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Tue, Dec 13, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Vancouver Canucks 6, Carolina Hurricanes 8

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 63% of the time.

CAR winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN17417110634
CAR211010615836

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:27CARSebastian AhoAssists: Brett Pesce, Lee Stempniak · Deflected, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:35VANSven BaertschiAssists: Bo Horvat, Alexandre Burrows · Backhand, 0.29 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:25CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Noah Hanifin, Derek Ryan · Snap, 0.58 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:11VANAlexandre BurrowsAssists: Sven Baertschi, Nikita Tryamkin · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:24VANMarkus GranlundAssists: Loui Eriksson · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–2
  6. P2 8:47VANBen HuttonAssists: Brandon Sutter · Slap, 0.03 xG4–2
  7. P2 14:19VANSven BaertschiAssists: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.17 xG5–2
  8. P3 1:16CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Derek Ryan, Victor Rask · Tip-in, 0.19 xG5–3
  9. P3 4:14CARRon HainseyAssists: Justin Faulk, Victor Rask · Snap, 0.03 xG5–4
  10. P3 4:38CARVictor RaskAssists: Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner · Deflected, 0.11 xG5–5
  11. P3 5:56CARJustin FaulkAssists: Elias Lindholm, Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.01 xG5–6
  12. P3 12:38CARJordan StaalGWGAssists: Elias Lindholm, Joakim Nordstrom · Snap, 0.39 xG5–7
  13. P3 14:10VANBrandon SutterAssists: Erik Gudbranson · Wrist, 0.13 xG6–7
  14. P3 19:02CARLee StempniakENAssists: Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.60 xG6–8
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 8:06VANErik Gudbranson: Charging2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:51CARRon Hainsey: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 14:51VANLuca Sbisa: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 12:11CARElias Lindholm: Holding2 min
  5. P2 16:25VANErik Gudbranson: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 0:00VANAlexandre Burrows: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P3 15:37CARElias Lindholm: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
44% to win56% to win
← VAN attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Rask won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCAR
34Shots on goal36
3.3Expected goals4.1
58Shot attempts66
32Faceoffs won32
2Power plays3
11Penalty minutes9
15Hits11
15Blocked shots13
3Giveaways16
9Takeaways10

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestEriksson – Sutter – Granlund10:44

    xG 1.36–0.28 (83%)attempts 17–8goals 3–1

  2. Burrows – Baertschi – Horvat11:01

    xG 0.76–0.72 (51%)attempts 9–10goals 2–1

  3. Skille – Chaput – Megna5:21

    xG 0.18–0.15 (54%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Hansen14:01

    xG 0.41–1.11 (27%)attempts 12–25goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Hutton14:59

    xG 1.12–0.60 (65%)attempts 16–18goals 2–2

  2. Biega – Tryamkin13:50

    xG 1.41–1.27 (52%)attempts 22–15goals 3–3

  3. Gudbranson – Stecher3:11

    xG 0.12–0.15 (44%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Nordstrom – Lindholm12:48

    xG 1.01–0.75 (57%)attempts 20–11goals 2–1

  2. Stempniak – Teravainen – Aho11:42

    xG 0.34–0.17 (66%)attempts 15–6goals 1–1

  3. McClement – Stalberg – McGinn8:59

    xG 0.04–0.29 (12%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  4. Skinner – Rask – Ryan11:02

    xG 0.84–1.23 (40%)attempts 13–16goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Faulk17:36

    xG 0.83–0.57 (59%)attempts 20–18goals 2–0

  2. Slavin – Pesce17:19

    xG 1.21–1.09 (53%)attempts 22–13goals 3–3

  3. Tennyson – Hanifin10:41

    xG 0.11–1.22 (8%)attempts 6–16goals 0–3

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 4.1 xGVAN 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 100/100 · #8 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.47 · 14 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 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 63% of the time.

CAR winsVAN wins

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

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