Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mikhail Sergachev's goal at 9:13 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 4.6 to 2.5; shots on goal were TBL 29, CAR 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Scott Darling stopped 24 of 27 (.889). Three stars: 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (31 saves, .969), 2. Jaccob Slavin (1 G), 3. Tyler Johnson (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Vasilevskiy31 saves, .969

- ★★J. Slavin1 G

- ★★★T. Johnson1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-019:25
2nd period
2-09:13
3rd period
2-13:28
3-117:27
4-118:39
5-119:56
Penalties
1st
- 2:19
Chris Kunitz · Holdingdrawn by Justin Williams2 min
- 9:30
Andrej Sustr · Holdingdrawn by Derek Ryan2 min
- 17:30
Justin Williams · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Callahan2 min
2nd
- 0:20
Victor Hedman · Slashingdrawn by Justin Williams2 min
- 16:17
Justin Williams · Roughingdrawn by Victor Hedman2 min
- 16:17
Victor Hedman · Roughingdrawn by Justin Williams2 min
3rd
- 0:33
Steven Stamkos · Interferencedrawn by Jordan Staal2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mikhail Sergachev, 2nd 9:13 — 66% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.63 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.5
- 2.12 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.2
- 0.81 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.85 – 2.51
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 40%
- Faceoffs
- 60%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 21
- Hits
- 22
- 22
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 7
- Giveaways
- 7
- 15
- Takeaways
- 15
Box score
every player line
Season series
TBL leads 2-1
5@
1this game
4@
5Final
2@
3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
