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Thu, Jan 19, 2023·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Minnesota Wild 2, Carolina Hurricanes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 66% of the time.

CAR winsMIN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN06115110231
CAR01137211529

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 7:11MINKirill KaprizovPPAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Joel Eriksson Ek · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–0
  2. P2 9:07CARBrent BurnsAssists: Andrei Svechnikov · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:33CARBrady SkjeiPPAssists: Martin Necas, Stefan Noesen · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:22CARTeuvo TeravainenSHGWGAssists: Jalen Chatfield, Jesper Fast · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–3
  5. P3 2:13CARJalen ChatfieldAssists: Andrei Svechnikov · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–4
  6. P3 5:27CARMartin NecasPPAssists: Seth Jarvis, Brady Skjei · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–5
  7. P3 7:21MINMatt BoldyAssists: Ryan Hartman, Jonas Brodin · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–5
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 0:39MINKirill Kaprizov: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 7:16MINBrandon Duhaime: Interference2 min
  3. P1 16:04MINMatt Boldy: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P1 16:04MINRyan Hartman: Misconduct10 min
  5. P2 6:15CARJesper Fast: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 11:49MINFrederick Gaudreau: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 16:03CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 2:13MINMats Zuccarello: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  9. P3 3:40MINBrandon Duhaime: Roughing2 min · PPG
  10. P3 8:18CARBrady Skjei: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 11:33CARAndrei Svechnikov: Cross checking5 min
  12. P3 11:33CARAndrei Svechnikov: Game misconduct10 min
  13. P3 17:42MINKirill Kaprizov: 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.

MIN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MINCAR
31Shots on goal29
4.2Expected goals3.1
59Shot attempts67
30Faceoffs won31
4Power plays7
24Penalty minutes21
14Hits9
18Blocked shots15
3Giveaways14
9Takeaways4

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.

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek6:37

    xG 1.01–0.12 (89%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0

  2. Reaves – Duhaime – Dewar4:54

    xG 0.01–0.00 (69%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Hartman – Gaudreau – Boldy3:48

    xG 0.17–0.23 (42%)attempts 3–6goals 1–2

  4. Zuccarello – Kaprizov – Boldy2:15

    xG 0.17–0.28 (38%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSpurgeon – Middleton10:09

    xG 0.68–0.35 (66%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  2. Merrill – Addison7:33

    xG 0.24–0.25 (49%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Goligoski – Brodin13:32

    xG 0.38–0.46 (46%)attempts 14–15goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestPacioretty – Aho – Jarvis7:50

    xG 0.67–0.10 (88%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Stastny – Necas – Svechnikov6:13

    xG 0.23–0.13 (64%)attempts 7–4goals 2–1

  3. Noesen – Teravainen – Kotkaniemi5:35

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Fast – Martinook10:23

    xG 0.53–1.06 (34%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Pesce3:41

    xG 0.40–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. de Haan – Chatfield10:45

    xG 0.24–0.05 (84%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  3. Burns – Slavin9:12

    xG 0.42–0.53 (44%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

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 3.1 xGMIN 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARMIN

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 MIN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 46/100 · #805 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.33 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
MIN 100%5050%50CAR 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, Minnesota Wild win this game 66% of the time.

CAR winsMIN wins

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

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