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Tue, Mar 21, 2017·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Arizona Coyotes 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 51% of the time.

TBL winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI11411338535
TBL114212013339

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:56ARIChristian FischerAssists: Lawson Crouse, Josh Jooris · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:45TBLVictor HedmanAssists: Nikita Kucherov · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:06ARIChristian DvorakAssists: Max Domi, Connor Murphy · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:50TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Ondrej Palat · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:08TBLVladislav NamestnikovAssists: Jonathan Drouin · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
  6. P3 4:54ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonAssists: Max Domi, Anthony Duclair · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 6:39ARIRadim VrbataGWGAssists: Alex Goligoski, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Slap, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:24ARIConnor MurphyENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.55 xG5–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 2:07TBLLuke Witkowski: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 7:52ARIBrendan Perlini: Interference2 min
  3. P1 9:21TBLAlex Killorn: Holding2 min
  4. P1 9:45ARIAlex Goligoski: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 4:41TBLJake Dotchin: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 5:53ARIJordan Martinook: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 5:53TBLJake Dotchin: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 14:07ARILuke Schenn: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 17:19ARIJordan Martinook: 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
44% to win56% to win
← ARI attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Martinook won the faceoff against Point
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARITBL
35Shots on goal39
2.8Expected goals2.8
45Shot attempts80
26Faceoffs won30
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
23Hits15
25Blocked shots6
9Giveaways10
6Takeaways2

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Duclair – Domi – Dvorak9:39

    xG 0.31–0.41 (43%)attempts 10–16goals 2–1

  2. Jooris – Fischer – Crouse9:09

    xG 0.26–0.39 (40%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

  3. Vrbata – McGinn – Holland8:08

    xG 0.13–0.27 (33%)attempts 4–12goals 0–1

  4. Rieder – Martinook – Perlini9:46

    xG 0.07–0.41 (14%)attempts 4–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Schenn – Ekman-Larsson14:54

    xG 0.19–0.31 (38%)attempts 9–16goals 0–0

  2. Goligoski – Murphy13:05

    xG 0.41–0.58 (42%)attempts 10–14goals 1–2

  3. DeAngelo – Chychrun10:36

    xG 0.20–0.68 (22%)attempts 9–25goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Namestnikov – Drouin9:25

    xG 0.61–0.32 (65%)attempts 16–9goals 1–0

  2. Gourde – Vermin – Erne10:29

    xG 0.36–0.11 (77%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Palat – Kucherov – Point10:11

    xG 0.15–0.43 (26%)attempts 11–8goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestCoburn – Sustr8:48

    xG 0.43–0.21 (68%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  2. Coburn – Dotchin2:11

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Stralman – Garrison7:42

    xG 0.35–0.25 (58%)attempts 16–10goals 1–2

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.

TBL 2.8 xGARI 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLARI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 89/100 · #117 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.24 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50TBL 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, Arizona Coyotes win this game 51% of the time.

TBL winsARI wins

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

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