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Sun, Nov 6, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Dallas Stars 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL3112808527
CAR17011114232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:20DALEric NystromAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Sheldon Souray · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:55DALStephane RobidasPPAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Michael Ryder · Slap, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:18CARChad LaRosePPAssists: Jeff Skinner, Tomas Kaberle · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:32DALJamie BennGWGAssists: Loui Eriksson, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.21 xG3–1
  5. P2 3:48DALMichael RyderAssists: Loui Eriksson, Sheldon Souray · Wrist, 0.31 xG4–1
  6. P2 18:00DALJamie BennSHAssists: Loui Eriksson · Snap, 0.16 xG5–1
  7. P3 2:03CARTuomo RuutuPPAssists: Derek Joslin, Jay Harrison · Wrist, 0.02 xG5–2
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 6:24DALMark Fistric: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 6:24CARJeff Skinner: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 12:13CARAlexei Ponikarovsky: Boarding2 min · PPG
  4. P1 13:09DALNicklas Grossmann: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P1 14:49DALNicklas Grossmann: Interference2 min
  6. P1 0:00DALBrenden Morrow: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 7:15CAREric Staal: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 8:03DALJamie Benn: Interference2 min
  9. P2 17:37DALVernon Fiddler: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 0:31DALNicklas Grossmann: Hooking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 3:50CARJeff Skinner: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 8:30DALTrevor Daley: Holding2 min
  13. P3 19:24DALMark Fistric: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 19:24CARDerek Joslin: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 19:24DALAdam Burish: Misconduct10 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
45% to win55% to win
← DAL attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Ribeiro won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCAR
27Shots on goal32
2.2Expected goals3.0
45Shot attempts72
31Faceoffs won30
3Power plays9
28Penalty minutes18
26Hits28
20Blocked shots9
5Giveaways4
6Takeaways2

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. bestRyder – Eriksson – Benn12:07

    xG 1.07–0.75 (59%)attempts 12–14goals 2–0

  2. Barch – Petersen – Wandell4:49

    xG 0.06–0.02 (74%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Dvorak – Fiddler – Nystrom6:09

    xG 0.12–0.16 (43%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  4. Morrow – Ribeiro – Burish11:45

    xG 0.37–0.46 (44%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSouray – Robidas11:10

    xG 0.88–0.65 (58%)attempts 17–15goals 2–0

  2. Fistric – Goligoski15:21

    xG 0.41–0.65 (39%)attempts 12–16goals 0–0

  3. Daley – Grossmann13:14

    xG 0.51–0.75 (40%)attempts 8–14goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestPonikarovsky – Ruutu – Boychuk4:22

    xG 0.93–0.03 (97%)attempts 14–1goals 0–0

  2. Ponikarovsky – Dwyer – Sutter3:39

    xG 0.06–0.07 (44%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  3. Brent – Stewart – Bowman2:45

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. LaRose – Staal – Skinner12:47

    xG 0.64–0.74 (46%)attempts 17–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrison – Joslin6:40

    xG 1.00–0.08 (93%)attempts 20–4goals 0–0

  2. Allen – Gleason15:59

    xG 0.69–0.63 (52%)attempts 15–13goals 0–0

  3. Kaberle – Pitkanen5:55

    xG 0.18–0.36 (34%)attempts 8–6goals 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 3.0 xGDAL 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 43/100 · #672 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.08 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 65% of the time.

CAR winsDAL wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).