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Thu, Apr 5, 2018·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Arizona Coyotes 3, Vancouver Canucks 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 83% of the time.

VAN winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ARI172110001319
VAN01111121513440

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:44ARIChristian FischerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:33VANDaniel SedinAssists: Alexander Edler, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:11ARIDerek StepanAssists: Richard Panik, Clayton Keller · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:12ARIDylan StromeAssists: Max Domi, Luke Schenn · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–1
  5. P3 1:17VANJake VirtanenAssists: Bo Horvat · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 8:15VANBrendan LeipsicUnassisted · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:33VANDaniel SedinPPGWGAssists: Henrik Sedin, Alexander Edler · Slap, 0.13 xG3–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 0:39VANAlexander Edler: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 11:27ARILuke Schenn: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 8:58VANAlexander Edler: Interference2 min
  4. P3 9:24ARIDerek Stepan: Tripping2 min
  5. OT 1:16ARIRichard Panik: Hooking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0VAN
46% to win54% to win
← ARI attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Richardson won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARIVAN
19Shots on goal40
1.6Expected goals3.7
44Shot attempts73
22Faceoffs won33
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
14Hits20
22Blocked shots18
3Giveaways11
14Takeaways3

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. bestArchibald – Perlini – Fischer6:53

    xG 0.32–0.16 (67%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  2. Richardson – Cousins – Martinook12:06

    xG 0.52–0.44 (54%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  3. Stepan – Panik – Keller12:30

    xG 0.27–0.67 (29%)attempts 10–13goals 1–1

  4. Rinaldo – Domi – Strome9:55

    xG 0.08–0.68 (11%)attempts 7–12goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Connauton6:08

    xG 0.37–0.15 (72%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  2. Goligoski – Mermis10:12

    xG 0.17–0.32 (34%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Goligoski – Murphy2:39

    xG 0.03–0.42 (7%)attempts 1–5goals 0–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Gagner15:44

    xG 0.96–0.57 (63%)attempts 24–9goals 1–1

  2. Horvat – Virtanen – Goldobin11:08

    xG 0.60–0.21 (74%)attempts 6–11goals 1–1

  3. Jokinen – Leipsic – Gaudette7:45

    xG 0.30–0.06 (82%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  4. Sutter – Archibald – Gaunce6:25

    xG 0.12–0.09 (58%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Stecher17:22

    xG 0.91–0.24 (79%)attempts 19–11goals 2–1

  2. Del Zotto – Pouliot13:16

    xG 0.86–0.27 (76%)attempts 17–9goals 1–1

  3. Biega – Hutton16:38

    xG 0.42–0.55 (43%)attempts 14–10goals 0–1

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.

VAN 3.7 xGARI 1.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANARI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 85/100 · #188 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.10 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Vancouver Canucks win this game 83% of the time.

VAN winsARI wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
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+5
+6
+7

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