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Tue, Dec 31, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Montréal Canadiens 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 93% of the time.

CAR winsMTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL211151702425
CAR01001541512542

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:20MTLLars EllerAssists: Alex Galchenyuk · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:46MTLMax PaciorettyPPAssists: David Desharnais, Andrei Markov · Tip-in, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:24MTLMax PaciorettyAssists: P.K. Subban, David Desharnais · Snap, 0.22 xG3–0
  4. P3 1:38CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Jordan Staal, Andrej Sekera · Snap, 0.21 xG3–1
  5. P3 2:15CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Andrej Sekera, Eric Staal · Snap, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 4:07CAREric StaalAssists: Jeff Skinner, Brett Bellemore · Wrist, 0.22 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:16CARManny MalhotraAssists: Zach Boychuk, Tuomo Ruutu · Snap, 0.07 xG3–4
  8. P3 10:16MTLP.K. SubbanPPAssists: Andrei Markov, David Desharnais · Slap, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. OT 3:27CARAlexander SeminGWGAssists: Ron Hainsey, Eric Staal · Snap, 0.07 xG4–5
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 3:00CAREric Staal: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 5:22MTLLars Eller: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 6:02CARJustin Faulk: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P1 12:34MTLTomas Plekanec: Holding2 min
  5. P1 13:58MTLAlexei Emelin: Holding2 min
  6. P1 15:35CARJustin Faulk: Hooking2 min
  7. P1 19:35MTLJosh Gorges: Interference2 min
  8. P2 2:23MTLDavid Desharnais: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 9:23MTLAlex Galchenyuk: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 9:38MTLMichael Bournival: Too many men on the ice2 min
  11. P2 19:39MTLJosh Gorges: Roughing2 min · PPG
  12. P2 19:57CAREric Staal: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  13. P3 0:11MTLAndrei Markov: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 1:38MTLBrendan Gallagher: Abuse of officials2 min · PPG
  15. P3 9:24CARTuomo Ruutu: Interference2 min · PPG
  16. P3 16:31CAREric Staal: Boarding2 min
  17. P3 16:31CAREric Staal: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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.

MTL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MTLCAR
25Shots on goal42
2.3Expected goals6.1
45Shot attempts100
29Faceoffs won58
6Power plays10
20Penalty minutes14
13Hits21
34Blocked shots9
9Giveaways12
9Takeaways9

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.

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestDesharnais – Pacioretty – Gallagher8:11

    xG 0.54–0.25 (68%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

  2. Prust – Eller – Galchenyuk9:37

    xG 0.26–0.04 (87%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  3. Moen – White – Bournival5:50

    xG 0.12–0.59 (16%)attempts 2–14goals 0–0

  4. Gionta – Plekanec – Bourque8:31

    xG 0.10–1.14 (8%)attempts 4–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouillon – Subban3:16

    xG 0.14–0.02 (89%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Gorges – Subban10:00

    xG 0.52–0.74 (41%)attempts 4–17goals 1–0

  3. Markov – Emelin9:33

    xG 0.15–0.38 (29%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestSemin – Staal – Skinner6:28

    xG 0.96–0.05 (95%)attempts 15–3goals 1–0

  2. Dwyer – Gerbe – Staal5:55

    xG 0.39–0.24 (62%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  3. Malhotra – Ruutu – Boychuk3:08

    xG 0.10–0.03 (79%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  4. Dwyer – Staal – Gerbe2:27

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore12:31

    xG 1.40–0.20 (88%)attempts 16–6goals 1–0

  2. Komisarek – Murphy6:58

    xG 0.20–0.08 (70%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  3. Sekera – Faulk11:57

    xG 0.60–0.95 (39%)attempts 16–12goals 0–2

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 6.1 xGMTL 2.3 xG
0123456P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARMTL

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 MTL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #12 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.37 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
MTL 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 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 93% of the time.

CAR winsMTL wins

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

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

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