Fri, Dec 29, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh
Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 84% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 17 | 07 | 014 | 128 |
| CAR | 012 | 214 | 07 | 233 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 4:34PITBrian DumoulinAssists: Jake Guentzel, Tristan Jarry · Snap, 0.08 xG1–0
- P2 6:25CARDerek RyanAssists: Elias Lindholm, Klas Dahlbeck · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
- P2 18:05CARSebastian AhoGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
- P1 11:43PITMatt Hunwick: Slashing2 min
- P2 2:27PITFrank Corrado: Slashing2 min
- P2 18:36CARTeuvo Teravainen: Tripping2 min
- P3 2:47CARSebastian Aho: Holding2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Ryan won the faceoff against Crosby
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forward lines
- bestHornqvist – Sheahan – Simon2:39
xG 0.43–0.15 (75%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
- Sheahan – Kuhnhackl – Sheary2:32
xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
- Sheahan – Sheary – Simon4:57
xG 0.06–0.11 (36%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
- Malkin – Kessel – Hagelin12:53
xG 0.25–0.32 (44%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestCole – Oleksiak13:23
xG 0.76–0.27 (74%)attempts 15–8goals 0–0
- Dumoulin – Maatta2:11
xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Hunwick – Dumoulin15:04
xG 0.47–0.69 (41%)attempts 9–17goals 0–1
Carolina Hurricanes
Forward lines
- bestMcGinn – Lindholm – Ryan13:33
xG 1.30–0.21 (86%)attempts 22–5goals 1–0
- Nordstrom – Di Giuseppe – Jooris4:11
xG 0.11–0.12 (48%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Staal – Teravainen – Aho13:13
xG 0.33–0.35 (48%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0
- Williams – Skinner – Rask13:52
xG 0.57–0.63 (47%)attempts 15–16goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestSlavin – Pesce15:03
xG 1.31–0.39 (77%)attempts 23–8goals 1–1
- Faulk – Dahlbeck15:21
xG 0.63–0.39 (62%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0
- van Riemsdyk – Hanifin13:11
xG 0.42–0.62 (40%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it PIT. Dots are goals.
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 84% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CAR − PIT), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).