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Sat, Apr 1, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Dallas Stars 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 68% of the time.

CAR winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL0611028324
CAR0705013025

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:46DALJason SpezzaGWGAssists: Remi Elie, Greg Pateryn · Snap, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P3 18:03DALJohn KlingbergENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.45 xG2–0
  3. P3 18:35DALDevin ShoreENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.65 xG3–0
Penalties (1)
  1. P1 12:34DALBrett Ritchie: Cross checking2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCAR
24Shots on goal25
2.6Expected goals1.7
38Shot attempts51
22Faceoffs won32
0Power plays1
2Penalty minutes0
15Hits24
16Blocked shots6
2Giveaways11
11Takeaways22

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestSpezza – Eakin – Elie11:27

    xG 0.67–0.28 (71%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

  2. Dowling – Ritchie – Dickinson12:18

    xG 0.31–0.09 (78%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Benn – Seguin – Shore14:22

    xG 0.31–0.49 (38%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  4. Cracknell – Faksa – Smith11:34

    xG 0.13–0.39 (24%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlingberg – Lindell20:07

    xG 0.74–0.57 (57%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

  2. Nemeth – Honka16:03

    xG 0.24–0.34 (41%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Pateryn17:43

    xG 0.40–0.65 (38%)attempts 14–21goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Teravainen – Aho4:07

    xG 0.38–0.04 (91%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Skinner – Rask – Lindholm2:59

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Lindholm – Aho11:21

    xG 0.23–0.22 (51%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Di Giuseppe – McGinn – Wallmark7:40

    xG 0.06–0.09 (41%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Hanifin16:39

    xG 0.79–0.52 (60%)attempts 16–10goals 0–1

  2. Slavin – Pesce18:21

    xG 0.55–0.28 (66%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  3. Faulk – Slavin2:13

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 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.

CAR 1.7 xGDAL 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 5/100 · #1155 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 68% of the time.

CAR winsDAL wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+5
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+7

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