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Thu, Feb 21, 2013·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vancouver Canucks 4, Dallas Stars 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 60% of the time.

DAL winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN171827422
DAL1811017325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:35DALJamie BennAssists: Aaron Rome, Brenden Morrow · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:29VANAlexandre BurrowsPPAssists: Alexander Edler, Ryan Kesler · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:39DALMichael RyderAssists: Antoine Roussel, Jordie Benn · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:05VANKevin BieksaAssists: Dan Hamhuis, Jordan Schroeder · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 2:32VANJason GarrisonAssists: Ryan Kesler, Zack Kassian · Slap, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 4:18VANHenrik SedinGWGAssists: Alexandre Burrows, Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P3 6:07DALBrenden MorrowUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 7:49DALReilly Smith: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:53VANKevin Bieksa: Kneeing2 min
  3. P1 17:42VANMason Raymond: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 6:00DALAaron Rome: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 6:55VANAlexandre Burrows: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 9:53VANZack Kassian: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 9:53DALAntoine Roussel: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 17:55DALCody Eakin: Holding2 min
  9. P2 19:02VANAlexandre Burrows: Interference2 min
  10. P3 9:46DALBrenden Morrow: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 14:51VANKevin Bieksa: Interference2 min
  12. P3 17:59DALDerek Roy: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Benn won the faceoff against Kesler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANDAL
22Shots on goal25
1.8Expected goals2.3
42Shot attempts56
33Faceoffs won26
5Power plays5
15Penalty minutes15
19Hits23
21Blocked shots10
6Giveaways7
3Takeaways6

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestBooth – Raymond – Schroeder9:47

    xG 0.59–0.11 (84%)attempts 13–4goals 0–1

  2. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows8:54

    xG 0.25–0.14 (63%)attempts 3–7goals 1–0

  3. Lapierre – Kassian – Volpatti2:15

    xG 0.05–0.02 (77%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Lapierre – Weise – Volpatti3:06

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Tanev12:53

    xG 0.25–0.18 (58%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Ballard – Garrison11:13

    xG 0.40–0.41 (49%)attempts 12–11goals 1–1

  3. Hamhuis – Bieksa13:04

    xG 0.42–0.46 (48%)attempts 10–11goals 1–2

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Morrow – Benn10:41

    xG 1.08–0.18 (86%)attempts 16–4goals 2–1

  2. Roy – Eriksson – Smith10:23

    xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Ryder – Benn – Eakin2:29

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

  4. Fiddler – Nystrom – Garbutt6:33

    xG 0.02–0.05 (24%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Dillon12:42

    xG 0.93–0.10 (90%)attempts 17–4goals 0–0

  2. Rome – Goligoski13:01

    xG 0.54–0.47 (54%)attempts 11–14goals 2–2

  3. Larsen – Benn10:54

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 4–9goals 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.

DAL 2.3 xGVAN 1.8 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 83/100 · #125 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.18 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 60% of the time.

DAL winsVAN wins

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

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