Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ross Colton's goal at 6:43 of the first period, which took the Lightning's chances from 54% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 3.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were CAR 25, TBL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 of 27 (.926), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 25 (1.000), 2.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Blake Coleman (1 G), 2. Ross Colton (1 G), 3. Andrei Vasilevskiy (25 saves, 1.000).
Three stars
- ★B. Coleman1 G

- ★★R. Colton1 G

- ★★★A. Vasilevskiy25 saves, 1.000

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
0-16:43
0-217:27
3rd period
0-319:25
Penalties
1st
- 16:19
Brock McGinn · Hookingdrawn by Brayden Point2 min
2nd
- 10:17
Cal Foote · Holding the stickdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
3rd
- 7:18
Mikhail Sergachev · Interferencedrawn by Jesper Fast2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Ross Colton, 1st 6:43 — 54% → 66%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.20 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.5
- 1.80 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.2
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.2
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 64 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 2.61
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 64%
- Faceoffs
- 36%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 21
- Hits
- 31
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 0
- Giveaways
- 2
- 3
- Takeaways
- 2
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).
