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Sat, Oct 10, 2015·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Detroit Red Wings 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 88% of the time.

CAR winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET0216311419
CAR018216113347

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 11:33DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Dylan Larkin, Justin Abdelkader · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P2 15:12CARVictor RaskAssists: Noah Hanifin · Deflected, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:03CARNathan GerbeAssists: Ryan Murphy · Tip-in, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:39DETTeemu PulkkinenUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:36DETTeemu PulkkinenAssists: Tomas Tatar · Deflected, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P3 16:25DETJustin AbdelkaderGWGAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Gustav Nyquist · Snap, 0.09 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:57CARJustin FaulkPPAssists: John-Michael Liles, Kris Versteeg · Slap, 0.07 xG4–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:37DETTeemu Pulkkinen: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 2:51DETJustin Abdelkader: Interference2 min
  3. P1 19:00DETDylan Larkin: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 19:00CARJeff Skinner: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 19:00DETJustin Abdelkader: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 0:39CAREric Staal: Interference2 min
  7. P2 1:47DETTeemu Pulkkinen: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P2 7:28DETJohan Franzen: Holding2 min
  9. P3 19:39DETTeemu Pulkkinen: High sticking double minor4 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← DET attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zetterberg won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCAR
19Shots on goal47
1.8Expected goals4.7
35Shot attempts89
27Faceoffs won27
1Power plays6
16Penalty minutes4
37Hits19
15Blocked shots10
5Giveaways4
7Takeaways12

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. bestRichards – Franzen – Sheahan2:29

    xG 0.59–0.04 (94%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Tatar – Pulkkinen – Larkin2:30

    xG 0.33–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 2–0

  3. Zetterberg – Abdelkader – Nyquist4:24

    xG 0.11–0.06 (63%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

  4. Franzen – Sheahan – Pulkkinen6:31

    xG 0.02–0.12 (16%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKindl – Smith15:15

    xG 0.70–0.42 (63%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0

  2. Quincey – Green13:39

    xG 0.59–0.74 (44%)attempts 13–16goals 3–1

  3. Kronwall – Ericsson15:18

    xG 0.53–1.10 (32%)attempts 9–21goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Rask – Lindholm13:00

    xG 1.17–0.49 (70%)attempts 25–10goals 1–0

  2. Versteeg – Gerbe – Staal10:01

    xG 0.75–0.60 (55%)attempts 16–6goals 1–2

  3. Terry – Nestrasil – Skinner2:50

    xG 0.12–0.09 (58%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1

  4. McClement – Terry – Skinner2:15

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Jordan13:35

    xG 0.46–0.26 (63%)attempts 13–4goals 0–1

  2. Hainsey – Faulk13:37

    xG 0.85–0.68 (55%)attempts 18–10goals 0–3

  3. Murphy – Hanifin14:25

    xG 0.82–0.77 (52%)attempts 19–16goals 2–0

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 xGDET 1.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 77/100 · #260 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.01 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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 88% of the time.

CAR winsDET wins

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

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