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Fri, Feb 15, 2013·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Dallas Stars 4, Vancouver Canucks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 70% of the time.

VAN winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL1411827429
VAN0831109328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:51DALReilly SmithAssists: Loui Eriksson, Derek Roy · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:21VANDaniel SedinAssists: Henrik Sedin · Backhand, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:14VANChris HigginsAssists: Dale Weise, Ryan Kesler · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:56VANAlexandre BurrowsAssists: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:50DALCody EakinAssists: Trevor Daley, Michael Ryder · Backhand, 0.28 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:22DALAntoine RousselAssists: Michael Ryder, Cody Eakin · Wrist, 0.43 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:59DALBrenden DillonGWGAssists: Jamie Benn, Stephane Robidas · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 1:16DALBrenden Dillon: Interference2 min
  2. P1 9:49DALAntoine Roussel: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 0:31VANAlexander Edler: Interference2 min
  4. P2 5:52VANJason Garrison: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 12:59VANAlexandre Burrows: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 15:09VANAaron Volpatti: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 15:09DALRyan Garbutt: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 15:10VANMaxim Lapierre: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 15:10DALVernon Fiddler: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 15:12VANDale Weise: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 15:12DALEric Nystrom: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 5:50VANDale Weise: Interference2 min
  13. P3 6:57DALJaromir Jagr: Hooking2 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 SOG0VAN
43% to win57% to win
← DAL attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Benn won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALVAN
29Shots on goal28
3.4Expected goals2.2
47Shot attempts50
26Faceoffs won29
4Power plays3
21Penalty minutes23
22Hits30
13Blocked shots11
4Giveaways2
7Takeaways4

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 – Roussel – Eakin6:37

    xG 0.95–0.47 (67%)attempts 7–7goals 2–1

  2. Jagr – Morrow – Benn13:30

    xG 0.23–0.40 (36%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

  3. Roy – Eriksson – Smith11:06

    xG 0.21–0.40 (35%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  4. Fiddler – Nystrom – Garbutt6:31

    xG 0.03–0.35 (9%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Daley – Rome16:20

    xG 0.43–0.59 (42%)attempts 8–14goals 2–0

  2. Goligoski – Larsen12:27

    xG 0.37–0.60 (38%)attempts 12–9goals 0–2

  3. Robidas – Dillon14:32

    xG 0.20–0.59 (26%)attempts 6–12goals 1–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Burrows12:07

    xG 0.40–0.07 (85%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  2. Hansen – Raymond – Schroeder6:15

    xG 0.48–0.37 (57%)attempts 6–4goals 0–2

  3. Higgins – Lapierre – Hansen2:08

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Lapierre – Weise – Volpatti4:46

    xG 0.05–0.13 (30%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBallard – Tanev12:23

    xG 0.62–0.37 (63%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Bieksa – Garrison13:47

    xG 0.13–0.37 (27%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

  3. Hamhuis – Edler14:06

    xG 0.59–0.85 (41%)attempts 13–10goals 1–2

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 2.2 xGDAL 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 89/100 · #84 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.22 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +41 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 70% of the time.

VAN winsDAL wins

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

-7
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-3
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-1
0
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+7

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