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Fri, Feb 20, 2015·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

CAR winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1120606124
CAR2120806226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:55CAREric StaalPPAssists: Justin Faulk, Jiri Tlusty · Deflected, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:53TORBrandon KozunAssists: David Booth, Peter Holland · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 18:09CARJordan StaalGWGAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Eric Staal · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 12:07TORPetter Granberg: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:56CARNathan Gerbe: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 7:50CARAndrej Nestrasil: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 10:46CARJohn-Michael Liles: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 15:59TORPhil Kessel: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 10:26CARCam Ward: Tripping2 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.

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
24Shots on goal26
1.9Expected goals2.5
55Shot attempts52
21Faceoffs won30
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
35Hits26
16Blocked shots19
6Giveaways11
11Takeaways13

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. bestWinnik – Kadri – Panik9:39

    xG 0.46–0.18 (72%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  2. Booth – Holland – Kozun4:12

    xG 0.24–0.02 (91%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  3. Booth – Winnik – Kadri4:49

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Jokinen – Clarkson – Komarov10:42

    xG 0.35–0.32 (52%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPolak – Rielly16:52

    xG 0.74–0.59 (56%)attempts 16–14goals 0–1

  2. Robidas – Granberg7:24

    xG 0.20–0.18 (53%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Gardiner – Rielly2:26

    xG 0.00–0.24 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Tlusty – Staal12:09

    xG 1.20–0.14 (89%)attempts 23–7goals 1–0

  2. Semin – Nash – Skinner5:34

    xG 0.43–0.31 (58%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Semin – Gerbe – Rask5:59

    xG 0.09–0.04 (67%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Skinner – Lindholm4:50

    xG 0.03–0.27 (11%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Faulk13:37

    xG 1.29–0.60 (68%)attempts 22–13goals 1–0

  2. Liles – Gleason14:20

    xG 0.57–0.38 (60%)attempts 15–17goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Bellemore13:28

    xG 0.10–0.32 (25%)attempts 6–11goals 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 2.5 xGTOR 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 28/100 · #869 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 62% of the time.

CAR winsTOR wins

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

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