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Tue, Mar 5, 2019·TD Garden, Boston

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Boston Bruins 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 54% of the time.

BOS winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CAR11111011501337
BOS0122151912438

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:30CARSebastian AhoAssists: Calvin de Haan, Trevor van Riemsdyk · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:10CARSebastian AhoAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Justin Faulk · Backhand, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P2 12:28BOSChris WagnerAssists: Joakim Nordstrom, Brandon Carlo · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:12BOSJake DeBruskAssists: David Krejci · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 2:45BOSPatrice BergeronSHAssists: Brad Marchand · Snap, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:17CARJustin WilliamsAssists: Jordan Martinook, Brett Pesce · Snap, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:46BOSDavid KrejciGWGAssists: Jake DeBrusk · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:53BOSDavid Backes: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 3:53CARMicheal Ferland: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:02BOSJohn Moore: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 7:44CARJustin Williams: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 8:27BOSCharlie McAvoy: Tripping2 min
  6. P1 13:49BOSPeter Cehlarik: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 3:50BOSPatrice Bergeron: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 9:43CARJordan Staal: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 2:14BOSPeter Cehlarik: Too many men on the ice2 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 SOG0BOS
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Acciari won the faceoff against Wallmark
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARBOS
37Shots on goal38
2.7Expected goals3.1
60Shot attempts58
35Faceoffs won33
5Power plays1
9Penalty minutes15
28Hits24
9Blocked shots14
15Giveaways16
15Takeaways15

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. bestWilliams – Niederreiter – Aho12:52

    xG 1.04–0.48 (68%)attempts 17–8goals 2–0

  2. McKegg – McGinn – Wallmark2:13

    xG 0.25–0.05 (84%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Ferland – Teravainen2:42

    xG 0.12–0.06 (67%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Teravainen – Martinook2:21

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – van Riemsdyk12:24

    xG 0.81–0.51 (61%)attempts 18–12goals 1–0

  2. Faulk – Pesce13:35

    xG 0.63–0.47 (57%)attempts 13–11goals 2–0

  3. Hamilton – Slavin14:53

    xG 0.45–0.56 (44%)attempts 8–17goals 0–0

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestBackes – Coyle – Nordstrom2:06

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Backes – Coyle – Cehlarik4:00

    xG 0.41–0.22 (65%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Wagner – Nordstrom – Acciari9:09

    xG 0.46–0.29 (61%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  4. Krejci – Heinen – DeBrusk3:36

    xG 0.27–0.11 (70%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMoore – Grzelcyk9:41

    xG 0.73–0.41 (64%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Krug – Carlo18:01

    xG 0.81–0.62 (57%)attempts 22–13goals 1–0

  3. Chara – McAvoy13:14

    xG 0.36–0.28 (56%)attempts 10–12goals 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.

BOS 3.1 xGCAR 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 90/100 · #145 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.25 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 54% of the time.

BOS winsCAR wins

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

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