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Thu, Apr 18, 2013·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Vancouver Canucks 1, Dallas Stars 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 59% of the time.

DAL winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN012115011138
DAL010110410530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:38VANDerek RoyAssists: Ryan Kesler, Jannik Hansen · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:09DALVernon FiddlerAssists: Eric Nystrom, Cody Eakin · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:36DALCody EakinGWGAssists: Reilly Smith, Philip Larsen · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:09DALJamie BennUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:03DALRay WhitneyAssists: Jamie Benn, Brenden Dillon · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:18DALErik ColePPAssists: Stephane Robidas, Loui Eriksson · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–5
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 5:02DALTrevor Daley: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 6:00VANDaniel Sedin: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 6:00DALVernon Fiddler: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 10:03VANMaxim Lapierre: Interference2 min
  5. P2 18:47VANDaniel Sedin: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 0:00DALStephane Robidas: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 0:00VANDan Hamhuis: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 9:04VANHenrik Sedin: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 12:06VANAlexandre Burrows: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 15:27DALVernon Fiddler: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 17:01VANRyan Kesler: Slashing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 18:18DALStephane Robidas: Misconduct10 min
  13. P3 18:18VANAndrew Alberts: Misconduct10 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 Roy
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANDAL
38Shots on goal30
2.3Expected goals2.8
71Shot attempts56
40Faceoffs won33
2Power plays5
24Penalty minutes18
30Hits25
9Blocked shots11
13Giveaways10
7Takeaways10

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. bestRoy – Kesler – Hansen12:37

    xG 0.39–0.21 (65%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  2. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows12:27

    xG 0.54–0.46 (54%)attempts 14–9goals 0–1

  3. Lapierre – Pinizzotto – Weise6:28

    xG 0.19–0.12 (61%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Raymond – Ebbett – Kassian8:20

    xG 0.50–1.01 (33%)attempts 12–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Garrison14:16

    xG 0.70–0.52 (57%)attempts 23–14goals 1–0

  2. Alberts – Ballard10:35

    xG 0.43–0.34 (56%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1

  3. Barker – Edler14:52

    xG 0.71–0.64 (52%)attempts 18–10goals 0–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestSmith – Eakin – Garbutt10:18

    xG 0.57–0.24 (70%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  2. Whitney – Eriksson – Benn12:34

    xG 0.48–0.51 (48%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

  3. Wandell – Roussel – Fraser4:36

    xG 0.21–0.37 (36%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Cole – Fiddler – Nystrom9:59

    xG 0.13–0.48 (21%)attempts 3–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Dillon16:52

    xG 1.06–0.44 (71%)attempts 19–17goals 1–1

  2. Robidas – Daley14:02

    xG 0.49–0.80 (38%)attempts 9–19goals 2–0

  3. Rome – Larsen11:16

    xG 0.23–0.63 (27%)attempts 8–22goals 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.

DAL 2.8 xGVAN 2.3 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

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 35/100 · #498 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.18 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 59% of the time.

DAL winsVAN wins

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

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