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Thu, Nov 17, 2022·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Colorado Avalanche 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 87% of the time.

CAR winsCOL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
COL15160212315
CAR01211711801248

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:20COLEvan RodriguesPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:14CARSebastian AhoAssists: Martin Necas · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:20COLAlex NewhookAssists: Josh Manson, Erik Johnson · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:23CARMartin NecasAssists: Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:55COLArtturi LehkonenGWGAssists: J.T. Compher, Devon Toews · Slap, 0.16 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:57COLEvan Rodrigues: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 6:08CARJesperi Kotkaniemi: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 13:18COLAnton Blidh: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:31COLLogan O'Connor: Holding2 min
  5. P2 14:53CARJordan Martinook: Holding2 min
  6. P2 14:53COLNathan MacKinnon: Interference2 min
  7. P2 16:49CARPaul Stastny: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 6:47CARBrent Burns: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 18:11COLAlex Newhook: High sticking2 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.

COL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
49% to win51% to win
← COL attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against MacKinnon
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

COLCAR
15Shots on goal48
1.7Expected goals4.4
31Shot attempts83
20Faceoffs won43
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
28Hits18
15Blocked shots8
4Giveaways10
7Takeaways20

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.

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestLehkonen – MacKinnon – Rantanen10:56

    xG 0.50–0.33 (61%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  2. Rodrigues – Kaut – Newhook7:24

    xG 0.30–0.14 (68%)attempts 4–5goals 1–1

  3. Megna – Blidh – Hunt3:34

    xG 0.02–0.18 (10%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  4. Cogliano – Compher – O'Connor8:48

    xG 0.11–0.60 (16%)attempts 3–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestToews – Makar10:35

    xG 0.66–0.41 (61%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Manson – Toews2:08

    xG 0.11–0.00 (96%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. MacDonald – Makar2:19

    xG 0.26–0.19 (58%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestKotkaniemi – Svechnikov – Jarvis10:12

    xG 0.85–0.11 (88%)attempts 19–2goals 0–0

  2. Noesen – Aho – Necas9:00

    xG 0.61–0.29 (68%)attempts 13–6goals 2–1

  3. Stastny – Stepan – Drury3:50

    xG 0.10–0.14 (42%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Fast – Martinook13:05

    xG 0.33–0.42 (44%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Slavin14:50

    xG 0.85–0.17 (83%)attempts 24–4goals 2–0

  2. de Haan – Chatfield9:05

    xG 0.37–0.29 (56%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce15:17

    xG 0.51–0.73 (41%)attempts 11–12goals 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.

CAR 4.4 xGCOL 1.7 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCOL

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 COL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 74/100 · #405 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.01 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
COL 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 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 87% of the time.

CAR winsCOL wins

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

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