Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Vincent Trocheck's goal at 2:19 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 3.9 to 3.3; shots on goal were TBL 24, CAR 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 27 (.889); Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 of 24 (1.000), 3.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Nedeljkovic (24 saves, 1.000), 2. Sebastian Aho (1 G, 1 A), 3. Cedric Paquette (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Nedeljkovic24 saves, 1.000

- ★★S. Aho1 G, 1 A

- ★★★C. Paquette1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals2nd period
0-12:19
0-215:30
3rd period
0-33:12
0-417:41
Penalties
1st
- 0:28
Erik Cernak · Trippingdrawn by Warren Foegele2 min
2nd
- 5:44
Sebastian Aho · Slashingdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min
3rd
- 13:38
Tyler Johnson · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Vincent Trocheck, 2nd 2:19 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.30 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.9
- 2.90 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.2
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.24 – 2.68
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
- 24
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 32
- Hits
- 27
- 17
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 8
- Giveaways
- 12
- 7
- Takeaways
- 16
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 4-4
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
