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Fri, Dec 29, 2023·Honda Center, Anaheim

Arizona Coyotes 2, Anaheim Ducks 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 88% of the time.

ANA winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI11111407232
ANA01007011028

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:38ARIClayton KellerPPGWGAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Alexander Kerfoot · Slap, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:05ARILawson CrouseAssists: Matias Maccelli · Slap, 0.13 xG2–0
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 6:53ANAIlya Lyubushkin: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:52ANAMason McTavish: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 18:52ARILawson Crouse: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 3:08ARILogan Cooley: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 5:38ANASam Carrick: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 5:38ARIJack McBain: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 5:38ANASam Carrick: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 14:05ARITravis Dermott: Interference2 min
  9. P3 0:33ARIZachary Sanford: Holding2 min
  10. P3 5:27ANABrett Leason: Boarding2 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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← ARI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00McBain won the faceoff against Zegras
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARIANA
32Shots on goal28
5.2Expected goals2.3
70Shot attempts55
26Faceoffs won37
3Power plays3
10Penalty minutes10
15Hits29
13Blocked shots18
6Giveaways10
8Takeaways7

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. bestSanford – Carcone – McBain7:50

    xG 0.84–0.11 (88%)attempts 15–8goals 0–0

  2. Zucker – O'Brien – Cooley8:21

    xG 0.67–0.19 (78%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Bjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli9:57

    xG 0.77–0.51 (60%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0

  4. Kerfoot – Schmaltz – Keller11:22

    xG 0.35–0.20 (63%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStecher – Välimäki13:39

    xG 0.80–0.28 (74%)attempts 20–9goals 1–0

  2. Durzi – Kesselring10:41

    xG 0.76–0.50 (60%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Dumba – Dermott11:22

    xG 0.33–0.33 (50%)attempts 6–15goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSilfverberg – Carrick – Johnston6:00

    xG 0.26–0.08 (76%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Strome – Vatrano – McTavish8:10

    xG 0.50–0.70 (42%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Jones – Leason6:04

    xG 0.01–0.23 (4%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Killorn – Terry – Zegras6:29

    xG 0.04–0.87 (5%)attempts 7–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Drysdale2:55

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Lyubushkin – Mintyukov12:52

    xG 0.70–0.66 (52%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0

  3. Fowler – Vaakanainen13:28

    xG 0.18–0.75 (19%)attempts 11–17goals 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.

ANA 2.3 xGARI 5.2 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANAARI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 8/100 · #1217 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 88% of the time.

ANA winsARI wins

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

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