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Tue, Jan 9, 2018·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 63% of the time.

TBL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR2811519432
TBL21411129534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:23CARBrock McGinnPPAssists: Justin Williams, Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:02TBLVictor HedmanAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:10CARSebastian AhoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P1 16:26TBLTyler JohnsonAssists: Anton Stralman, Brayden Point · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 1:58TBLTyler JohnsonAssists: Jake Dotchin, Brayden Point · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 10:36CARJustin FaulkPPAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 9:27TBLJake DotchinAssists: Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat · Snap, 0.05 xG3–4
  8. P3 14:54TBLTyler JohnsonGWGAssists: Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:42CARElias LindholmAssists: Justin Faulk, Teuvo Teravainen · Tip-in, 0.13 xG4–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 2:18TBLRyan Callahan: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 4:50TBLVladislav Namestnikov: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 10:05TBLBraydon Coburn: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 15:51TBLSteven Stamkos: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Rask won the faceoff against Namestnikov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARTBL
32Shots on goal34
2.1Expected goals2.7
59Shot attempts58
42Faceoffs won26
4Power plays0
0Penalty minutes8
13Hits17
14Blocked shots19
7Giveaways8
3Takeaways7

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. Kruger – Nordstrom – Jooris9:08

    xG 0.26–0.39 (40%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  2. Williams – Rask – McGinn14:44

    xG 0.34–0.51 (40%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Skinner – Lindholm – Ryan11:27

    xG 0.34–0.70 (33%)attempts 13–16goals 0–2

  4. Staal – Teravainen – Aho12:07

    xG 0.15–0.66 (19%)attempts 8–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Faulk – Dahlbeck13:46

    xG 0.27–0.38 (42%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

  2. Pesce – Hanifin15:00

    xG 0.45–0.67 (40%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  3. Faulk – Hanifin2:28

    xG 0.00–0.37 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKunitz – Stamkos – Kucherov12:37

    xG 0.59–0.14 (81%)attempts 21–8goals 1–0

  2. Johnson – Palat – Point11:55

    xG 0.72–0.28 (72%)attempts 11–10goals 3–0

  3. Callahan – Brown – Paquette8:48

    xG 0.45–0.15 (75%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  4. Killorn – Namestnikov – Gourde12:51

    xG 0.57–0.35 (62%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Dotchin17:10

    xG 1.20–0.19 (86%)attempts 22–10goals 4–0

  2. Coburn – Sustr11:53

    xG 0.76–0.34 (69%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Stralman – Hedman3:58

    xG 0.18–0.08 (68%)attempts 5–3goals 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.

TBL 2.7 xGCAR 2.1 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 79/100 · #284 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.72 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 63% of the time.

TBL winsCAR wins

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

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