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Fri, Dec 6, 2013·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 59% of the time.

VAN winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHX0100921802239
VAN0102110813332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:26VANJason GarrisonPPAssists: Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 19:07VANHenrik SedinAssists: Daniel Sedin, Ryan Stanton · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P3 10:34PHXAntoine VermetteUnassisted · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 12:55PHXDavid MossAssists: Rob Klinkhammer, Mike Ribeiro · Wrist, 0.30 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:41VANChris HigginsGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 12:23VANKevin Bieksa: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 0:40PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 8:52PHXRob Klinkhammer: Interference2 min
  4. P2 16:53VANRyan Stanton: Closing hand on puck2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
48% to win52% to win
← PHX attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Klinkhammer
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXVAN
39Shots on goal32
2.4Expected goals1.9
65Shot attempts51
35Faceoffs won23
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
26Hits21
10Blocked shots18
10Giveaways8
6Takeaways14

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestRibeiro – Moss – Klinkhammer3:23

    xG 0.55–0.13 (81%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  2. Vermette – Kennedy – Boedker10:22

    xG 0.50–0.19 (72%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Vrbata – Hanzal – Kennedy3:18

    xG 0.10–0.02 (80%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Ribeiro – Vrbata – Hanzal11:37

    xG 0.29–0.28 (50%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchlemko – Rundblad12:31

    xG 0.78–0.37 (68%)attempts 20–7goals 0–0

  2. Stone – Ekman-Larsson14:47

    xG 0.41–0.30 (58%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  3. Yandle – Murphy18:03

    xG 0.60–0.58 (51%)attempts 15–16goals 1–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Booth13:52

    xG 0.42–0.35 (54%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  2. Higgins – Kesler – Santorelli15:04

    xG 0.29–0.23 (55%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Hansen – Weise10:41

    xG 0.55–0.59 (48%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  4. Sestito – Dalpe – Kassian4:44

    xG 0.05–0.14 (25%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGarrison – Stanton4:50

    xG 0.28–0.03 (90%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Bieksa – Alberts3:45

    xG 0.19–0.05 (81%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Alberts – Garrison2:24

    xG 0.01–0.10 (11%)attempts 2–4goals 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.

VAN 1.9 xGPHX 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANPHX

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 65/100 · #346 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 59% of the time.

VAN winsPHX wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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