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Mon, Nov 21, 2011·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 60% of the time.

PHI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR21221108431
PHI01321207232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:42CARAlexei PonikarovskyPPAssists: Chad LaRose, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:45CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Tuomo Ruutu, Jay Harrison · Wrist, 0.32 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:34PHIJames van RiemsdykUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:37CARChad LaRoseGWGAssists: Tomas Kaberle, Alexei Ponikarovsky · Snap, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P2 12:24PHIMatt ReadPPAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Kimmo Timonen · Snap, 0.17 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:33CARAlexei PonikarovskyPPAssists: Chad LaRose, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.55 xG4–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:31PHIMarc-Andre Bourdon: Interference2 min
  2. P1 13:29PHIWayne Simmonds: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P1 19:53CARJussi Jokinen: Holding2 min
  4. P1 19:53PHIDaniel Brière: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P1 19:53CARJussi Jokinen: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 0:00PHIScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 4:12CARTuomo Ruutu: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 6:14CARChad LaRose: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 10:35CARTim Brent: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P2 18:07PHIAndrej Meszaros: 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 SOG0PHI
45% to win55% to win
← CAR attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Talbot won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARPHI
31Shots on goal32
4.4Expected goals3.8
50Shot attempts65
40Faceoffs won28
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes10
36Hits32
20Blocked shots11
9Giveaways4
8Takeaways7

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 – Staal – Skinner14:14

    xG 0.98–0.89 (52%)attempts 14–17goals 1–0

  2. Dwyer – Tlusty – Sutter11:46

    xG 0.37–0.53 (41%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  3. Ponikarovsky – Jokinen – LaRose9:21

    xG 0.13–0.49 (20%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  4. Brent – Stewart – Sutter3:42

    xG 0.00–0.38 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKaberle – McBain11:34

    xG 0.56–0.27 (68%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  2. Harrison – Faulk16:36

    xG 1.01–1.13 (47%)attempts 19–21goals 1–0

  3. Allen – Gleason17:17

    xG 0.16–0.59 (21%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestTalbot – Nodl – Simmonds8:28

    xG 0.50–0.03 (94%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Hartnell – Giroux – Voracek12:10

    xG 0.89–0.57 (61%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  3. Brière – van Riemsdyk – Read13:57

    xG 0.44–0.33 (57%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  4. Shelley – Rinaldo – Couturier3:15

    xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Marshall12:44

    xG 1.27–0.19 (87%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  2. Carle – Bourdon2:25

    xG 0.17–0.10 (62%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Carle – Meszaros2:21

    xG 0.03–0.10 (21%)attempts 2–2goals 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.

PHI 3.8 xGCAR 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 46/100 · #633 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.33 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 60% of the time.

PHI winsCAR wins

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

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