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Tue, Dec 13, 2016·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Anaheim Ducks 2, Dallas Stars 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 50% of the time.

DAL winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA011114111236
DAL06110511627

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 13:22DALStephen JohnsAssists: Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 15:36ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Rickard Rakell · Snap, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:08ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Ryan Getzlaf · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:41DALDan HamhuisPPAssists: Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza · Tip-in, 0.20 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:33DALAdam CracknellGWGAssists: Johnny Oduya · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 10:51DALPatrick EavesAssists: Jiri Hudler · Snap, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 12:24DALJamie BennAssists: Jordie Benn, Tyler Seguin · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P3 13:57DALRadek FaksaENAssists: Jordie Benn · Wrist, 0.50 xG2–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 12:23DALAdam Cracknell: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:14DALEsa Lindell: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 17:05ANARyan Kesler: Holding2 min
  4. P2 3:18ANAOndrej Kase: Interference2 min
  5. P2 10:23ANAAntoine Vermette: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 19:03DALJohn Klingberg: Holding2 min
  7. P2 19:48DALJamie Benn: Delaying game face off violation2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:47ANAStefan Noesen: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P3 7:11DALJordie Benn: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 13:17ANASami Vatanen: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 13:17DALCody Eakin: Roughing2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
44% to win56% to win
← ANA attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Seguin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANADAL
36Shots on goal27
3.6Expected goals3.6
74Shot attempts56
30Faceoffs won34
5Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
17Hits13
11Blocked shots18
3Giveaways16
4Takeaways3

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestCramarossa – Shaw – Noesen4:57

    xG 0.14–0.05 (73%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Vermette – Ritchie – Kase8:52

    xG 0.21–0.18 (54%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg8:21

    xG 0.21–0.31 (41%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

  4. Getzlaf – Perry – Rakell8:50

    xG 0.36–0.95 (27%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Theodore9:19

    xG 0.27–0.19 (58%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Bieksa – Fowler2:45

    xG 0.03–0.08 (26%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1

  3. Vatanen – Fowler12:04

    xG 0.50–0.62 (45%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRoussel – Ritchie – Faksa9:29

    xG 0.88–0.33 (73%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. Spezza – Benn – Seguin9:49

    xG 0.38–0.18 (68%)attempts 13–9goals 2–0

  3. Hudler – Cracknell – Shore6:06

    xG 0.14–0.03 (83%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  4. Eaves – Korpikoski – Eakin9:08

    xG 0.12–0.32 (27%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Benn14:05

    xG 0.89–0.57 (61%)attempts 20–16goals 2–1

  2. Hamhuis – Johns11:13

    xG 0.43–0.16 (72%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  3. Klingberg – Lindell12:15

    xG 0.38–0.32 (54%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

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.

DAL 3.6 xGANA 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 74/100 · #296 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.93 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 50% of the time.

DAL winsANA wins

Simulated goal difference (DAL − ANA), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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