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Wed, Feb 1, 2012·Honda Center, Anaheim

Dallas Stars 6, Anaheim Ducks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 65% of the time.

ANA winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL3101729626
ANA111113011235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:14ANAMatt BeleskeyAssists: Sheldon Brookbank · Deflected, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:56DALEric NystromAssists: Alex Goligoski, Philip Larsen · Tip-in, 0.25 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:41DALVernon FiddlerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P1 17:50DALJamie BennGWGAssists: Steve Ott, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–1
  5. P2 7:14DALStephane RobidasPPAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Alex Goligoski · Slap, 0.05 xG4–1
  6. P2 8:36ANALuca SbisaAssists: Teemu Selanne · Snap, 0.06 xG4–2
  7. P3 0:36DALSheldon SourayAssists: Michael Ryder, Jamie Benn · Slap, 0.02 xG5–2
  8. P3 17:34DALMichael RyderAssists: Steve Ott, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.15 xG6–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 8:51DALMichael Ryder: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 14:09ANASaku Koivu: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P2 0:26DALSheldon Souray: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 7:05ANACorey Perry: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:21ANATeemu Selanne: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 13:51DALSheldon Souray: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 14:17DALStephane Robidas: Interference2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
45% to win55% to win
← DAL attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Benn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALANA
26Shots on goal35
2.0Expected goals2.8
46Shot attempts56
28Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
33Hits26
11Blocked shots11
8Giveaways10
5Takeaways2

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRyder – Ott – Benn11:46

    xG 0.76–0.16 (83%)attempts 11–5goals 3–0

  2. Burish – Dowell – Wandell6:19

    xG 0.21–0.14 (60%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Dvorak – Fiddler – Nystrom10:02

    xG 0.53–0.48 (53%)attempts 10–10goals 2–1

  4. Morrow – Ribeiro – Eriksson10:26

    xG 0.21–0.49 (30%)attempts 5–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSouray – Robidas15:01

    xG 0.80–0.36 (69%)attempts 14–10goals 3–0

  2. Goligoski – Larsen12:26

    xG 0.67–0.34 (66%)attempts 15–10goals 1–1

  3. Daley – Fistric13:41

    xG 0.32–0.28 (54%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Ryan9:55

    xG 0.38–0.04 (90%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Beleskey4:13

    xG 0.20–0.10 (68%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  3. Selanne – Koivu – Cogliano5:44

    xG 0.20–0.19 (52%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

  4. Ryan – Bonino – Palmieri3:31

    xG 0.04–0.05 (42%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLydman – Brookbank12:30

    xG 0.68–0.62 (52%)attempts 14–18goals 1–1

  2. Visnovsky – Sbisa12:00

    xG 0.40–0.41 (49%)attempts 9–7goals 1–2

  3. Beauchemin – Fowler15:25

    xG 0.19–0.35 (35%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

ANA 2.8 xGDAL 2.0 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANADAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 54/100 · #541 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 65% of the time.

ANA winsDAL wins

Simulated goal difference (ANA − DAL), 10,000 replays

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