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Sat, Nov 13, 2010·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Calgary Flames 3, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 74% of the time.

SJS winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY05114212331
SJS21711315435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:06SJSJoe ThorntonPPAssists: Jason Demers, Dan Boyle · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:24SJSRyane CloweAssists: Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:51CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Ian White, Jarome Iginla · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:22SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Logan Couture, Ryane Clowe · Backhand, 0.24 xG1–3
  5. P3 9:14CGYJay BouwmeesterAssists: Matt Stajan, Alex Tanguay · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:10SJSLogan CoutureGWGAssists: Ryane Clowe, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:23CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Alex Tanguay, Mark Giordano · Slap, 0.05 xG3–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 0:58CGYOlli Jokinen: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:59CGYCory Sarich: High sticking double minor4 min
  3. P1 19:43SJSDany Heatley: Boarding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 0:06SJSDan Boyle: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 3:23CGYCraig Conroy: Interference2 min
  6. P2 7:08SJSDany Heatley: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P2 11:53CGYCory Sarich: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 11:53SJSJamal Mayers: Instigator2 min
  9. P2 11:53SJSJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 11:53SJSJamal Mayers: Misconduct10 min
  11. P2 18:10CGYMatt Stajan: Too many men on the ice2 min
  12. P2 18:59SJSJoe Pavelski: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 2:20SJSLogan Couture: High sticking2 min
  14. P3 4:22SJSTorrey Mitchell: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0SJS
47% to win53% to win
← CGY attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jokinen won the faceoff against Couture
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYSJS
31Shots on goal35
2.6Expected goals4.2
67Shot attempts62
37Faceoffs won35
7Power plays5
15Penalty minutes29
21Hits29
10Blocked shots21
10Giveaways10
6Takeaways13

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. bestHagman – Moss – Backlund6:49

    xG 0.39–0.25 (60%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Iginla – Tanguay – Stajan3:24

    xG 0.15–0.10 (61%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Morrison – Jackman – Stajan3:56

    xG 0.03–0.08 (29%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Conroy – Iginla – Tanguay4:23

    xG 0.10–0.59 (15%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Giordano9:33

    xG 0.41–0.36 (53%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. White – Giordano2:05

    xG 0.05–0.03 (64%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Sarich – Mikkelson7:35

    xG 0.09–0.31 (22%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestClowe – Pavelski – Couture9:32

    xG 1.33–0.15 (90%)attempts 16–8goals 3–0

  2. Thornton – Marleau – Heatley10:21

    xG 0.95–0.72 (57%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

  3. Mitchell – Setoguchi – McCarthy6:24

    xG 0.28–0.10 (74%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Mayers – Nichol – McGinn4:51

    xG 0.00–0.28 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Murray8:21

    xG 1.19–0.17 (88%)attempts 18–5goals 1–0

  2. Boyle – Vlasic3:11

    xG 0.34–0.18 (66%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

  3. Boyle – Huskins2:13

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

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.

SJS 4.2 xGCGY 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 54/100 · #538 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.31 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50SJS 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, San Jose Sharks win this game 74% of the time.

SJS winsCGY wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).