Sat, Jan 14, 2012·RBC Center, Raleigh
Boston Bruins 2, Carolina Hurricanes 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 011 | 112 | 112 | 235 |
| CAR | 06 | 18 | 37 | 421 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 6:13BOSPatrice BergeronAssists: Johnny Boychuk · Wrist, 0.23 xG1–0
- P2 10:30CARPatrick DwyerAssists: Brandon Sutter · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–1
- P3 1:21BOSMilan LucicAssists: David Krejci · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
- P3 13:58CARJustin FaulkAssists: Tim Brent · Slap, 0.01 xG2–2
- P3 18:30CARJay HarrisonGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–3
- P3 18:58CAREric StaalENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.67 xG2–4
Penalties (4)
- P1 3:57CAREric Staal: Elbowing2 min
- P1 6:41CARJerome Samson: Tripping2 min
- P3 19:07BOSMilan Lucic: Slashing2 min
- P3 19:07CARBryan Allen: Slashing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Krejci won the faceoff against Sutter
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Boston Bruins
Forward lines
- bestBergeron – Pouliot – Seguin11:31
xG 0.86–0.08 (91%)attempts 19–4goals 1–0
- Thornton – Campbell – Paille9:42
xG 0.55–0.42 (57%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1
- Horton – Krejci – Lucic13:30
xG 0.59–0.80 (42%)attempts 10–11goals 1–1
- Kelly – Peverley – Caron8:38
xG 0.20–1.05 (16%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestChara – Boychuk16:03
xG 1.02–0.41 (71%)attempts 20–11goals 1–1
- Ference – Boychuk4:07
xG 0.49–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Ference – McQuaid11:30
xG 0.13–0.32 (29%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0
Carolina Hurricanes
Forward lines
- bestDwyer – Nodl – Sutter12:04
xG 1.23–0.15 (89%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1
- Ponikarovsky – Jokinen – Samson8:43
xG 0.80–0.22 (78%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0
- Brent – Stewart – Sutter5:47
xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0
- Ruutu – Staal – Tlusty13:20
xG 0.17–1.38 (11%)attempts 9–23goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestHarrison – Faulk19:25
xG 1.41–0.84 (63%)attempts 20–20goals 2–0
- Joslin – McBain13:35
xG 0.44–0.30 (59%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0
- Allen – Gleason18:12
xG 0.88–0.81 (52%)attempts 13–18goals 0–2
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it BOS. Dots are goals.
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 61% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CAR − BOS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).