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Wed, Mar 20, 2024·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Arizona Coyotes 2, Dallas Stars 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 75% of the time.

DAL winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI1606113225
DAL09313211533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:45ARIClayton KellerAssists: Nick Bjugstad, Nick Schmaltz · Snap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:34DALLogan StankovenAssists: Nils Lundkvist, Jason Robertson · Poke, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:55DALJamie BennAssists: Nils Lundkvist, Ryan Suter · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:24DALTyler SeguinGWGAssists: Matt Duchene, Mason Marchment · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:12DALJason RobertsonAssists: Thomas Harley, Roope Hintz · Deflected, 0.17 xG1–4
  6. P3 5:25DALCraig SmithAssists: Radek Faksa, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–5
  7. P3 8:50ARIJohn LeonardAssists: Jack McBain, Dylan Guenther · Snap, 0.09 xG2–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 8:05ARINick Bjugstad: High sticking2 min
  2. P3 5:55ARILiam O'Brien: Misconduct10 min
  3. P3 9:26ARISean Durzi: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 12:09DALChris Tanev: High sticking2 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 SOG0DAL
46% to win54% to win
← ARI attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pavelski won the faceoff against Bjugstad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARIDAL
25Shots on goal33
1.9Expected goals3.3
47Shot attempts63
22Faceoffs won29
1Power plays2
14Penalty minutes2
39Hits21
14Blocked shots9
4Giveaways8
5Takeaways9

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. bestO'Brien – McBain – Leonard7:45

    xG 0.42–0.02 (96%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. Bjugstad – Schmaltz – Keller13:11

    xG 0.65–0.61 (51%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

  3. Crouse – Guenther – Cooley10:03

    xG 0.18–0.44 (29%)attempts 8–15goals 0–1

  4. Kerfoot – Carcone – Maccelli11:28

    xG 0.19–1.03 (15%)attempts 6–15goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrown – Dermott14:09

    xG 0.88–0.44 (67%)attempts 13–14goals 1–1

  2. Välimäki – Kesselring17:00

    xG 0.58–0.98 (37%)attempts 14–16goals 1–1

  3. Durzi – Moser15:56

    xG 0.15–1.06 (13%)attempts 12–18goals 0–2

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Hintz – Robertson11:22

    xG 0.66–0.16 (81%)attempts 14–7goals 1–0

  2. Duchene – Seguin – Marchment11:23

    xG 1.03–0.65 (61%)attempts 15–11goals 1–1

  3. Benn – Stankoven – Johnston11:35

    xG 0.40–0.12 (77%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  4. Smith – Faksa – Steel10:36

    xG 0.22–0.38 (37%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHeiskanen – Harley14:45

    xG 1.23–0.64 (66%)attempts 19–13goals 2–2

  2. Suter – Lundkvist12:55

    xG 0.60–0.41 (60%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  3. Tanev – Lindell17:05

    xG 0.41–0.58 (42%)attempts 11–15goals 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.

DAL 3.3 xGARI 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALARI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 42/100 · #811 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50DAL 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, Dallas Stars win this game 75% of the time.

DAL winsARI wins

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

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