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Sun, Dec 27, 2009·Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 63% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN41311105529
CGY16013011130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 7:15CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Craig Conroy · Tip-in, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:31VANHenrik SedinAssists: Willie Mitchell, Daniel Sedin · Slap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:05VANKyle WellwoodGWGAssists: Alexandre Burrows · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P1 18:16VANMason RaymondAssists: Mikael Samuelsson, Ryan Kesler · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–1
  5. P1 18:50VANMason RaymondUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–1
  6. P2 12:31VANMason RaymondPPAssists: Alexander Edler, Christian Ehrhoff · Snap, 0.21 xG5–1
Penalties (20)
  1. P1 0:32VANChristian Ehrhoff: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 4:00CGYJay Bouwmeester: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 8:07CGYJay Bouwmeester: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 8:07VANMikael Samuelsson: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 9:28CGYEric Nystrom: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 9:28VANChristian Ehrhoff: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 5:14CGYRene Bourque: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 10:41CGYOlli Jokinen: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P2 13:21VANKevin Bieksa: Boarding2 min
  10. P2 13:21VANKevin Bieksa: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 13:21CGYEric Nystrom: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 17:28VANTanner Glass: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 17:28CGYBrandon Prust: Fighting5 min
  14. P2 17:28VANTanner Glass: Game misconduct10 min
  15. P2 18:24CGYCurtis Glencross: High sticking2 min
  16. P3 3:08VANAlexandre Burrows: Interference2 min
  17. P3 7:07CGYBrian McGrattan: High sticking2 min
  18. P3 7:07CGYBrian McGrattan: Cross checking2 min
  19. P3 13:09VANAlexander Edler: Hooking2 min
  20. P3 16:42CGYRene Bourque: Roughing2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nystrom won the faceoff against Wellwood
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
29Shots on goal30
2.4Expected goals1.7
55Shot attempts60
25Faceoffs won33
7Power plays4
32Penalty minutes28
14Hits18
16Blocked shots10
4Giveaways11
4Takeaways11

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CGY 1.7 xGVAN 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CGY's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CGY is favoured, below it VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 28/100 · #895 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.95 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 63% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

Simulated goal difference (CGY − VAN), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).