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Wed, Nov 3, 2010·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Detroit Red Wings 2, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 79% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET01229012233
CGY160704117

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:58CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay · Slap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:54DETMike ModanoAssists: Daniel Cleary, Brad Stuart · Snap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:05DETJustin AbdelkaderGWGAssists: Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 1:23DETBrad Stuart: Interference2 min
  2. P1 5:03DETJonathan Ericsson: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 7:03CGYMark Giordano: Holding2 min
  4. P1 13:04CGYCraig Conroy: High sticking double minor4 min
  5. P1 14:51DETJohan Franzen: Boarding2 min · PPG
  6. P1 15:10DETNicklas Lidstrom: Hooking2 min
  7. P1 17:18CGYCurtis Glencross: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 19:38DETValtteri Filppula: High sticking2 min
  9. P2 19:58CGYJarome Iginla: Cross checking2 min
  10. P2 19:58CGYJarome Iginla: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P2 19:58DETBrad Stuart: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  12. P3 9:42CGYTim Jackman: Cross checking2 min
  13. P3 12:55DETRuslan Salei: High sticking double minor4 min
  14. P3 19:09CGYAlex Tanguay: Tripping2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
47% to win53% to win
← DET attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jokinen won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCGY
33Shots on goal17
3.5Expected goals1.9
67Shot attempts34
28Faceoffs won36
6Power plays7
16Penalty minutes16
13Hits19
6Blocked shots17
8Giveaways16
10Takeaways9

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestModano – Cleary – Abdelkader5:56

    xG 0.57–0.05 (92%)attempts 11–2goals 1–0

  2. Holmstrom – Datsyuk – Zetterberg9:26

    xG 0.66–0.24 (73%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Eaves – Miller – Helm6:58

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  4. Bertuzzi – Filppula – Franzen9:52

    xG 0.37–0.20 (65%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – Ericsson10:53

    xG 0.76–0.16 (83%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  2. Salei – Kindl5:38

    xG 0.57–0.17 (77%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Kronwall14:14

    xG 0.53–0.13 (80%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestConroy – Jackman – Glencross5:01

    xG 0.27–0.16 (63%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Hagman – Bourque4:11

    xG 0.08–0.07 (54%)attempts 2–2goals 0–1

  3. Iginla – Tanguay – Stajan4:38

    xG 0.06–0.08 (40%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

  4. Morrison – Jokinen – Hagman3:32

    xG 0.02–0.06 (22%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. White – Giordano14:38

    xG 0.24–0.57 (29%)attempts 7–17goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Mikkelson8:33

    xG 0.17–0.66 (21%)attempts 5–11goals 0–1

  3. Regehr – Bouwmeester12:13

    xG 0.19–0.88 (18%)attempts 6–12goals 0–1

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 1.9 xGDET 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #918 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.11 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 79% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

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

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