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Fri, Dec 30, 2016·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Anaheim Ducks 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 64% of the time.

VAN winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ANA161100802226
VAN071101712326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:48ANARyan GetzlafSHAssists: Joseph Cramarossa, Josh Manson · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:52ANARickard RakellAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Corey Perry · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–0
  3. P2 7:59VANLoui ErikssonPPAssists: Ben Hutton, Bo Horvat · Deflected, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:02VANJack SkilleAssists: Sven Baertschi, Alexander Edler · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:01VANHenrik SedinGWGAssists: Loui Eriksson, Ryan Miller · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 0:45ANAHampus Lindholm: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 4:12ANAAntoine Vermette: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 2:36ANAShea Theodore: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 6:23ANARyan Getzlaf: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:25ANAHampus Lindholm: Interference2 min
  6. P2 10:55VANJack Skille: Interference2 min
  7. P3 2:44ANAAndrew Cogliano: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 17:43ANAHampus Lindholm: 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 SOG0VAN
44% to win56% to win
← ANA attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANAVAN
26Shots on goal26
2.0Expected goals2.7
43Shot attempts47
29Faceoffs won28
1Power plays7
14Penalty minutes2
32Hits23
11Blocked shots12
5Giveaways9
3Takeaways2

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. bestGetzlaf – Cramarossa – Shaw4:12

    xG 0.17–0.07 (72%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Ritchie – Kase6:44

    xG 0.14–0.16 (47%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  3. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg12:40

    xG 0.12–0.41 (23%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  4. Vermette – Perry – Rakell9:57

    xG 0.36–0.85 (30%)attempts 7–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Theodore10:00

    xG 0.27–0.21 (56%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Holzer – Fowler4:05

    xG 0.12–0.08 (59%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Fowler3:23

    xG 0.10–0.13 (43%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestBurrows – Baertschi – Horvat9:29

    xG 0.55–0.16 (77%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Eriksson – Sutter – Granlund5:17

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Eriksson4:35

    xG 0.07–0.02 (75%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Megna6:32

    xG 0.08–0.08 (50%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Stecher16:16

    xG 1.05–0.64 (62%)attempts 17–12goals 1–1

  2. Edler – Tryamkin2:11

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Hutton – Tryamkin8:47

    xG 0.11–0.05 (68%)attempts 5–9goals 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.

VAN 2.7 xGANA 2.0 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 77/100 · #254 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.92 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 64% of the time.

VAN winsANA wins

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

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