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Sun, Dec 1, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Vancouver Canucks 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 56% of the time.

DET winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VAN0631311013532
DET1111721201431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:57DETJonatan BerggrenAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Marco Kasper · Snap, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:23VANJake DeBruskPPAssists: Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes · Tip-in, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:06VANJake DeBruskPPAssists: Quinn Hughes, Brock Boeser · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:38DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond · Slap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:47VANPius SuterAssists: Dakota Joshua · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:24DETMichael RasmussenPPAssists: Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin · Snap, 0.34 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:50DETVladimir TarasenkoAssists: Jonatan Berggren, Marco Kasper · Snap, 0.10 xG3–4
  8. P3 16:40VANErik BrannstromAssists: Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk · Slap, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. OT 4:00VANJake DeBruskGWGAssists: Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes · Snap, 0.11 xG5–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 6:31VANCarson Soucy: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 18:59DETSimon Edvinsson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 19:31DETJustin Holl: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:33VANNils Hoglander: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 8:23DETErik Gustafsson: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 1:02VANElias Pettersson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 2:24VANNils Hoglander: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  8. P3 17:03DETAlex DeBrincat: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Copp won the faceoff against Blueger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANDET
32Shots on goal31
3.3Expected goals3.6
70Shot attempts61
34Faceoffs won34
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
33Hits27
14Blocked shots17
15Giveaways16
4Takeaways3

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestJoshua – Garland – Suter9:29

    xG 0.46–0.19 (71%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Boeser – DeBrusk – Pettersson11:42

    xG 0.39–0.16 (70%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  3. Heinen – Räty – Sasson4:56

    xG 0.13–0.21 (38%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

  4. Blueger – Sherwood – Hoglander8:02

    xG 0.07–0.40 (16%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDesharnais – Brannstrom7:04

    xG 0.62–0.20 (75%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  2. Myers – Hughes15:53

    xG 0.51–0.35 (59%)attempts 19–9goals 0–0

  3. Soucy – Hughes2:26

    xG 0.20–0.05 (80%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestVeleno – Berggren – Kasper3:48

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0

  2. Tarasenko – Berggren – Kasper2:46

    xG 0.19–0.12 (61%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Motte – Compher – DeBrincat3:37

    xG 0.08–0.14 (38%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  4. Tarasenko – Larkin – Raymond4:32

    xG 0.09–0.15 (38%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Holl – Gustafsson10:33

    xG 0.67–0.67 (50%)attempts 13–14goals 1–0

  2. Seider – Edvinsson12:34

    xG 0.17–0.34 (34%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  3. Petry – Chiarot15:02

    xG 0.27–0.61 (31%)attempts 9–20goals 1–1

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.

DET 3.6 xGVAN 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #29 of 1312 this seasonSwing 3.12 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 9% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 56% of the time.

DET winsVAN wins

Simulated goal difference (DET − VAN), 10,000 replays

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