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Tue, Feb 13, 2018·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Anaheim Ducks 1, Detroit Red Wings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 75% of the time.

DET winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA01605112133
DET151803216

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:32DETDylan LarkinUnassisted · Backhand, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P2 15:37DETFrans NielsenGWGAssists: Anthony Mantha, Mike Green · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P3 16:06ANAAdam HenriqueAssists: Kevin Bieksa, Rickard Rakell · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:17ANANick Ritchie: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 9:32DETMike Green: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 16:25DETDanny DeKeyser: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 5:06DETTyler Bertuzzi: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 9:21DETDarren Helm: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 17:39ANAKevin Bieksa: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Nielsen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANADET
33Shots on goal16
3.1Expected goals1.6
66Shot attempts42
33Faceoffs won18
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
26Hits17
14Blocked shots20
10Giveaways13
2Takeaways6

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. bestHenrique – Rakell – Kase2:06

    xG 0.39–0.11 (79%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Rakell8:30

    xG 0.38–0.23 (62%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Ritchie – Kase9:09

    xG 0.46–0.31 (60%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Perry – Ritchie2:33

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Fowler15:13

    xG 0.90–0.46 (66%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1

  2. Manson – Lindholm14:15

    xG 0.46–0.28 (63%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Beauchemin – Montour10:15

    xG 0.30–0.47 (39%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Abdelkader – Helm7:30

    xG 0.43–0.06 (88%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Frk – Athanasiou – Bertuzzi2:22

    xG 0.18–0.06 (75%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Zetterberg – Nyquist – Mantha14:37

    xG 0.61–0.59 (51%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  4. Tatar – Athanasiou – Larkin3:19

    xG 0.01–0.27 (3%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJensen – DeKeyser10:23

    xG 0.17–0.04 (82%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Green – DeKeyser3:54

    xG 0.19–0.07 (74%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Daley – Ericsson15:15

    xG 0.49–0.53 (48%)attempts 7–18goals 1–0

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.

DET 1.6 xGANA 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 12/100 · #1124 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.74 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 75% of the time.

DET winsANA wins

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

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