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Sat, Dec 12, 2015·Gila River Arena, Glendale

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Arizona Coyotes 4 (OT)

Expected result

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

ARI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CAR2111131811533
ARI071831301429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:37CARKris VersteegAssists: Justin Faulk, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:56CARAndrej NestrasilPPAssists: Jordan Staal, Brett Pesce · Wrist, 0.26 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:24CARPhillip Di GiuseppeAssists: Jeff Skinner, Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–0
  4. P2 18:22ARIAnthony DuclairAssists: Max Domi · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P3 0:40CARJustin FaulkPPAssists: Elias Lindholm, Victor Rask · Slap, 0.05 xG4–1
  6. P3 1:43ARIAnthony DuclairAssists: Viktor Tikhonov, Max Domi · Backhand, 0.12 xG4–2
  7. P3 3:23ARIKyle ChipchuraAssists: Nicklas Grossmann · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:44ARIConnor MurphyAssists: Anthony Duclair · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–4
  9. OT 0:53CARVictor RaskGWGAssists: Eddie Lack, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.09 xG5–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 19:00ARIJordan Martinook: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  2. P2 3:01CARChris Terry: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 18:46ARIShane Doan: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P3 3:49ARISteve Downie: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 11:03CARChris Terry: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ARI
47% to win54% to win
← CAR attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Richardson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARARI
33Shots on goal29
4.6Expected goals1.9
59Shot attempts56
28Faceoffs won29
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
22Hits26
13Blocked shots9
6Giveaways6
2Takeaways2

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. bestStaal – Versteeg – Lindholm10:56

    xG 0.55–0.27 (68%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Staal – Nestrasil – Nordstrom10:02

    xG 0.42–0.16 (72%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  3. Skinner – Rask – Di Giuseppe11:06

    xG 0.54–0.39 (58%)attempts 8–13goals 1–1

  4. McClement – Terry – Malone5:10

    xG 0.04–0.04 (49%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Pesce17:36

    xG 1.28–0.47 (73%)attempts 21–17goals 0–1

  2. Hainsey – Faulk19:07

    xG 0.41–0.53 (43%)attempts 15–22goals 1–0

  3. Slavin – Hanifin11:06

    xG 0.14–0.34 (30%)attempts 4–8goals 1–1

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Richardson – Chipchura2:46

    xG 0.18–0.07 (71%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  2. Doan – Richardson – Martinook9:58

    xG 0.17–0.10 (64%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Vermette – Boedker – Rieder10:27

    xG 0.24–0.31 (43%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

  4. Tikhonov – Duclair – Domi12:07

    xG 0.48–0.58 (45%)attempts 12–12goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. Grossmann – Murphy14:51

    xG 0.20–0.16 (55%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Stone – Ekman-Larsson19:02

    xG 0.85–0.97 (47%)attempts 20–20goals 2–1

  3. Elliott – Dahlbeck11:59

    xG 0.24–0.67 (26%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

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.

ARI 1.9 xGCAR 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARICAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #36 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.18 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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.

ARI winsCAR wins

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

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