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Sat, Apr 16, 2022·Ball Arena, Denver

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Colorado Avalanche 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 76% of the time.

COL winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR07315111433
COL27315215737

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:58COLJ.T. CompherPPAssists: Alex Newhook, Andre Burakovsky · Snap, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:48COLNathan MacKinnonAssists: Valeri Nichushkin, Mikko Rantanen · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:56COLJ.T. CompherPPAssists: Andre Burakovsky, Devon Toews · Tip-in, 0.15 xG0–3
  4. P2 2:21COLBen MeyersAssists: Logan O'Connor, Josh Manson · Backhand, 0.12 xG0–4
  5. P2 3:02CARJordan StaalAssists: Brady Skjei, Brett Pesce · Deflected, 0.06 xG1–4
  6. P2 8:44CARJordan StaalAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Jaccob Slavin · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P2 11:17COLAlex NewhookGWGAssists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–5
  8. P2 13:33CARSebastian AhoAssists: Jordan Martinook, Seth Jarvis · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–5
  9. P3 4:08COLMikko RantanenAssists: Valeri Nichushkin · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–6
  10. P3 6:28CARAndrei SvechnikovPPAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Tony DeAngelo · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–6
  11. P3 11:43COLNathan MacKinnonAssists: Mikko Rantanen, Devon Toews · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:25COLJosh Manson: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 5:15CARNino Niederreiter: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:13COLJack Johnson: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 15:40CARSebastian Aho: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 19:58CARAndrei Svechnikov: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  6. P3 4:08CARNino Niederreiter: Abusive language10 min
  7. P3 6:10COLNico Sturm: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P3 12:06CARMax Domi: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 19:36CARJordan Martinook: Slashing2 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 SOG0COL
48% to win52% to win
← CAR attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Sturm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCOL
33Shots on goal37
2.4Expected goals4.1
65Shot attempts61
30Faceoffs won35
3Power plays5
20Penalty minutes6
32Hits31
14Blocked shots20
3Giveaways4
7Takeaways10

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. bestStaal – Niederreiter – Fast8:14

    xG 0.67–0.14 (83%)attempts 11–5goals 2–1

  2. Martinook – Aho – Jarvis2:56

    xG 0.32–0.01 (96%)attempts 8–1goals 1–0

  3. Trocheck – Teravainen – Svechnikov2:45

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  4. Domi – Necas – Kotkaniemi3:01

    xG 0.09–0.07 (54%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Slavin – DeAngelo15:26

    xG 0.52–0.55 (49%)attempts 12–17goals 1–1

  2. Skjei – Pesce15:45

    xG 0.80–1.10 (42%)attempts 18–15goals 2–2

  3. Cole – Bear13:17

    xG 0.38–0.85 (31%)attempts 19–13goals 0–1

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestMacKinnon – Nichushkin – Rantanen12:08

    xG 1.23–0.55 (69%)attempts 16–9goals 3–0

  2. Aube-Kubel – Sturm – Newhook8:46

    xG 0.85–0.22 (80%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  3. Cogliano – O'Connor – Meyers8:04

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  4. Burakovsky – Compher – Lehkonen10:24

    xG 0.07–0.57 (11%)attempts 7–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestToews – Makar11:41

    xG 1.29–0.57 (69%)attempts 18–9goals 2–0

  2. Manson – Girard14:09

    xG 0.21–0.27 (44%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

  3. Johnson – Manson2:51

    xG 0.04–0.16 (20%)attempts 3–8goals 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.

COL 4.1 xGCAR 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 85/100 · #228 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 76% of the time.

COL winsCAR wins

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

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