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Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

FinalTV TNT, CBC·Amalie Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 2-0. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrick Maroon's goal at 6:16 of the third period, which took the Lightning's chances from 52% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 4.2 to 4.0; shots on goal were FLA 49, TBL 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 49 of 49 (1.000), 4.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (49 saves, 1.000), 2. Patrick Maroon (1 G), 3. Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves, .960).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TBL
    A. Vasilevskiy49 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    TBL
    P. Maroon1 G
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    S. Bobrovsky24 saves, .960

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA018016015049
TBLTBL03012211226

Scoring

2 goals

3rd period

  1. TBL
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +28 pts
    0-1
    6:16
  2. TBL
    wristxG 0.95win prob +4 pts
    0-2
    19:37

Penalties

FLA 8 PIM·TBL 6 PIM

1st

  • 9:26TBLAnthony Cirelli · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Sergei Bobrovsky2 min
  • 18:35TBLNikita Kucherov · Slashingdrawn by Jonathan Huberdeau2 min

2nd

  • 1:56FLACarter Verhaeghe · Cross checkingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
  • 15:40FLAAaron Ekblad · Interferencedrawn by Nikita Kucherov2 min

3rd

  • 6:32FLAAleksander Barkov · High stickingdrawn by Victor Hedman2 min
  • 11:26FLAMacKenzie Weegar · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex Killorn2 min
  • 17:30TBLOndrej Palat · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
TBL goalFLA goalFinal: TBL 100%

Biggest swing: Patrick Maroon, 3rd 6:16 — TBL 52% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
O. Palat · Goal · xG 0.95A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.29N. Kucherov · On goal · xG 0.23A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.19A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.19N. Kucherov · On goal · xG 0.18C. Perry · Missed · xG 0.17O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.16B. Hagel · On goal · xG 0.15O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.14B. Hagel · On goal · xG 0.14C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.12N. Kucherov · Missed · xG 0.12P. Maroon · Goal · xG 0.11N. Paul · Missed · xG 0.09S. Stamkos · On goal · xG 0.09A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.08A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.08P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.08C. Perry · Missed · xG 0.07R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.06A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.06A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.05O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.05R. Colton · Missed · xG 0.05V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.05A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.04C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.03E. Cernak · Missed · xG 0.03N. Paul · Missed · xG 0.02V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.02N. Paul · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Bogosian · On goal · xG 0.02V. Hedman · Missed · xG 0.02E. Cernak · Missed · xG 0.02V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Bogosian · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bellemare · Missed · xG 0.01V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.01
TBL2 G · 4.2 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsTBL
4.00 G
All situations
1 G4.2
2.30 G
Even strength
1 G2.3
1.30 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 103 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA60%40%TBL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.89 – 3.21

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

FLAvsTBL
49
Shots on goal
26
42%
Faceoffs
58%
0/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
41
Hits
29
9
Blocked shots
18
5
Giveaways
2
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5A. EkbladD000-150.45212—26:20
16A. BarkovC000-120.091124121:25
42G. ForslingD000-120.04300—21:13
13S. ReinhartC000-150.611005021:03
11J. HuberdeauL000-130.51010—20:58
28C. GirouxR000-190.562004619:37
52M. WeegarD000-150.15412—19:10
7R. GudasD000020.18900—18:09
23C. VerhaegheC000030.35102018:05
9S. BennettC000-160.423106716:51
62B. MontourD000020.07220—15:28
8B. ChiarotD000020.09500—14:24
27E. LuostarinenC000000.002103813:36
15A. LundellC000010.12110011:50
98M. MaminC000000.02100010:56
70P. HornqvistR000-120.28000—10:40
55N. AcciariC000-100.00400007:08
19J. ThorntonC000-100.00000006:18
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(L)25241.9603.27+2.2758:49

Series

TBL leads 4-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).