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Mon, Nov 11, 2024·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 82% of the time.

VGK winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR21621117534
VGK04013215232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:24CAREric RobinsonAssists: Sean Walker, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:46CARJesperi KotkaniemiAssists: Martin Necas, Eric Robinson · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:38CARJordan StaalSHGWGUnassisted · Slap, 0.16 xG3–0
  4. P2 6:13CARTyson JostAssists: Jaccob Slavin, Jack Drury · Deflected, 0.04 xG4–0
  5. P3 6:11VGKJack EichelUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–1
  6. P3 14:28CARJordan MartinookENAssists: Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.55 xG5–1
  7. P3 19:47VGKIvan BarbashevPPAssists: Alexander Holtz, Jack Eichel · Wrist, 0.20 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 14:18VGKPavel Dorofeyev: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 3:27CARMartin Necas: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 8:47VGKZach Whitecloud: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 19:53VGKKeegan Kolesar: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 8:44CARBrent Burns: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 9:40VGKIvan Barbashev: Holding2 min
  7. P3 18:08CARJalen Chatfield: Holding2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VGK
43% to win57% to win
← CAR attackVGK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Karlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARVGK
34Shots on goal32
4.6Expected goals2.4
71Shot attempts55
40Faceoffs won27
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
13Hits27
17Blocked shots14
12Giveaways17
5Takeaways4

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestNecas – Robinson – Kotkaniemi10:22

    xG 0.85–0.03 (97%)attempts 14–4goals 2–0

  2. Jost – Drury – Blake6:00

    xG 0.46–0.11 (81%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  3. Aho – Roslovic – Svechnikov10:43

    xG 0.56–0.47 (54%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  4. Staal – Martinook – Carrier10:42

    xG 0.23–0.68 (25%)attempts 9–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Slavin14:45

    xG 0.98–0.31 (76%)attempts 20–12goals 1–1

  2. Gostisbehere – Walker11:13

    xG 0.47–0.11 (81%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  3. Orlov – Chatfield15:46

    xG 0.59–0.78 (43%)attempts 15–21goals 0–0

Vegas Golden Knights

Forward lines

  1. bestKarlsson – Pearson – Kolesar2:21

    xG 0.22–0.01 (97%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Roy – Rondbjerg – Schwindt3:19

    xG 0.13–0.08 (61%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Pearson – Holtz4:00

    xG 0.13–0.09 (59%)attempts 8–2goals 0–1

  4. Hertl – Howden – Dorofeyev11:21

    xG 0.50–0.49 (50%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcNabb – Korczak9:28

    xG 0.38–0.31 (55%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Theodore – Whitecloud13:23

    xG 0.63–0.67 (49%)attempts 19–15goals 0–0

  3. Theodore – Korczak4:42

    xG 0.11–0.18 (38%)attempts 2–7goals 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.

VGK 2.4 xGCAR 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VGKCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 22/100 · #1008 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50VGK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 82% of the time.

VGK winsCAR wins

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

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