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Mon, Feb 11, 2013·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Carolina Hurricanes 6, New York Islanders 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

NYI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR16114411631
NYI11221214428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:48NYIFrans NielsenPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Travis Hamonic · Snap, 0.27 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:42CARTim WallaceAssists: Jamie McBain, Andreas Nodl · Tip-in, 0.38 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:23NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Matt Moulson, Lubomir Visnovsky · Backhand, 0.34 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:52CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Jordan Staal · Slap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:46NYIMatt MoulsonPPAssists: Brad Boyes, John Tavares · Snap, 0.23 xG2–3
  6. P3 0:30CARJiri TlustyAssists: Alexander Semin, Eric Staal · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:33CARAlexander SeminAssists: Jiri Tlusty · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–3
  8. P3 9:09CAREric StaalGWGAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Jay Harrison · Tip-in, 0.11 xG5–3
  9. P3 11:32NYIMatt MoulsonPPAssists: Lubomir Visnovsky, Mark Streit · Slap, 0.11 xG5–4
  10. P3 19:49CARJiri TlustyENAssists: Alexander Semin, Justin Faulk · Backhand, 0.63 xG6–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 1:18CARJordan Staal: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P2 0:16NYIKyle Okposo: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 1:04CARTim Brent: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 1:18NYILubomir Visnovsky: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 5:12CARAndreas Nodl: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 6:08CARTim Gleason: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P2 10:47NYIThomas Hickey: Interference2 min
  8. P3 6:46NYIJohn Tavares: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 6:46CARTim Brent: Diving2 min
  10. P3 11:07CARJiri Tlusty: Interference2 min · PPG
  11. P3 13:50CAREric Staal: Tripping2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
43% to win57% to win
← CAR attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nielsen won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNYI
31Shots on goal28
3.8Expected goals3.1
59Shot attempts57
31Faceoffs won34
3Power plays5
14Penalty minutes8
13Hits14
21Blocked shots18
1Giveaways19
6Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestSemin – Staal – Tlusty12:29

    xG 0.98–0.19 (84%)attempts 14–8goals 3–0

  2. Brent – Nodl – Wallace6:54

    xG 0.51–0.04 (94%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Dwyer – Staal – Skinner11:37

    xG 0.60–0.25 (70%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  4. Jokinen – LaRose – Bowman8:26

    xG 0.07–0.39 (16%)attempts 4–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Gleason15:17

    xG 0.95–0.17 (85%)attempts 15–9goals 2–0

  2. Pitkanen – McBain13:57

    xG 1.04–0.46 (69%)attempts 17–11goals 2–0

  3. Gleason – Harrison2:42

    xG 0.14–0.11 (56%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyes – Moulson – Tavares14:32

    xG 0.48–0.41 (54%)attempts 16–14goals 0–2

  2. McDonald – Martin – Cizikas3:02

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Aucoin – McDonald – Ullstrom4:43

    xG 0.29–0.49 (37%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

  4. Bailey – Martin – Cizikas5:43

    xG 0.37–0.60 (38%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Hickey11:39

    xG 0.56–0.28 (67%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1

  2. Streit – MacDonald2:58

    xG 0.03–0.30 (8%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Visnovsky – Strait11:03

    xG 0.16–0.51 (24%)attempts 8–7goals 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.

NYI 3.1 xGCAR 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 96/100 · #35 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.49 · 10 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 61% of the time.

NYI winsCAR wins

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

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