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Thu, Feb 2, 2012·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Detroit Red Wings 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 78% of the time.

VAN winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
DET11511518052443
VAN1803213010325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:27DETDaniel ClearyAssists: Darren Helm · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:13VANRyan KeslerAssists: David Booth, Kevin Bieksa · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:51DETJiri HudlerAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Brad Stuart · Snap, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:10VANAlexandre BurrowsAssists: Maxim Lapierre · Slap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:05DETDrew MillerAssists: Daniel Cleary, Brad Stuart · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 15:36VANMason RaymondAssists: Sami Salo, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. VAN Alexander Edler stopped
  2. 2. DET Pavel Datsyuk scored
  3. 3. VAN Mason Raymond stopped
  4. 4. DET Jiri Hudler scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 6:40VANAlexander Edler: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:50DETHenrik Zetterberg: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 19:19VANRyan Kesler: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 6:22VANKevin Bieksa: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 13:53DETJustin Abdelkader: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 13:53VANMaxim Lapierre: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 17:09VANJannik Hansen: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 7:44DETTodd Bertuzzi: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 7:44VANKeith Ballard: Fighting5 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
45% to win55% to win
← DET attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Datsyuk won the faceoff against Kesler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETVAN
43Shots on goal25
3.2Expected goals1.5
75Shot attempts44
28Faceoffs won27
4Power plays1
12Penalty minutes18
21Hits24
10Blocked shots16
9Giveaways7
8Takeaways10

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCleary – Miller – Helm9:33

    xG 0.51–0.26 (66%)attempts 13–9goals 2–2

  2. Holmstrom – Abdelkader – Emmerton4:24

    xG 0.25–0.02 (94%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  3. Zetterberg – Filppula – Hudler12:08

    xG 0.32–0.11 (75%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  4. Cleary – Zetterberg – Filppula2:01

    xG 0.14–0.18 (44%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEricsson – Kindl9:00

    xG 0.61–0.20 (75%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  2. Lidstrom – White15:12

    xG 0.41–0.40 (51%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – White2:44

    xG 0.03–0.05 (39%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestKesler – Booth – Raymond7:27

    xG 0.59–0.18 (77%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  2. Sedin – Kesler – Booth5:48

    xG 0.20–0.05 (79%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Sedin – Raymond – Hodgson4:24

    xG 0.11–0.14 (45%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  4. Burrows – Lapierre – Hansen5:02

    xG 0.08–0.14 (35%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalo – Edler13:23

    xG 0.57–0.23 (71%)attempts 8–10goals 2–1

  2. Hamhuis – Rome2:46

    xG 0.12–0.20 (37%)attempts 3–5goals 1–1

  3. Ballard – Rome10:20

    xG 0.26–0.41 (39%)attempts 5–14goals 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.

VAN 1.5 xGDET 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 93/100 · #57 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.76 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 78% of the time.

VAN winsDET wins

Simulated goal difference (VAN − DET), 10,000 replays

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