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Wed, Dec 21, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 78% of the time.

CAR winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX181625419
CAR114212011337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:18PHXRay WhitneyPPAssists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Martin Hanzal · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:21CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:49CARAndreas NodlAssists: Jaroslav Spacek · Snap, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:15CARJiri TlustyAssists: Justin Faulk, Jay Harrison · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:24PHXCal O'ReillyAssists: David Rundblad, Kyle Chipchura · Snap, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P3 4:20PHXRostislav KleslaAssists: Lauri Korpikoski, Daymond Langkow · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:48PHXLauri KorpikoskiGWGAssists: Derek Morris, Ray Whitney · Wrist, 0.32 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:27CARJay Harrison: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:17PHXDerek Morris: Interference2 min
  3. P1 17:32PHXBoyd Gordon: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:52PHXDerek Morris: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 10:29PHXMartin Hanzal: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 10:29CARJussi Jokinen: Cross checking2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCAR
19Shots on goal37
1.9Expected goals3.5
41Shot attempts82
36Faceoffs won27
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
10Hits13
27Blocked shots10
6Giveaways5
5Takeaways8

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestWhitney – Langkow – Doan3:39

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Langkow – Doan – Korpikoski4:52

    xG 0.29–0.16 (64%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0

  3. Pyatt – Gordon – Boedker3:03

    xG 0.05–0.01 (86%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Pyatt – Gordon – Korpikoski5:33

    xG 0.37–0.33 (53%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Klesla – Schlemko16:52

    xG 0.46–0.45 (51%)attempts 10–22goals 1–0

  2. Morris – Yandle15:31

    xG 0.43–0.43 (50%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  3. Ekman-Larsson – Rundblad12:52

    xG 0.50–0.65 (44%)attempts 13–17goals 1–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestDwyer – Tlusty – Sutter9:24

    xG 0.36–0.07 (84%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Stewart – Nodl – Nash7:05

    xG 0.28–0.03 (89%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. LaRose – Staal – Bowman9:38

    xG 0.65–0.51 (56%)attempts 12–12goals 0–1

  4. Staal – Nash – Bowman2:01

    xG 0.03–0.06 (33%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – McBain14:44

    xG 0.44–0.29 (61%)attempts 18–9goals 0–0

  2. Allen – Spacek11:17

    xG 0.55–0.40 (58%)attempts 12–11goals 1–1

  3. Harrison – Faulk17:08

    xG 0.53–0.65 (45%)attempts 20–12goals 1–1

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 xGPHX 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 77/100 · #242 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 9% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 78% of the time.

CAR winsPHX wins

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

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