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Fri, Nov 11, 2011·Madison Square Garden, New York

Carolina Hurricanes 1, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 81% of the time.

NYR winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01411209135
NYR18015417540

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:43NYRSean AveryAssists: Jeff Woywitka · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 16:22CARAlexei PonikarovskyAssists: Zach Boychuk, Jamie McBain · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:47NYRDan GirardiPPGWGAssists: Brad Richards, Ryan McDonagh · Snap, 0.22 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:56NYRBrandon DubinskyAssists: Ryan Callahan, Brian Boyle · Snap, 0.38 xG1–3
  5. P3 13:47NYRRyan CallahanAssists: Michael Sauer, Brandon Dubinsky · Backhand, 0.28 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:26NYRBrad RichardsUnassisted · Wrap-around, 0.08 xG1–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 16:04NYRMichael Del Zotto: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 9:59CARBryan Allen: Interference2 min
  3. P2 13:45CARJay Harrison: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 8:27NYRRyan Callahan: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 8:54CAREric Staal: High sticking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0NYR
45% to win55% to win
← CAR attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stepan won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNYR
35Shots on goal40
3.3Expected goals5.8
68Shot attempts57
28Faceoffs won25
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
18Hits29
10Blocked shots17
6Giveaways6
4Takeaways9

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. Ruutu – Jokinen – Skinner11:25

    xG 0.54–0.76 (41%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  2. Ponikarovsky – Staal – Boychuk13:08

    xG 0.88–1.14 (44%)attempts 20–11goals 1–1

  3. LaRose – Dwyer – Sutter9:57

    xG 0.48–0.77 (38%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Brent – Stewart – Tlusty6:19

    xG 0.16–1.01 (14%)attempts 4–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – McBain11:54

    xG 1.32–0.59 (69%)attempts 20–7goals 1–0

  2. Allen – McBain2:07

    xG 0.16–0.03 (82%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Kaberle – Harrison16:52

    xG 0.49–1.28 (28%)attempts 16–14goals 0–1

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestGaborik – Anisimov – Stepan13:58

    xG 1.70–0.42 (80%)attempts 17–13goals 0–0

  2. Boyle – Dubinsky – Callahan4:27

    xG 1.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 2–0

  3. Richards – Boyle – Callahan8:02

    xG 0.60–0.36 (62%)attempts 3–13goals 0–0

  4. Avery – Christensen – Deveaux4:32

    xG 0.27–0.23 (55%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh20:39

    xG 2.32–0.94 (71%)attempts 22–21goals 2–0

  2. Sauer – Del Zotto16:17

    xG 1.32–0.89 (60%)attempts 15–21goals 1–0

  3. Woywitka – Eminger10:42

    xG 0.75–0.47 (61%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

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.

NYR 5.8 xGCAR 3.3 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 33/100 · #794 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.13 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 81% of the time.

NYR winsCAR wins

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

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