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Sun, Jan 26, 2014·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Vancouver Canucks 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 56% of the time.

VAN winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHX11121111100433
VAN27270813525

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:31VANKevin BieksaAssists: Chris Higgins, Zac Dalpe · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:15VANJannik HansenAssists: Ryan Kesler · Slap, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P1 11:33PHXAntoine VermetteAssists: David Moss, Derek Morris · Deflected, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:07PHXAntoine VermetteSHAssists: Lauri Korpikoski · Deflected, 0.33 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:59VANChris HigginsAssists: Dan Hamhuis · Slap, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:41VANZac DalpeAssists: Jason Garrison, Zack Kassian · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–4
  7. P2 19:05PHXAntoine VermettePPAssists: Shane Doan, Mikkel Boedker · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–4
  8. P3 5:24PHXShane DoanAssists: Mike Ribeiro, David Moss · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:15VANKevin BieksaGWGAssists: Brad Richardson, Chris Higgins · Wrist, 0.38 xG4–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 5:05VANJason Garrison: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 8:24PHXLauri Korpikoski: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 13:49PHXDerek Morris: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 19:02VANDale Weise: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 4:09VANAlexander Edler: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 8:00PHXKyle Chipchura: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 14:28VANDaniel Sedin: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 18:38VANKellan Lain: Holding2 min · PPG
  9. P3 8:06VANDan Hamhuis: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 8:06PHXMartin Hanzal: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 19:49PHXDerek Morris: Cross checking2 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 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Kesler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXVAN
33Shots on goal25
2.8Expected goals3.1
51Shot attempts61
32Faceoffs won27
5Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
22Hits16
24Blocked shots12
10Giveaways7
8Takeaways7

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. bestVrbata – Hanzal – Kennedy10:30

    xG 0.25–0.19 (57%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Doan – Ribeiro – Boedker3:13

    xG 0.17–0.15 (53%)attempts 5–1goals 0–1

  3. Vermette – Korpikoski – Boedker8:15

    xG 0.12–0.12 (50%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Doan – Ribeiro – Moss8:52

    xG 0.31–0.31 (50%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Yandle – Stone2:05

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  2. Schlemko – Stone7:20

    xG 0.13–0.19 (41%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  3. Michalek – Ekman-Larsson18:38

    xG 0.49–0.59 (46%)attempts 16–15goals 0–2

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Dalpe – Kassian4:28

    xG 0.62–0.12 (84%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Sedin – Burrows – Richardson6:15

    xG 0.55–0.12 (82%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  3. Higgins – Burrows – Kesler4:51

    xG 0.06–0.03 (71%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Richardson – Hansen – Weise3:40

    xG 0.17–0.19 (47%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGarrison – Stanton2:01

    xG 0.61–0.12 (84%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  2. Bieksa – Edler2:52

    xG 0.39–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Edler – Garrison10:01

    xG 0.33–0.12 (74%)attempts 11–6goals 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 3.1 xGPHX 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 94/100 · #57 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.26 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 56% of the time.

VAN winsPHX wins

Simulated goal difference (VAN − PHX), 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).