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Tue, Nov 29, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Florida Panthers 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 59% of the time.

CAR winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA0211227321
CAR0911107127

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 10:45FLATomas FleischmannPPAssists: Brian Campbell, Stephen Weiss · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 11:49CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Eric Staal, Joni Pitkanen · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–1
  3. P3 16:41FLAShawn MatthiasGWGAssists: Tomas Kopecky · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:11FLAShawn MatthiasENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.72 xG3–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 7:14FLAMike Santorelli: Holding2 min
  2. P2 3:41FLATomas Fleischmann: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 8:13FLAShawn Matthias: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 10:32CARPatrick Dwyer: Boarding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 1:51FLAEd Jovanovski: Interference2 min
  6. P3 7:51CARJoni Pitkanen: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 min
  7. P3 8:56CARBryan Allen: Interference2 min
  8. P3 10:04FLAErik Gudbranson: Holding2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACAR
21Shots on goal27
2.9Expected goals3.5
35Shot attempts65
28Faceoffs won27
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
13Hits25
18Blocked shots8
6Giveaways6
9Takeaways7

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestSturm – Kopecky – Santorelli9:07

    xG 0.41–0.28 (60%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  2. Cullen – Kennedy – Dadonov5:27

    xG 0.03–0.05 (33%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Weiss – Fleischmann – Versteeg12:31

    xG 0.24–0.72 (25%)attempts 5–20goals 0–0

  4. Bergenheim – Skille – Matthias7:14

    xG 0.18–0.85 (18%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Jovanovski – Weaver5:36

    xG 0.30–0.59 (34%)attempts 5–8goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Garrison17:25

    xG 0.32–0.67 (32%)attempts 8–16goals 0–0

  3. Weaver – Kulikov10:37

    xG 0.19–0.56 (26%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestDwyer – Tlusty – Sutter10:22

    xG 0.97–0.10 (91%)attempts 18–2goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Staal – Skinner11:58

    xG 1.05–0.19 (85%)attempts 14–6goals 1–1

  3. Ponikarovsky – Jokinen – LaRose9:15

    xG 0.59–0.17 (78%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  4. Brent – Stewart – Nodl5:49

    xG 0.00–0.67 (0%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – Faulk14:56

    xG 1.27–0.43 (75%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  2. Allen – Gleason17:00

    xG 0.85–0.14 (86%)attempts 27–5goals 0–0

  3. Kaberle – Joslin11:10

    xG 0.62–0.49 (56%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

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.

CAR 3.5 xGFLA 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 47/100 · #613 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.50 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 40% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +44 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 59% of the time.

CAR winsFLA wins

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

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