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Sun, Nov 9, 2025·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 90% of the time.

TOR winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR212113222547
TOR3101802420

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:00TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Matthew Knies, Morgan Rielly · Backhand, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:34CARSebastian AhoPPAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, K'Andre Miller · Snap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:31CARSeth JarvisAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Alexander Nikishin · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:31TORJohn TavaresAssists: Bobby McMann, Nick Robertson · Snap, 0.25 xG2–2
  5. P1 19:01TORWilliam NylanderPPAssists: John Tavares, Auston Matthews · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P2 11:03TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Jake McCabe, Matthew Knies · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P2 16:51CARSean WalkerAssists: William Carrier · Wrist, 0.00 xG3–4
  8. P3 3:20CARTaylor HallAssists: Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven · Wrist, 0.20 xG4–4
  9. P3 12:13CARLogan StankovenGWGAssists: K'Andre Miller, Nikolaj Ehlers · Wrist, 0.11 xG5–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:00TORJake McCabe: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 17:48CARK'Andre Miller: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 0:00CARCharles Alexis Legault: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 0:00TORBobby McMann: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 0:31TORWilliam Nylander: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 7:06TORJake McCabe: Interference2 min
  7. P2 17:47CARJackson Blake: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 4:56CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 7:00TORWilliam Nylander: Hooking2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Roy won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARTOR
47Shots on goal20
5.1Expected goals2.1
89Shot attempts35
30Faceoffs won42
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
13Hits21
9Blocked shots23
12Giveaways10
6Takeaways3

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. bestHall – Robinson – Kotkaniemi6:19

    xG 1.15–0.42 (73%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  2. Ehlers – Stankoven – Blake9:00

    xG 0.61–0.00 (99%)attempts 16–4goals 1–0

  3. Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis9:53

    xG 0.37–0.06 (86%)attempts 13–3goals 1–0

  4. Staal – Martinook – Carrier11:06

    xG 0.46–0.45 (51%)attempts 14–8goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestWalker – Miller12:49

    xG 1.42–0.25 (85%)attempts 15–8goals 0–1

  2. Miller – Nystrom2:52

    xG 0.71–0.12 (86%)attempts 8–3goals 2–0

  3. Reilly – Nystrom4:11

    xG 0.37–0.01 (98%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestTavares – Robertson – McMann8:40

    xG 0.42–0.15 (73%)attempts 7–13goals 1–0

  2. Joshua – Roy – Maccelli9:07

    xG 0.02–0.13 (14%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  3. Nylander – Matthews – Knies11:42

    xG 0.42–0.82 (34%)attempts 7–20goals 2–3

  4. Jarnkrok – Domi – Blais4:44

    xG 0.08–1.46 (5%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. McCabe – Myers3:01

    xG 0.05–0.09 (38%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  2. Ekman-Larsson – McCabe2:20

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Ekman-Larsson – Myers5:31

    xG 0.02–0.24 (8%)attempts 2–6goals 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.

TOR 2.1 xGCAR 5.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 95/100 · #89 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.31 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 90% of the time.

TOR winsCAR wins

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

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