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2015-12-31 · Gila River Arena

2 – 4Final

ARI beat WPG 4–2. ARI lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 2.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored on the power play at 12:35 of the third, moving ARI’s win probability from 53% to 85%. Connor Hellebuyck allowed 1.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
37 – 21
Expected goals
2.7 – 2.1
xG share
WPG 56%
Home-ice start
ARI 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

WPG goalARI goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

WPGARI

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

WPG
2 G, 0 A · 13:03 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +1.50 · Playmaking −0.06 · Faceoffs +0.06
+1.72
ARI
1 G, 0 A · 23:03 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.86 · Penalties +0.17
+1.20
ARI
Shane Doan
2 G, 0 A · 19:57 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.61
+0.67

Rough nights

WPG
57:59 TOI
GSAx −1.33
−1.33
WPG
Blake Wheeler
0 G, 0 A · 20:02 TOI
On-ice −0.30 · Finishing −0.37
−0.67
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 24:10 TOI
Finishing −0.19 · Penalties −0.34
−0.53

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalWPG–ARIWin prob.
P1 3:31 WPGAdam Lowry
from Alexander Burmistrov, Dustin Byfuglien
1–047% → 63%
P1 9:28 ARIShane Doan
from Max Domi, Nicklas Grossmann
1–137% → 53%
P3 1:18 ARIViktor TikhonovPP
from Michael Stone, Connor Murphy
1–253% → 78%
P3 7:45 WPGAdam Lowry
unassisted
2–219% → 48%
P3 12:35 ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonPP
from Mikkel Boedker, Antoine Vermette
2–353% → 85%
P3 19:44 ARIShane DoanEN
from Jordan Martinook, Brad Richardson
2–497% → 100%

Every player

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WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Adam Lowry C13:032+1.72+0.22+1.50−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.06
Jacob Trouba D24:30+0.23+0.04−0.02+0.03−0.00+0.17+0.00
Chris Thorburn R11:40+0.15+0.04−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.17+0.01
Toby Enstrom D19:00+0.14+0.12+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Halischuk R7:17+0.04+0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Copp C7:52+0.03+0.06−0.17+0.00+0.00+0.17−0.03
Mark Stuart D13:26−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D10:01−0.08+0.01−0.08−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L12:10−0.11−0.07−0.07+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Armia R8:43−0.15+0.07−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.17+0.00
Dustin Byfuglien D27:031−0.17−0.12−0.06+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Andrew Ladd L18:25−0.22+0.07−0.10−0.01−0.00−0.17−0.01
Mathieu Perreault C18:04−0.22−0.03−0.10−0.02−0.00−0.17+0.09
Drew Stafford R17:50−0.27−0.14−0.14+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Bryan Little C20:58−0.27−0.10−0.13−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
Alexander Burmistrov C17:281−0.27+0.15−0.39−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Tyler Myers D24:10−0.53+0.01−0.19+0.00−0.00−0.34+0.00
Blake Wheeler R20:02−0.67−0.30−0.37+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G57:59−1.33

ARI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D23:031+1.20+0.15+0.86+0.03+0.00+0.17+0.00
Shane Doan R19:572+0.67+0.06+0.61+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.02
Viktor Tikhonov R13:161+0.46+0.02+0.67−0.01+0.01−0.17−0.07
Connor Murphy D20:291+0.34+0.15+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.17+0.00
Brad Richardson R15:281+0.18+0.08−0.02−0.01+0.02+0.17−0.05
Max Domi C15:361+0.10+0.06−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Chipchura C8:26+0.02−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.04
Anthony Duclair L9:44−0.02+0.10−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicklas Grossmann D20:531−0.06−0.09−0.01−0.01+0.06+0.00+0.00
John Scott L5:11−0.06−0.05−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Stone D22:051−0.09+0.02−0.13+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikkel Boedker L21:591−0.11−0.13−0.00+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tobias Rieder L21:16−0.13−0.07−0.23−0.01+0.02+0.17+0.00
Zbynek Michalek D14:58−0.16−0.15−0.02−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Klas Dahlbeck D13:13−0.18−0.16+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Antoine Vermette C23:001−0.20−0.11−0.08−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.02
Jordan Martinook L15:451−0.20+0.05−0.22−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Craig Cunningham L7:52−0.23−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.17+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Louis Domingue G59:49+0.53

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.