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Thu, Dec 29, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Carolina Hurricanes 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 54% of the time.

CAR winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR06192900324
CAR1501021613434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:15CARBrandon SutterAssists: Drayson Bowman · Snap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:43TORNazem KadriAssists: Clarke MacArthur · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P3 6:36TORNikolay KuleminAssists: Darryl Boyce, Mikhail Grabovski · Wrist, 0.36 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:08TORJoffrey LupulAssists: Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak · Deflected, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:48CAREric StaalAssists: Zac Dalpe, Jiri Tlusty · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:50CARZac DalpeAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Eric Staal · Backhand, 0.23 xG3–3
  7. OT 3:09CAREric StaalPPGWGAssists: Justin Faulk, Jamie McBain · Slap, 0.07 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 9:36TORMatt Frattin: Interference2 min
  2. P1 12:18CARJiri Tlusty: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 14:58CARTim Gleason: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 5:08CARZac Dalpe: Interference2 min
  5. P2 11:17TORKeith Aulie: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P2 17:45CARJiri Tlusty: High sticking double minor4 min
  7. P2 18:49TORClarke MacArthur: Interference2 min
  8. P3 7:02CARBryan Allen: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 16:55CARAnthony Stewart: Too many men on the ice2 min
  10. OT 2:31TORTim Connolly: Tripping2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCAR
24Shots on goal34
2.9Expected goals3.1
60Shot attempts54
27Faceoffs won34
7Power plays3
8Penalty minutes14
17Hits14
11Blocked shots18
6Giveaways7
7Takeaways12

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. Connolly – MacArthur – Kadri6:57

    xG 0.29–0.25 (53%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  2. Steckel – Crabb – Boyce6:39

    xG 0.10–0.20 (32%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Grabovski – Kulemin – Frattin9:20

    xG 0.21–0.52 (28%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

  4. Lupul – Kessel – Bozak10:17

    xG 0.25–1.25 (17%)attempts 6–16goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestFranson – Gardiner8:59

    xG 0.77–0.24 (76%)attempts 10–8goals 2–1

  2. Gunnarsson – Schenn12:46

    xG 0.44–0.42 (51%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Phaneuf – Aulie13:56

    xG 0.19–1.51 (11%)attempts 6–18goals 0–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Tlusty – Dalpe8:05

    xG 1.40–0.47 (75%)attempts 14–11goals 2–1

  2. LaRose – Sutter – Bowman7:15

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 1–0

  3. Brent – Stewart – Nodl5:49

    xG 0.09–0.06 (59%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Ponikarovsky – Ruutu – Jokinen8:43

    xG 0.25–0.59 (29%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSpacek – McBain3:02

    xG 1.18–0.04 (97%)attempts 10–4goals 2–0

  2. Harrison – Faulk11:18

    xG 0.48–0.05 (90%)attempts 14–1goals 1–1

  3. Allen – Gleason3:39

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 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.

CAR 3.1 xGTOR 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 92/100 · #69 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.40 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 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 54% of the time.

CAR winsTOR wins

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

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