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Thu, Jan 10, 2019·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Carolina Hurricanes 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 59% of the time.

TBL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0121807127
TBL03012315330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:34CARJustin WilliamsAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Trevor van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P3 11:56TBLOndrej PalatPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 16:45TBLBrayden PointPPGWGAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · Slap, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:34TBLBrayden PointENAssists: Steven Stamkos, Alex Killorn · Wrist, 0.72 xG1–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:03CARTeuvo Teravainen: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 13:06TBLYanni Gourde: Interference2 min
  3. P1 17:29CARDougie Hamilton: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 17:42TBLVictor Hedman: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 6:12CARWarren Foegele: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 8:59CARAndrei Svechnikov: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 9:11TBLSteven Stamkos: Interference2 min
  8. P2 17:47TBLAdam Erne: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 11:15CARAndrei Svechnikov: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. P3 16:05CARGreg McKegg: Slashing2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARTBL
27Shots on goal30
2.4Expected goals2.9
47Shot attempts51
26Faceoffs won36
4Power plays6
12Penalty minutes8
24Hits29
12Blocked shots13
5Giveaways4
8Takeaways4

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. bestFerland – Martinook – Wallmark9:01

    xG 0.64–0.26 (71%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Teravainen – McGinn – Aho10:16

    xG 0.21–0.19 (52%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Rask – Maenalanen – Foegele7:53

    xG 0.03–0.12 (18%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Williams – McKegg – Svechnikov10:27

    xG 0.16–0.40 (29%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Faulk12:46

    xG 0.53–0.32 (62%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  2. Hamilton – van Riemsdyk13:03

    xG 0.56–0.51 (52%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Slavin – Pesce13:34

    xG 0.15–0.30 (33%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestJohnson – Kucherov – Point11:22

    xG 0.69–0.22 (76%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Stamkos – Palat – Gourde2:52

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Killorn – Stamkos – Palat8:52

    xG 0.29–0.37 (44%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  4. Gourde – Erne – Cirelli4:40

    xG 0.06–0.18 (25%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Cernak13:00

    xG 0.71–0.06 (92%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. Girardi – Hedman11:44

    xG 0.31–0.34 (48%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Coburn – Girardi2:10

    xG 0.06–0.12 (34%)attempts 1–2goals 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 2.9 xGCAR 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 40/100 · #755 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 16% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 59% 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).