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Wed, Jan 6, 2016·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Vancouver Canucks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 52% of the time.

VAN winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR02113113228
VAN081726321

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 8:02CARJohn-Michael LilesSHAssists: Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:39VANSven BaertschiAssists: Adam Cracknell, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:15VANBo HorvatAssists: Matt Bartkowski, Alex Biega · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P3 12:00CARJordan StaalAssists: Noah Hanifin · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 18:54VANBo HorvatPPGWGAssists: Sven Baertschi, Linden Vey · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 16:58CARJay McClement: Holding2 min
  2. P1 19:18VANJared McCann: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  3. P2 6:37CARNoah Hanifin: Holding2 min
  4. P2 18:41CARJordan Staal: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 19:54CARElias Lindholm: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 4:08VANAlexander Edler: Holding2 min
  7. P3 17:17CARJaccob Slavin: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
47% to win54% to win
← CAR attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Horvat
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARVAN
28Shots on goal21
2.4Expected goals2.3
50Shot attempts39
30Faceoffs won24
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
12Hits10
5Blocked shots7
5Giveaways4
8Takeaways8

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 – Nestrasil – Nordstrom7:45

    xG 0.42–0.25 (63%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. McClement – Nash – Malone3:38

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

  3. Staal – Versteeg – Lindholm10:31

    xG 0.26–0.19 (57%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Terry – Skinner – Rask7:55

    xG 0.16–0.25 (38%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Slavin13:06

    xG 0.85–0.41 (68%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Liles – Pesce9:12

    xG 0.32–0.29 (53%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Liles5:02

    xG 0.10–0.15 (40%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestPrust – Dorsett – McCann9:29

    xG 0.36–0.17 (67%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Vrbata – Baertschi – Horvat10:13

    xG 0.58–0.46 (55%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

  3. Burrows – Cracknell – Vey7:41

    xG 0.18–0.22 (45%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Hansen9:17

    xG 0.18–0.56 (24%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Tanev16:34

    xG 0.53–0.38 (58%)attempts 6–11goals 1–0

  2. Biega – Bartkowski13:05

    xG 0.48–0.63 (43%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

  3. Weber – Hutton11:23

    xG 0.30–0.50 (37%)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.

VAN 2.3 xGCAR 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 86/100 · #168 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.33 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 52% of the time.

VAN winsCAR wins

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

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