Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nino Niederreiter's goal at 7:48 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 3.0 to 1.7; shots on goal were CAR 36, TBL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 35 (.914), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nino Niederreiter (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jordan Staal (1 G), 3. Brayden Point (1 G).
Three stars
- ★N. Niederreiter1 G, 1 A

- ★★J. Staal1 G

- ★★★B. Point1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals2nd period
1-07:48
2-08:13
3-016:45
3-117:03
3rd period
4-119:57
Penalties
1st
- 14:06
Ondrej Palat · High stickingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
- 15:00
Andrei Svechnikov · Slashingdrawn by Erik Cernak2 min
- 20:00
Mikhail Sergachev · Slashingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
2nd
- 7:49
Jordan Martinook · Fightingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow5 min
- 7:49
Barclay Goodrow · Fightingdrawn by Jordan Martinook5 min
3rd
- 11:11
Alex Killorn · Slashingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
- 14:32
Andrei Svechnikov · Slashingdrawn by Brayden Point2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Nino Niederreiter, 2nd 7:48 — 47% → 65%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.03 G
- All situations
- 1 G1.7
- 2.03 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.2
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.50 – 1.74
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
- 36
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/2
- 9
- Penalty minutes
- 11
- 28
- Hits
- 34
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 0
- Giveaways
- 3
- 1
- Takeaways
- 3
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).
