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Fri, Dec 6, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

San Jose Sharks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 78% of the time.

CAR winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS2100817325
CAR013112410535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:09SJSTommy WingelsAssists: Jason Demers · Deflected, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:31SJSMarc-Edouard VlasicAssists: Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl · Snap, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P2 11:36CARJay HarrisonAssists: Zach Boychuk, Riley Nash · Snap, 0.01 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:54CARRiley NashAssists: Jay Harrison, Elias Lindholm · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:42CARJordan StaalAssists: Nathan Gerbe, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 9:35SJSJustin BraunAssists: Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski · Slap, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 14:00CARElias LindholmGWGAssists: Andrej Sekera, Jordan Staal · Deflected, 0.06 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:29CAREric StaalENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.54 xG3–5
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 0:38SJSBrent Burns: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:33CAREric Staal: Interference2 min
  3. P1 18:28CAREric Staal: Elbowing2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← SJS attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Couture won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCAR
25Shots on goal35
2.1Expected goals3.9
59Shot attempts67
33Faceoffs won34
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
21Hits22
20Blocked shots23
8Giveaways10
12Takeaways11

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Pavelski – Couture2:50

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Marleau – Couture – Wingels7:05

    xG 0.45–0.30 (60%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

  3. Marleau – Sheppard – Wingels2:00

    xG 0.08–0.09 (45%)attempts 2–1goals 0–1

  4. Desjardins – Sheppard – McCarthy6:52

    xG 0.11–0.46 (20%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun13:50

    xG 0.21–0.09 (71%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Irwin12:37

    xG 0.54–0.80 (41%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Demers9:18

    xG 0.21–0.81 (21%)attempts 3–13goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestGerbe – Staal – Lindholm13:35

    xG 1.53–0.36 (81%)attempts 25–6goals 2–1

  2. Tlusty – Nash – Boychuk2:45

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  3. Westgarth – Nash – Boychuk3:58

    xG 0.30–0.31 (49%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Ruutu – Staal – Skinner15:59

    xG 0.44–0.56 (44%)attempts 14–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Faulk15:48

    xG 1.43–0.47 (75%)attempts 20–18goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Murphy17:13

    xG 1.15–0.43 (73%)attempts 23–14goals 0–1

  3. Gleason – Harrison15:20

    xG 0.24–0.85 (22%)attempts 10–14goals 2–2

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 3.9 xGSJS 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 88/100 · #121 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 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 78% of the time.

CAR winsSJS wins

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

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