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Mon, Apr 12, 2021·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Detroit Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 61% of the time.

CAR winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET010010310330
CAR013011114138

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 0:24DETAdam ErneAssists: Michael Rasmussen, Valtteri Filppula · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P3 2:34DETFilip ZadinaPPGWGAssists: Michael Rasmussen, Dylan Larkin · Snap, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P3 13:54CARNino NiederreiterAssists: Warren Foegele, Jordan Staal · Snap, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:05DETSam GagnerENAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Danny DeKeyser · Slap, 0.67 xG3–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P2 4:31DETValtteri Filppula: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 10:51CARMorgan Geekie: Throwing equipment2 min
  3. P2 11:39DETMichael Rasmussen: Holding2 min
  4. P2 14:42CARJordan Staal: Holding2 min
  5. P3 0:24CARNino Niederreiter: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  6. P3 1:38CARBrady Skjei: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  7. P3 5:03DETDylan Larkin: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 5:44CARSebastian Aho: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 9:48DETDylan Larkin: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← DET attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCAR
30Shots on goal38
3.6Expected goals4.3
42Shot attempts68
26Faceoffs won36
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
29Hits30
17Blocked shots6
8Giveaways10
1Takeaways2

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestFilppula – Erne – Rasmussen2:17

    xG 0.45–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  2. Nielsen – Gagner – Smith2:25

    xG 0.22–0.01 (97%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Larkin – Svechnikov – Zadina6:55

    xG 0.11–0.13 (46%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Helm – Glendening – Erne5:39

    xG 0.42–0.46 (47%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Stecher10:10

    xG 0.68–0.15 (82%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  2. DeKeyser – Lindstrom6:13

    xG 0.39–0.08 (83%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Biega – DeKeyser4:22

    xG 0.35–0.35 (50%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestPaquette – Lorentz – Geekie6:43

    xG 0.91–0.54 (63%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Martinook – Aho – Svechnikov4:47

    xG 0.44–0.19 (70%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Niederreiter – Trocheck – Necas6:39

    xG 0.36–0.28 (56%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Martinook – Foegele3:02

    xG 0.07–0.10 (41%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Slavin15:12

    xG 1.80–1.03 (64%)attempts 25–11goals 0–1

  2. Skjei – Slavin2:01

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce11:47

    xG 0.68–0.52 (57%)attempts 10–9goals 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.

CAR 4.3 xGDET 3.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 21/100 · #676 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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 61% of the time.

CAR winsDET wins

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

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