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Sat, Dec 31, 2022·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Arizona Coyotes 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 65% of the time.

TBL winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI21218011331
TBL11331319535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:12ARITravis BoydAssists: Clayton Keller · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:46ARIChristian FischerAssists: Nick Ritchie, Barrett Hayton · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P1 10:53TBLBrayden PointAssists: Nikita Kucherov · Bat, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:44TBLMikhail SergachevAssists: Brayden Point, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:12TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov · Slap, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 12:44ARINick BjugstadAssists: Lawson Crouse · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P2 18:59TBLAlex KillornGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–4
  8. P3 4:26TBLBrandon HagelPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:57TBLErik Cernak: Interference2 min
  2. P1 13:04ARILaurent Dauphin: Holding2 min
  3. P2 10:44ARIZack Kassian: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min · PPG
  4. P3 2:50ARIJoshua Brown: Boarding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 2:50TBLPatrick Maroon: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 2:50ARIJoshua Brown: Fighting5 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
49% to win51% to win
← ARI attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bjugstad won the faceoff against Stamkos
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARITBL
31Shots on goal35
2.5Expected goals3.3
45Shot attempts59
18Faceoffs won34
1Power plays3
11Penalty minutes7
24Hits25
10Blocked shots7
4Giveaways6
7Takeaways6

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestRitchie – Fischer – Hayton12:19

    xG 0.88–0.60 (59%)attempts 9–16goals 1–0

  2. Kassian – Dauphin – Keller4:43

    xG 0.01–0.02 (44%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Boyd – Keller – Carcone12:05

    xG 0.29–0.35 (45%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  4. Bjugstad – Crouse – McBain10:55

    xG 0.35–0.65 (35%)attempts 7–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrown – Välimäki2:37

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0

  2. Gostisbehere – Chychrun18:10

    xG 1.00–1.05 (49%)attempts 19–16goals 1–1

  3. Brown – Moser6:39

    xG 0.28–0.43 (40%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKucherov – Point – Hagel13:32

    xG 1.08–0.46 (70%)attempts 20–9goals 2–0

  2. Maroon – Paul – Colton7:49

    xG 0.14–0.14 (51%)attempts 7–3goals 0–1

  3. Perry – Namestnikov – Bellemare7:57

    xG 0.15–0.20 (42%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  4. Killorn – Stamkos – Cirelli11:35

    xG 0.70–0.79 (47%)attempts 9–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Sergachev8:18

    xG 0.36–0.22 (62%)attempts 6–4goals 2–0

  2. Sergachev – Perbix10:27

    xG 0.32–0.22 (59%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  3. Bogosian – Hedman11:20

    xG 0.59–0.54 (52%)attempts 17–7goals 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.

TBL 3.3 xGARI 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLARI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #309 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.79 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 65% of the time.

TBL winsARI wins

Simulated goal difference (TBL − ARI), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).