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Tue, Oct 27, 2015·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Detroit Red Wings 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 54% of the time.

DET winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR081924321
DET0911007126

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:26CARVictor RaskUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:44DETJakub KindlAssists: Tomas Jurco · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P3 4:35CARRon HainseyGWGUnassisted · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:30CAREric StaalENAssists: Riley Nash, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.66 xG3–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:59CARNathan Gerbe: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 3:59CARNathan Gerbe: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 3:59DETTomas Tatar: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 19:46DETJustin Abdelkader: Boarding2 min
  5. P3 0:51CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 8:58DETRiley Sheahan: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 16:36DETJakub Kindl: Interference2 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 SOG0DET
47% to win54% to win
← CAR attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zetterberg won the faceoff against Rask
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARDET
21Shots on goal26
2.1Expected goals1.9
39Shot attempts39
26Faceoffs won22
3Power plays2
6Penalty minutes8
16Hits27
6Blocked shots12
1Giveaways12
4Takeaways5

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. bestMcClement – Malone – McGinn6:28

    xG 0.61–0.24 (72%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

  2. Staal – Versteeg – Rask5:11

    xG 0.10–0.12 (47%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  3. Staal – Rask – Lindholm7:21

    xG 0.19–0.30 (39%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Versteeg – Nash – Skinner3:57

    xG 0.04–0.16 (19%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Pesce12:22

    xG 0.79–0.48 (62%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Liles – Jordan2:03

    xG 0.01–0.12 (9%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Jordan – Murphy13:03

    xG 0.13–0.28 (32%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestMiller – Andersson – Jurco6:54

    xG 0.39–0.08 (82%)attempts 8–6goals 1–1

  2. Helm – Sheahan – Glendening7:28

    xG 0.29–0.12 (71%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Zetterberg – Abdelkader – Nyquist13:50

    xG 0.49–0.33 (60%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  4. Tatar – Pulkkinen – Larkin9:43

    xG 0.38–0.53 (42%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKindl – Smith12:40

    xG 0.48–0.09 (84%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Kronwall – Ericsson15:13

    xG 0.48–0.35 (58%)attempts 10–13goals 0–2

  3. Marchenko – DeKeyser13:10

    xG 0.38–0.61 (39%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

DET 1.9 xGCAR 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 39/100 · #753 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.34 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 54% of the time.

DET winsCAR wins

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

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