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Thu, Dec 18, 2014·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 87% of the time.

CAR winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0917010126
CAR216011210437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:54CARChris TerryAssists: Eric Staal, Nathan Gerbe · Snap, 0.46 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:43CARJustin FaulkSHGWGAssists: Patrick Dwyer, Andrej Sekera · Snap, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P2 16:55TORDion PhaneufAssists: Peter Holland, Cody Franson · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 11:05CARAndrej SekeraPPAssists: Justin Faulk, Nathan Gerbe · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:36CARElias LindholmENAssists: Eric Staal, Ron Hainsey · Wrist, 0.65 xG1–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:05TORDion Phaneuf: Interference2 min
  2. P1 12:24CARZach Boychuk: Interference2 min
  3. P1 15:58CARJustin Faulk: Interference2 min
  4. P2 12:02TORJake Gardiner: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 8:03CAREric Staal: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 9:07TORCody Franson: Interference2 min · PPG

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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCAR
26Shots on goal37
2.1Expected goals4.7
44Shot attempts60
22Faceoffs won46
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
24Hits29
15Blocked shots7
2Giveaways13
4Takeaways11

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. Santorelli – van Riemsdyk – Kadri7:15

    xG 0.37–0.33 (53%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Clarkson – Winnik – Holland2:56

    xG 0.02–0.01 (56%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

  3. Clarkson – Booth – Holland2:28

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak6:29

    xG 0.32–0.39 (45%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGardiner – Rielly2:04

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

  2. Phaneuf – Rielly3:13

    xG 0.18–0.06 (75%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Polak – Gardiner11:05

    xG 0.32–0.91 (26%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Gerbe – Terry8:58

    xG 1.21–0.20 (86%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  2. McClement – Malone – Shugg5:13

    xG 0.74–0.01 (99%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  3. Skinner – Rask – Lindholm8:50

    xG 1.08–0.61 (64%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  4. Terry – Skinner – Rask2:46

    xG 0.04–0.02 (65%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Faulk16:10

    xG 1.62–0.72 (69%)attempts 23–15goals 0–0

  2. Gleason – Jordan12:51

    xG 1.18–0.33 (78%)attempts 14–10goals 1–1

  3. Hainsey – Bellemore13:19

    xG 0.20–0.36 (36%)attempts 7–10goals 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.

CAR 4.7 xGTOR 2.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 27/100 · #873 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 87% of the time.

CAR winsTOR wins

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

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