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Thu, Nov 7, 2024·Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Carolina Hurricanes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 81% of the time.

CAR winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT010016110136
CAR242915518

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:52CARJordan MartinookAssists: Jordan Staal, Jalen Chatfield · Snap, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:47CARJack RoslovicGWGAssists: Sebastian Aho, Dmitry Orlov · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 9:27CARJack RoslovicAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Jalen Chatfield · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–3
  4. P2 13:52CARJaccob SlavinAssists: Sebastian Aho, Jack Roslovic · Slap, 0.02 xG0–4
  5. P3 2:07CAREric RobinsonAssists: Martin Necas, Jalen Chatfield · Snap, 0.25 xG0–5
  6. P3 5:08PITBlake LizotteUnassisted · Snap, 0.14 xG1–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 14:28CARJesperi Kotkaniemi: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P2 1:13CARAndrei Svechnikov: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 5:43PITMichael Bunting: Roughing removing opponents helmet2 min
  4. P3 7:06CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 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
43% to win57% 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
36Shots on goal18
4.0Expected goals2.0
75Shot attempts43
27Faceoffs won30
4Power plays1
2Penalty minutes8
28Hits11
12Blocked shots18
8Giveaways10
7Takeaways7

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. bestBeauvillier – Acciari – O'Connor7:03

    xG 0.71–0.05 (93%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Malkin – Crosby – Rakell14:50

    xG 0.84–0.31 (73%)attempts 19–11goals 0–1

  3. Bunting – Puljujarvi – Lizotte7:13

    xG 0.72–0.25 (74%)attempts 13–1goals 1–1

  4. Bunting – Acciari – Puljujarvi4:49

    xG 0.04–0.08 (30%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLetang – Grzelcyk17:23

    xG 1.02–0.50 (67%)attempts 22–10goals 1–1

  2. Karlsson – Pettersson14:44

    xG 0.91–0.55 (62%)attempts 18–14goals 0–3

  3. Graves – Shea12:42

    xG 0.33–0.37 (47%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. Aho – Roslovic – Svechnikov10:40

    xG 0.45–0.47 (49%)attempts 10–15goals 3–1

  2. Carrier – Drury – Blake8:29

    xG 0.30–0.36 (45%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Martinook – Jarvis10:01

    xG 0.39–0.51 (43%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  4. Necas – Robinson – Kotkaniemi9:28

    xG 0.54–0.76 (41%)attempts 4–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrlov – Chatfield14:06

    xG 0.77–0.59 (57%)attempts 11–14goals 3–1

  2. Burns – Slavin14:14

    xG 0.05–0.46 (9%)attempts 3–15goals 1–0

  3. Gostisbehere – Walker15:56

    xG 0.69–1.16 (37%)attempts 18–17goals 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.

CAR 2.0 xGPIT 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 13/100 · #1143 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.51 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 57% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +11 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 81% 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).