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Sat, Nov 16, 2013·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Carolina Hurricanes 2, St. Louis Blues 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 83% of the time.

STL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0321205220
STL01129212432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:25STLRoman PolakAssists: Chris Stewart, Alexander Steen · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 11:36STLDavid BackesAssists: Brenden Morrow, Jay Bouwmeester · Slap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 15:37CAREric StaalSHAssists: Manny Malhotra · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:34CARNathan GerbeSHAssists: Riley Nash · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:20STLAlexander SteenGWGAssists: Roman Polak, Ian Cole · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:16STLT.J. OshieENAssists: Alex Pietrangelo, Jay Bouwmeester · Wrist, 0.57 xG2–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:24CARJustin Faulk: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 5:51STLPatrik Berglund: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 9:14CARJustin Faulk: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 16:15STLAlex Pietrangelo: Elbowing2 min
  5. P2 5:04STLT.J. Oshie: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 15:05CARChris Terry: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P3 1:59STLVladimir Sobotka: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 3:38CARJordan Staal: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 18:48CARJay Harrison: Elbowing2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
48% to win52% to win
← CAR attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sobotka won the faceoff against Nash
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARSTL
20Shots on goal32
1.5Expected goals3.5
40Shot attempts65
38Faceoffs won35
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
13Hits22
17Blocked shots10
2Giveaways9
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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Terry – Nash4:34

    xG 0.19–0.08 (71%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Malhotra – Staal – Tlusty2:01

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Semin – Staal – Tlusty5:50

    xG 0.05–0.22 (18%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  4. Dwyer – Gerbe – Staal9:40

    xG 0.18–0.58 (24%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Hainsey – Bellemore8:57

    xG 0.23–0.32 (41%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

  2. Gleason – Harrison8:11

    xG 0.12–0.37 (25%)attempts 3–14goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Harrison4:09

    xG 0.12–0.38 (24%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrow – Sobotka – Stewart9:51

    xG 0.55–0.07 (89%)attempts 16–4goals 1–0

  2. Steen – Backes – Oshie9:51

    xG 0.59–0.21 (74%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  3. Berglund – Tarasenko – Schwartz8:48

    xG 0.48–0.22 (69%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  4. Roy – Lapierre – Reaves5:33

    xG 0.25–0.15 (62%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJackman – Shattenkirk12:49

    xG 0.68–0.11 (86%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo15:22

    xG 0.79–0.39 (67%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0

  3. Polak – Cole12:45

    xG 0.61–0.29 (68%)attempts 17–8goals 2–0

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.

STL 3.5 xGCAR 1.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 66/100 · #337 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.53 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 83% of the time.

STL winsCAR wins

Simulated goal difference (STL − CAR), 10,000 replays

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