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Tue, Feb 26, 2013·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Vancouver Canucks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 55% of the time.

VAN winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX181727422
VAN01111317231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:22PHXKyle ChipchuraAssists: Paul Bissonnette, Michael Stone · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 9:54PHXMikkel BoedkerAssists: David Rundblad, Antoine Vermette · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P2 11:25VANJason GarrisonAssists: Ryan Kesler, Chris Higgins · Slap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 12:32PHXAntoine VermetteGWGAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Lauri Korpikoski · Snap, 0.23 xG3–1
  5. P3 13:36VANHenrik SedinAssists: Daniel Sedin, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:37PHXKyle ChipchuraENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.71 xG4–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:20VANDan Hamhuis: Holding2 min
  2. P1 9:31PHXKeith Yandle: Holding2 min
  3. P2 3:16PHXKyle Chipchura: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 3:16VANDale Weise: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 12:13PHXBoyd Gordon: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 15:32PHXMichael Stone: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 15:32VANDaniel Sedin: Diving2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
43% to win57% to win
← PHX attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sedin won the faceoff against Gordon
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXVAN
22Shots on goal31
1.7Expected goals1.9
30Shot attempts54
36Faceoffs won25
1Power plays2
11Penalty minutes9
15Hits9
14Blocked shots6
4Giveaways9
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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestBissonnette – Chipchura – Johnson3:18

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  2. Moss – Gordon – Korpikoski12:37

    xG 0.12–0.17 (41%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  3. Sullivan – Vermette – Boedker11:45

    xG 0.08–0.41 (16%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

  4. Doan – Torres – Lombardi10:26

    xG 0.20–0.55 (26%)attempts 7–14goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Klesla – Yandle7:28

    xG 0.25–0.21 (54%)attempts 7–6goals 1–1

  2. Klesla – Rundblad4:20

    xG 0.03–0.04 (46%)attempts 2–3goals 1–1

  3. Yandle – Stone12:37

    xG 0.22–0.34 (40%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Burrows14:46

    xG 0.70–0.05 (94%)attempts 18–2goals 1–0

  2. Higgins – Kesler – Hansen12:45

    xG 0.29–0.15 (66%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  3. Booth – Raymond – Schroeder10:22

    xG 0.27–0.34 (44%)attempts 12–3goals 0–1

  4. Lapierre – Weise – Kassian4:53

    xG 0.02–0.18 (10%)attempts 2–6goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Garrison13:45

    xG 0.51–0.03 (94%)attempts 15–6goals 0–0

  2. Edler – Tanev12:49

    xG 0.52–0.18 (74%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Tanev2:01

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0

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 1.9 xGPHX 1.7 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 48/100 · #371 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 40% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 55% of the time.

VAN winsPHX wins

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

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