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Sun, Dec 12, 2021·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes 1, Vancouver Canucks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 55% of the time.

VAN winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01001019129
VAN1611109226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:29VANBrock BoeserAssists: J.T. Miller, Tanner Pearson · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:44VANElias PetterssonGWGAssists: Conor Garland, Tyler Myers · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P3 2:32CARMartin NecasAssists: Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–2
Penalties (2)
  1. P2 2:35CARMartin Necas: Interference2 min
  2. P3 6:57VANBo Horvat: Tripping2 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 SOG0VAN
48% to win52% to win
← CAR attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Horvat
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARVAN
29Shots on goal26
2.3Expected goals2.0
65Shot attempts41
35Faceoffs won25
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
26Hits16
9Blocked shots24
0Giveaways7
5Takeaways3

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. bestNecas – Kotkaniemi – Jarvis11:21

    xG 0.67–0.45 (60%)attempts 18–7goals 1–1

  2. Fast – Trocheck – Svechnikov5:28

    xG 0.17–0.03 (84%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Stepan – Fast – Lorentz2:11

    xG 0.07–0.01 (83%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Stepan – Lorentz – Svechnikov2:20

    xG 0.13–0.16 (43%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkjei – Bear2:02

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Bear5:10

    xG 0.20–0.21 (48%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Lajoie5:59

    xG 0.11–0.14 (44%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestDowling – Motte – Lammikko9:26

    xG 0.25–0.06 (81%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Pearson – Boeser11:37

    xG 0.36–0.26 (58%)attempts 8–15goals 1–0

  3. Garland – Pettersson – Podkolzin11:32

    xG 0.41–0.45 (48%)attempts 6–15goals 1–0

  4. Dickinson – Horvat – Hoglander10:10

    xG 0.15–0.35 (30%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Hughes16:53

    xG 0.69–0.39 (64%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  2. Myers – Hughes2:00

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. Myers – Poolman18:45

    xG 0.33–0.43 (44%)attempts 11–18goals 1–0

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.

VAN 2.0 xGCAR 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1170 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50VAN 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 55% of the time.

VAN winsCAR wins

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

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