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Sun, Feb 7, 2021·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Detroit Red Wings 4, Florida Panthers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 61% of the time.

FLA winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET01529215439
FLA012012113137

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 2:58DETMarc StaalAssists: Sam Gagner, Troy Stecher · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:02DETGivani SmithGWGAssists: Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–0
  3. P3 2:09FLAAlexander WennbergAssists: Anton Stralman, Frank Vatrano · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:11DETRobby FabbriAssists: Givani Smith, Troy Stecher · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–1
  5. P3 17:18DETVladislav NamestnikovENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.72 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P2 19:32DETVladislav Namestnikov: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 19:32FLAFrank Vatrano: Roughing2 min
  3. P3 12:38DETGivani Smith: Illegal check to head2 min
  4. P3 12:38FLAAaron Ekblad: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 12:38DETGivani Smith: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 12:38FLAAaron Ekblad: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 13:47DETSam Gagner: Holding2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
46% to win54% to win
← DET attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Glendening won the faceoff against Luostarinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETFLA
39Shots on goal37
2.9Expected goals2.3
51Shot attempts57
28Faceoffs won29
0Power plays1
11Penalty minutes9
24Hits25
12Blocked shots6
2Giveaways7
8Takeaways12

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestRyan – Fabbri – Smith4:43

    xG 0.56–0.17 (77%)attempts 3–4goals 2–0

  2. Helm – Glendening – Erne2:28

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Helm – Namestnikov – Erne7:00

    xG 0.13–0.16 (46%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

  4. Nielsen – Gagner – Namestnikov3:39

    xG 0.01–0.06 (17%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Stecher15:17

    xG 1.00–0.28 (78%)attempts 19–10goals 2–0

  2. Djoos – Hronek4:15

    xG 0.12–0.04 (76%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Merrill2:02

    xG 0.09–0.05 (64%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestDuclair – Verhaeghe – Barkov9:56

    xG 0.84–0.29 (75%)attempts 19–7goals 0–0

  2. Hornqvist – Wennberg – Vatrano2:38

    xG 0.16–0.10 (61%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Vatrano – Tippett – Luostarinen2:24

    xG 0.15–0.09 (61%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Hornqvist – Huberdeau – Luostarinen6:39

    xG 0.07–0.02 (76%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Weegar – Ekblad16:34

    xG 0.81–0.82 (49%)attempts 19–16goals 0–0

  2. Gudas – Ekblad2:00

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – Juulsen14:25

    xG 0.36–0.48 (43%)attempts 10–15goals 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.

FLA 2.3 xGDET 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLADET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #621 of 868 this seasonSwing 0.86 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 61% of the time.

FLA winsDET wins

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

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