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Sun, Dec 1, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Vancouver Canucks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 53% of the time.

CAR winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN29110011330
CAR04217010231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:24VANRyan KeslerPPAssists: Jason Garrison, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.45 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:48VANTom SestitoAssists: Jason Garrison, Zac Dalpe · Deflected, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:39CARJordan StaalAssists: Ron Hainsey, Patrick Dwyer · Wrist, 0.40 xG2–1
  4. P2 0:49CARNathan GerbeAssists: Eric Staal, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–2
  5. P2 1:16VANRyan KeslerGWGAssists: Jannik Hansen, Chris Higgins · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–2
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 2:18CARDrayson Bowman: Boarding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:18CARJay Harrison: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 2:18VANTom Sestito: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 2:18VANKevin Bieksa: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 2:18CARDrayson Bowman: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 3:13CARMike Komisarek: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P1 6:44VANDavid Booth: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 6:37VANDaniel Sedin: High sticking double minor4 min
  9. P2 10:10VANBrad Richardson: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P3 1:15VANRyan Kesler: Boarding2 min
  11. P3 10:11VANRyan Stanton: Interference2 min
  12. P3 13:20CARRadek Dvorak: Holding2 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 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← VAN attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sedin won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCAR
30Shots on goal31
2.6Expected goals2.8
49Shot attempts69
34Faceoffs won36
3Power plays6
19Penalty minutes13
26Hits35
23Blocked shots10
8Giveaways12
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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestHiggins – Kesler – Hansen5:55

    xG 0.78–0.52 (60%)attempts 8–5goals 1–1

  2. Booth – Santorelli – Weise4:56

    xG 0.05–0.01 (82%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Santorelli – Weise2:33

    xG 0.01–0.02 (29%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Higgins – Kesler – Booth2:35

    xG 0.03–0.13 (20%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Garrison11:41

    xG 1.13–0.11 (91%)attempts 13–9goals 2–0

  2. Bieksa – Stanton10:39

    xG 0.09–0.31 (22%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Tanev13:04

    xG 0.32–1.41 (18%)attempts 15–17goals 0–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestDwyer – Staal – Bowman5:43

    xG 0.88–0.06 (94%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  2. Ruutu – Staal – Skinner2:59

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Dvorak – Malhotra – Tlusty3:32

    xG 0.05–0.02 (70%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Dwyer – Tlusty – Staal3:32

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore13:46

    xG 0.91–0.20 (82%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0

  2. Harrison – Faulk14:07

    xG 0.84–0.80 (51%)attempts 12–12goals 1–1

  3. Komisarek – Murphy8:14

    xG 0.05–0.41 (11%)attempts 5–10goals 0–1

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.

CAR 2.8 xGVAN 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #432 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.26 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 53% of the time.

CAR winsVAN wins

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

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

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