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Sat, Nov 18, 2023·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 59% of the time.

CAR winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT11105112228
CAR011111312434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:40PITSidney CrosbyAssists: Jake Guentzel, Erik Karlsson · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:06CARSebastian AhoAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Seth Jarvis · Snap, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:46CARBrent BurnsAssists: Jaccob Slavin, Andrei Svechnikov · Slap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 9:16PITSidney CrosbyAssists: Kris Letang, Bryan Rust · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:52CARSeth JarvisGWGAssists: Jaccob Slavin, Brent Burns · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:22CARSeth JarvisENAssists: Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen · Wrist, 0.67 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 18:06PITChad Ruhwedel: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 3:06CARJack Drury: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 15:22CARAndrei Svechnikov: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P3 0:44PITJake Guentzel: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 18:47PITErik Karlsson: Tripping2 min · PPG

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
46% to win54% to win
← PIT attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Aho won the faceoff against Crosby
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITCAR
28Shots on goal34
3.8Expected goals4.3
55Shot attempts65
31Faceoffs won28
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
9Hits18
12Blocked shots14
2Giveaways8
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. bestMalkin – Smith – Rakell2:01

    xG 0.38–0.10 (80%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  2. Eller – Rakell – O'Connor7:36

    xG 0.33–0.34 (49%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Malkin – Smith – Zohorna9:34

    xG 0.51–0.61 (46%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  4. Nieto – Hinostroza – Acciari3:17

    xG 0.12–0.26 (31%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLetang – Graves16:55

    xG 1.15–0.86 (57%)attempts 18–13goals 0–1

  2. Letang – Pettersson2:01

    xG 0.02–0.01 (64%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Pettersson14:52

    xG 0.97–1.08 (47%)attempts 16–17goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestTeravainen – Aho – Jarvis12:49

    xG 1.30–1.00 (56%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

  2. Necas – Kotkaniemi – Svechnikov11:10

    xG 0.44–0.37 (54%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Noesen – Bunting – Drury7:31

    xG 0.35–0.33 (52%)attempts 14–7goals 0–1

  4. Staal – Fast – Martinook11:46

    xG 0.82–0.88 (48%)attempts 14–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Slavin15:07

    xG 1.23–0.61 (67%)attempts 20–15goals 3–0

  2. Skjei – DeAngelo7:49

    xG 0.72–0.10 (87%)attempts 16–4goals 0–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce10:29

    xG 0.95–0.74 (56%)attempts 8–8goals 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.

CAR 4.3 xGPIT 3.8 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 61/100 · #553 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 59% of the time.

CAR winsPIT wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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