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Sat, Apr 5, 2014·Centre Bell, Montreal

Detroit Red Wings 3, Montréal Canadiens 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 62% of the time.

MTL winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET010015312337
MTL1132429526

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:16MTLMichael BournivalAssists: Ryan White · Wrist, 0.36 xG0–1
  2. P2 8:52MTLMax PaciorettyAssists: Mike Weaver, Jarred Tinordi · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:35MTLBrian GiontaAssists: Lars Eller, Jarred Tinordi · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–3
  4. P3 5:11DETPavel DatsyukPPAssists: Niklas Kronwall, Johan Franzen · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:47DETLuke GlendeningAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Drew Miller · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 10:44DETNiklas KronwallPPAssists: Johan Franzen, Gustav Nyquist · Slap, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 13:13MTLBrian GiontaGWGAssists: Lars Eller, Alexei Emelin · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–4
  8. P3 15:40MTLAlex GalchenyukAssists: Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher · Tip-in, 0.20 xG3–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:21MTLDaniel Brière: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:03DETBrendan Smith: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 16:32DETLuke Glendening: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 19:20DETJakub Kindl: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 3:57MTLRene Bourque: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 5:26MTLTomas Plekanec: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 3:45MTLRyan White: High sticking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 9:41MTLFrancis Bouillon: Hooking2 min · PPG
  9. P3 18:55DETTomas Jurco: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 18:55MTLAlexei Emelin: High sticking2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
48% to win52% to win
← DET attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Glendening won the faceoff against Desharnais
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETMTL
37Shots on goal26
3.5Expected goals2.8
67Shot attempts43
30Faceoffs won26
5Power plays3
8Penalty minutes12
13Hits19
12Blocked shots18
3Giveaways9
7Takeaways9

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestDatsyuk – Franzen – Nyquist2:11

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Glendening2:07

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0

  3. Alfredsson – Helm – Nyquist4:30

    xG 0.11–0.05 (70%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Alfredsson – Datsyuk – Abdelkader3:16

    xG 0.02–0.13 (11%)attempts 1–1goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestQuincey – Smith2:09

    xG 0.20–0.01 (96%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Kronwall – Smith12:41

    xG 0.48–0.39 (55%)attempts 17–6goals 0–0

  3. Kindl – Lashoff6:52

    xG 0.27–0.57 (32%)attempts 5–10goals 0–2

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestGionta – Bourque – Eller9:52

    xG 0.69–0.36 (66%)attempts 9–8goals 2–0

  2. Vanek – Desharnais – Pacioretty12:37

    xG 0.48–0.45 (52%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  3. Plekanec – Gallagher – Galchenyuk10:10

    xG 0.35–0.34 (51%)attempts 2–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouillon – Weaver13:04

    xG 1.26–0.32 (80%)attempts 10–9goals 3–0

  2. Subban – Tinordi10:01

    xG 0.47–0.14 (78%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

  3. Bouillon – Subban2:41

    xG 0.01–0.19 (5%)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.

MTL 2.8 xGDET 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 89/100 · #104 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.63 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 62% of the time.

MTL winsDET wins

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

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