 0.09–0.10 (48%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  2. Dwyer – Tlusty – Sutter14:15

    xG 0.65–0.79 (45%)attempts 15–13goals 2–0

  3. Jokinen – LaRose – Skinner14:39

    xG 0.27–0.41 (40%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Ponikarovsky – Ruutu – Staal14:40

    xG 0.32–1.02 (24%)attempts 10–18goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Kaberle – Harrison14:18

    xG 0.24–0.36 (40%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  2. Allen – Gleason19:02

    xG 0.52–0.89 (37%)attempts 12–19goals 1–1

  3. Pitkanen – McBain19:51

    xG 0.67–1.35 (33%)attempts 18–25goals 0–1

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestArnott – Langenbrunner – Steen14:18

    xG 1.26–0.32 (80%)attempts 15–11goals 1–1

  2. Oshie – D'Agostini – Berglund10:28

    xG 0.56–0.19 (75%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Backes – Sobotka – Stewart13:15

    xG 0.49–0.15 (76%)attempts 17–8goals 0–0

  4. Nichol – Porter – Grachev4:00

    xG 0.05–0.03 (67%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJackman – Shattenkirk15:23

    xG 1.26–0.49 (72%)attempts 18–14goals 1–0

  2. Huskins – Pietrangelo18:50

    xG 0.69–0.23 (75%)attempts 20–9goals 0–0

  3. Jackman – Polak2:01

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 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.

STL 3.3 xGCAR 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 64/100 · #402 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.49 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 62% of the time.

STL winsCAR wins

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

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