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Fri, Feb 28, 2014·Pepsi Center, Denver

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Colorado Avalanche 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 77% of the time.

COL winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX113010119242
COL110010313433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:47PHXShane DoanPPAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:38COLPA ParenteauPPAssists: Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 0:48COLNate GueninAssists: Gabriel Landeskog, Paul Stastny · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 6:12COLPaul StastnyGWGAssists: Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–3
  5. P3 13:58PHXShane DoanPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 16:49COLGabriel LandeskogPPAssists: Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 11:10COLPA Parenteau: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:57PHXMike Ribeiro: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:25PHXDavid Schlemko: Interference2 min
  4. P2 14:22PHXMike Ribeiro: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P2 15:07COLJamie McGinn: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 16:10PHXMike Ribeiro: Misconduct10 min
  7. P3 8:52COLPA Parenteau: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 12:42COLCory Sarich: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P3 15:42PHXDavid Schlemko: Holding2 min · PPG
  10. P3 17:00COLNathan MacKinnon: Boarding2 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 SOG0COL
48% to win52% to win
← PHX attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Duchene
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCOL
42Shots on goal33
4.6Expected goals2.8
68Shot attempts60
25Faceoffs won33
5Power plays4
18Penalty minutes10
16Hits20
17Blocked shots12
5Giveaways5
4Takeaways12

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. bestDoan – Vermette – Boedker3:18

    xG 0.77–0.04 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Doan – Ribeiro – McMillan6:24

    xG 0.40–0.01 (98%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Vrbata – Hanzal – Klinkhammer9:01

    xG 0.71–0.55 (56%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

  4. Halpern – Moss – Chipchura7:57

    xG 0.27–0.24 (53%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorris – Yandle14:56

    xG 1.15–0.77 (60%)attempts 17–16goals 0–1

  2. Schlemko – Stone12:08

    xG 0.64–0.42 (60%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  3. Michalek – Ekman-Larsson15:05

    xG 0.75–0.59 (56%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestStastny – Landeskog – MacKinnon12:36

    xG 0.76–0.22 (78%)attempts 14–14goals 2–0

  2. Talbot – Mitchell – McGinn10:34

    xG 0.47–0.22 (68%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Bordeleau – McLeod – Cliche5:02

    xG 0.08–0.19 (30%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – O'Reilly – Duchene11:50

    xG 0.37–1.77 (17%)attempts 6–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGuenin – Barrie12:33

    xG 0.73–0.59 (55%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Holden – Barrie2:23

    xG 0.11–0.06 (67%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Hejda – Holden12:03

    xG 0.37–0.76 (33%)attempts 11–15goals 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.

COL 2.8 xGPHX 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLPHX

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 44/100 · #631 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.19 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 77% of the time.

COL winsPHX wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).