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Ice Lab

Sat, Jan 14, 2023·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 77% of the time.

CAR winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT01108116135
CAR11511407236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:02CARBrady SkjeiAssists: Brett Pesce, Jordan Martinook · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:14CARJalen ChatfieldGWGAssists: Sebastian Aho · Slap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P3 7:48PITRickard RakellPPUnassisted · Deflected, 0.15 xG1–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 11:10PITDanton Heinen: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P2 1:55CARJalen Chatfield: Holding2 min
  3. P2 13:10PITBrock McGinn: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 18:10CARCalvin de Haan: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 18:36CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 6:59CARJordan Martinook: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P3 13:39CARJalen Chatfield: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P3 18:58CARBrent Burns: Cross checking2 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.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITCAR
35Shots on goal36
3.1Expected goals5.2
65Shot attempts65
25Faceoffs won32
6Power plays2
4Penalty minutes12
33Hits24
9Blocked shots15
14Giveaways8
6Takeaways8

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. Blueger – McGinn – Heinen4:32

    xG 0.22–0.34 (39%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  2. Malkin – Zucker – Rakell9:45

    xG 0.70–0.97 (42%)attempts 18–12goals 0–1

  3. Carter – Kapanen – O'Connor8:04

    xG 0.06–0.37 (14%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Crosby – Rust – Guentzel11:19

    xG 0.36–1.09 (25%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDumoulin – Smith4:59

    xG 0.25–0.04 (87%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Dumoulin – Friedman11:57

    xG 0.78–0.77 (50%)attempts 17–14goals 0–1

  3. Dumoulin – Rutta2:06

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestTeravainen – Aho – Jarvis9:48

    xG 0.68–0.21 (77%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Stastny – Necas – Svechnikov11:45

    xG 0.54–0.19 (74%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Fast – Martinook10:41

    xG 0.75–0.45 (62%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

  4. Stepan – Noesen – Kotkaniemi8:02

    xG 0.43–0.24 (64%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Slavin14:30

    xG 1.27–0.54 (70%)attempts 18–18goals 0–0

  2. de Haan – Chatfield12:00

    xG 0.78–0.12 (87%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce15:53

    xG 1.08–0.50 (68%)attempts 19–14goals 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.

CAR 5.2 xGPIT 3.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARPIT

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 PIT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 18/100 · #1139 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.95 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 77% of the time.

CAR winsPIT wins

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

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