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Thu, Apr 18, 2013·Centre Bell, Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Montréal Canadiens 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 55% of the time.

MTL winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL010111113234
MTL010213112335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:04MTLAlex GalchenyukAssists: Brendan Gallagher, Davis Drewiske · Wrist, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P2 15:05MTLBrian GiontaAssists: Tomas Plekanec, Max Pacioretty · Tip-in, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P2 17:36TBLRichard PanikPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:07TBLVincent LecavalierAssists: Benoit Pouliot, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.32 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:13MTLBrian GiontaPPGWGAssists: Yannick Weber, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 1:31TBLTeddy Purcell: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 8:46TBLRyan Malone: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 15:54MTLP.K. Subban: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P3 0:36TBLEric Brewer: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 10:28TBLVictor Hedman: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 12:59MTLJosh Gorges: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 15:10TBLRyan Malone: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P3 17:39TBLBenoit Pouliot: Holding2 min · PPG

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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
43% to win57% to win
← TBL attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Desharnais won the faceoff against Tyrell
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLMTL
34Shots on goal35
3.9Expected goals4.2
62Shot attempts64
34Faceoffs won29
2Power plays6
12Penalty minutes4
23Hits13
17Blocked shots13
9Giveaways5
5Takeaways3

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestSt. Louis – Purcell – Stamkos12:39

    xG 1.18–0.38 (75%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  2. Thompson – Killorn – Panik5:05

    xG 0.47–0.17 (74%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Crombeen – Tyrell – Labrie8:19

    xG 0.42–0.61 (41%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  4. Lecavalier – Malone – Pouliot7:21

    xG 0.24–0.66 (27%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Hedman2:50

    xG 0.90–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–0goals 1–0

  2. Brewer – Hedman3:32

    xG 0.44–0.12 (79%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Brewer – Carle11:55

    xG 0.54–0.38 (59%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. Eller – Gallagher – Galchenyuk6:36

    xG 0.47–0.48 (49%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  2. Halpern – Moen – Dumont8:29

    xG 0.66–0.69 (49%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Gionta – Plekanec – Pacioretty14:06

    xG 1.03–1.06 (49%)attempts 20–17goals 1–0

  4. Ryder – Bourque – Desharnais7:43

    xG 0.32–0.51 (39%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Drewiske6:35

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  2. Markov – Subban2:20

    xG 0.13–0.07 (67%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Bouillon – Weber2:16

    xG 0.11–0.46 (20%)attempts 2–3goals 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.

MTL 4.2 xGTBL 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLTBL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 79/100 · #166 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.96 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +45 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 55% of the time.

MTL winsTBL wins

Simulated goal difference (MTL − TBL), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+5
+6
+7

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