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Tue, Dec 16, 2014·Air Canada Centre, Toronto

Anaheim Ducks 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 74% of the time.

TOR winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA017114111242
TOR11115411627

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:12TORTyler BozakAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Phil Kessel · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:31TORJoffrey LupulAssists: Korbinian Holzer, Peter Holland · Snap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:13ANASami VatanenSHAssists: Ryan Kesler, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:37TORDavid BoothGWGUnassisted · Wrap-around, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:28TORNazem KadriAssists: Daniel Winnik · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–4
  6. P3 8:35ANARyan KeslerAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Matt Beleskey · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:23TORPhil KesselPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–5
  8. P3 18:17TORPhil KesselAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Tyler Bozak · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–6
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 11:16TORPeter Holland: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  2. P1 16:11TORJames van Riemsdyk: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  3. P2 7:58ANAJakob Silfverberg: Interference2 min
  4. P2 12:44ANATim Jackman: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 2:10TORDion Phaneuf: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 2:10ANARyan Getzlaf: Embellishment2 min
  7. P3 15:04ANAPatrick Maroon: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  8. P3 17:21TORDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:21ANATim Jackman: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 17:21ANATim Jackman: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 17:21TORDion Phaneuf: Slashing2 min
  12. P3 17:21ANATim Jackman: Misconduct10 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bozak won the faceoff against Rakell
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANATOR
42Shots on goal27
4.3Expected goals2.8
89Shot attempts59
32Faceoffs won36
2Power plays3
22Penalty minutes10
39Hits43
16Blocked shots17
6Giveaways10
13Takeaways17

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestCogliano – Silfverberg – Rakell8:34

    xG 0.82–0.21 (80%)attempts 15–6goals 0–1

  2. Kesler – Beleskey – Palmieri7:59

    xG 0.46–0.05 (90%)attempts 13–4goals 1–1

  3. Jackman – Thompson – Maroon4:17

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Maroon – Smith-Pelly4:42

    xG 0.34–0.09 (80%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStoner – Vatanen16:45

    xG 1.91–0.27 (88%)attempts 36–7goals 1–2

  2. Lovejoy – Fowler15:24

    xG 1.12–0.45 (71%)attempts 23–18goals 0–1

  3. Fistric – Lindholm13:45

    xG 0.28–1.52 (15%)attempts 14–18goals 0–2

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. Lupul – Clarkson – Holland11:24

    xG 0.52–0.53 (50%)attempts 9–19goals 1–0

  2. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak12:18

    xG 0.51–0.79 (39%)attempts 16–13goals 2–0

  3. Booth – Smith – Panik5:48

    xG 0.03–0.40 (7%)attempts 3–13goals 1–0

  4. Santorelli – Winnik – Kadri11:16

    xG 0.19–0.85 (18%)attempts 11–14goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Robidas – Rielly16:54

    xG 0.48–0.91 (34%)attempts 12–25goals 2–0

  2. Holzer – Gardiner13:31

    xG 0.33–0.97 (26%)attempts 11–21goals 2–1

  3. Phaneuf – Franson13:11

    xG 0.27–0.97 (22%)attempts 13–20goals 1–0

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.

TOR 2.8 xGANA 4.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #551 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.95 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 74% of the time.

TOR winsANA wins

Simulated goal difference (TOR − ANA), 10,000 replays

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