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Fri, Dec 7, 2018·Honda Center, Anaheim

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Anaheim Ducks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 87% of the time.

ANA winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01318315436
ANA160904119

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:47ANAJakob SilfverbergSHAssists: Jake Dotchin · Deflected, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:53CARClark BishopUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:56CARBrett PesceGWGAssists: Teuvo Teravainen · Slap, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:57CARJustin WilliamsAssists: Clark Bishop, Andrei Svechnikov · Tip-in, 0.23 xG3–1
  5. P3 18:46CARSebastian AhoENAssists: Teuvo Teravainen · Wrist, 0.75 xG4–1
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 10:06ANARyan Kesler: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 12:07CARJustin Williams: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 15:52ANAPontus Aberg: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 5:40CARBrett Pesce: Holding2 min
  5. P2 14:41CARJustin Williams: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 15:13ANARyan Kesler: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P2 15:13CARPetr Mrazek: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 18:47ANARyan Getzlaf: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 4:34ANARyan Kesler: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 6:01CARTeuvo Teravainen: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 6:45CARCalvin de Haan: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 18:46ANARyan Getzlaf: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 18:46CARJustin Faulk: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 18:46ANANick Ritchie: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 18:46CARSebastian Aho: Slashing2 min
  16. P3 18:46ANAAdam Henrique: Roughing2 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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Wallmark
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARANA
36Shots on goal19
4.9Expected goals2.2
67Shot attempts45
24Faceoffs won35
4Power plays5
19Penalty minutes27
28Hits36
12Blocked shots12
14Giveaways22
10Takeaways6

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. bestTeravainen – Martinook – Aho10:43

    xG 0.80–0.17 (83%)attempts 14–7goals 1–0

  2. Di Giuseppe – McGinn – Bishop7:20

    xG 0.71–0.23 (75%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  3. Williams – Wallmark – Svechnikov9:41

    xG 0.58–0.17 (78%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Maenalanen – Foegele – Bishop2:14

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Slavin14:47

    xG 0.94–0.17 (84%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  2. Pesce – van Riemsdyk8:10

    xG 0.64–0.10 (86%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0

  3. de Haan – Faulk13:35

    xG 0.87–0.48 (64%)attempts 18–13goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestHenrique – Ritchie – Kase4:03

    xG 0.26–0.19 (57%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  2. Rowney – Sprong – Sherwood2:23

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Ritchie – Sprong2:11

    xG 0.11–0.31 (27%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

  4. Getzlaf – Aberg – Sprong7:14

    xG 0.03–0.28 (9%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDotchin – Mahura8:02

    xG 0.33–0.17 (66%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Manson – Mahura5:15

    xG 0.03–0.17 (17%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Manson – Larsson9:55

    xG 0.35–0.73 (32%)attempts 9–8goals 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.

ANA 2.2 xGCAR 4.9 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 33/100 · #814 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

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 87% of the time.

ANA winsCAR wins

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

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