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Tue, Nov 18, 2014·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Carolina Hurricanes 6, Dallas Stars 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 52% of the time.

DAL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0541228625
DAL26010211427

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:48DALJamie BennAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Jamie Oleksiak · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:34DALTyler SeguinAssists: John Klingberg, Jason Spezza · Deflected, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:34CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Jay McClement · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:00CARPatrick DwyerAssists: John-Michael Liles · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:30CARVictor RaskPPAssists: John-Michael Liles, Nathan Gerbe · Slap, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P2 15:54CARJiri TlustyAssists: Elias Lindholm, Eric Staal · Tip-in, 0.02 xG4–2
  7. P3 0:09CAREric StaalGWGAssists: Justin Faulk, Andrej Sekera · Wrist, 0.30 xG5–2
  8. P3 2:38DALCody EakinSHAssists: Alex Goligoski, Jamie Benn · Deflected, 0.18 xG5–3
  9. P3 12:55DALTyler SeguinAssists: John Klingberg, Cody Eakin · Deflected, 0.01 xG5–4
  10. P3 16:03CAREric StaalAssists: Riley Nash · Backhand, 0.12 xG6–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 15:49CARVictor Rask: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 15:49DALCurtis McKenzie: Holding2 min
  3. P2 7:16DALJordie Benn: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 16:22CARTim Gleason: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 16:22DALAntoine Roussel: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 17:04CARJay McClement: Holding2 min
  7. P3 0:48DALBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 7:53DALErik Cole: Holding2 min
  9. P3 8:29CARJustin Faulk: Hooking2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Eakin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARDAL
25Shots on goal27
3.2Expected goals3.0
54Shot attempts55
47Faceoffs won29
3Power plays2
11Penalty minutes13
16Hits17
11Blocked shots12
11Giveaways14
7Takeaways2

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Tlusty – Lindholm12:16

    xG 0.93–0.25 (79%)attempts 13–5goals 2–0

  2. McClement – Dwyer – Boychuk6:53

    xG 0.17–0.17 (51%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  3. Semin – Gerbe – Nash8:16

    xG 0.13–0.16 (46%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  4. Terry – Skinner – Rask7:34

    xG 0.28–0.48 (37%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Faulk16:39

    xG 1.15–0.71 (62%)attempts 21–13goals 3–0

  2. Hainsey – Bellemore16:04

    xG 0.61–0.45 (57%)attempts 13–13goals 1–0

  3. Liles – Gleason8:31

    xG 0.25–0.53 (32%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestCole – Spezza – Hemsky10:30

    xG 0.56–0.25 (69%)attempts 13–4goals 0–1

  2. Benn – Eakin – Seguin13:02

    xG 0.47–0.40 (54%)attempts 8–13goals 1–1

  3. Fiddler – Sceviour – Roussel8:12

    xG 0.16–0.29 (35%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  4. Horcoff – Moen – McKenzie5:48

    xG 0.05–0.30 (15%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenn – Klingberg2:35

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  2. Benn – Oleksiak9:16

    xG 0.30–0.38 (44%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

  3. Dillon – Klingberg16:39

    xG 0.81–1.04 (44%)attempts 17–15goals 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.

DAL 3.0 xGCAR 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 88/100 · #122 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.69 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 52% of the time.

DAL winsCAR wins

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

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