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Fri, Nov 12, 2010·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Calgary Flames 4, Phoenix Coyotes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 62% of the time.

PHX winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY110114211435
PHX0123925526

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:24CGYRene BourqueAssists: Cory Sarich · Wrist, 0.49 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:34PHXVernon FiddlerAssists: Adrian Aucoin, Lauri Korpikoski · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:22PHXLee StempniakAssists: Wojtek Wolski, Keith Yandle · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:21PHXScottie UpshallAssists: Ray Whitney · Slap, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P2 12:40CGYIan WhitePPAssists: Rene Bourque, Olli Jokinen · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:24PHXVernon FiddlerAssists: Lauri Korpikoski, Taylor Pyatt · Wrist, 0.45 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:22PHXVernon FiddlerENGWGAssists: Lauri Korpikoski, Adrian Aucoin · Wrist, 0.54 xG2–5
  8. P3 19:11CGYAlex TanguayAssists: Matt Stajan, Stefan Meyer · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–5
  9. P3 19:40CGYTim JackmanAssists: Steve Staios, Brendan Morrison · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 12:32PHXEric Belanger: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 17:01PHXKeith Yandle: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 0:56PHXDerek Morris: Cross checking2 min
  4. P3 6:34PHXScottie Upshall: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← CGY attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Belanger won the faceoff against Moss
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYPHX
35Shots on goal26
3.4Expected goals2.8
64Shot attempts43
26Faceoffs won37
4Power plays0
0Penalty minutes8
26Hits30
10Blocked shots13
2Giveaways6
2Takeaways2

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – Glencross – Bourque11:22

    xG 1.18–0.12 (91%)attempts 16–4goals 1–0

  2. Hagman – Moss – Backlund11:26

    xG 0.97–0.13 (89%)attempts 19–6goals 0–0

  3. Jackman – Stajan – Meyer4:45

    xG 0.14–0.21 (40%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Iginla – Jackman – Stajan4:04

    xG 0.11–0.23 (31%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaios – Giordano11:52

    xG 1.05–0.44 (71%)attempts 16–6goals 2–1

  2. Regehr – White18:20

    xG 0.61–0.17 (78%)attempts 21–11goals 0–0

  3. Sarich – Bouwmeester15:30

    xG 0.93–0.81 (54%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Fiddler – Korpikoski8:52

    xG 1.21–0.92 (57%)attempts 10–11goals 2–1

  2. Belanger – Stempniak – Wolski14:04

    xG 0.50–0.65 (44%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0

  3. Vrbata – Prucha – Hanzal12:43

    xG 0.26–0.55 (32%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

  4. Whitney – Upshall – Turris10:39

    xG 0.12–0.62 (16%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestAucoin – Jovanovski13:50

    xG 1.35–0.52 (72%)attempts 19–10goals 2–1

  2. Aucoin – Yandle3:35

    xG 0.01–0.04 (22%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. Morris – Lepisto2:20

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

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.

PHX 2.8 xGCGY 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 82/100 · #201 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.45 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 62% of the time.

PHX winsCGY wins

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

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