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Fri, Nov 19, 2010·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Calgary Flames 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 66% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI1908116233
CGY21821236736

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:12CHIJack SkilleAssists: Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:52CGYNiklas HagmanAssists: Tim Jackman · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:28CGYDavid MossPPAssists: Alex Tanguay, Niklas Hagman · Backhand, 0.34 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:01CGYJarome IginlaGWGAssists: Alex Tanguay, Matt Stajan · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P2 18:42CGYJarome IginlaPPAssists: Alex Tanguay, David Moss · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–4
  6. P3 16:29CGYBrendan MorrisonAssists: Curtis Glencross, David Moss · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–5
  7. P3 18:10CGYJarome IginlaUnassisted · Slap, 0.04 xG1–6
  8. P3 19:01CGYCurtis GlencrossAssists: Brendan Morrison · Snap, 0.08 xG1–7
  9. P3 19:40CHITroy BrouwerAssists: Brian Campbell, Fernando Pisani · Slap, 0.02 xG2–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 2:16CHIBryan Bickell: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 11:08CHIDave Bolland: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:39CGYNiklas Hagman: Kneeing2 min
  4. P1 18:52CHITomas Kopecky: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 12:28CGYCory Sarich: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 14:51CHIJake Dowell: Fighting5 min · PPG
  7. P2 14:51CGYMark Giordano: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 17:52CHIFernando Pisani: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 10:28CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
33Shots on goal36
2.0Expected goals2.9
80Shot attempts58
39Faceoffs won29
2Power plays5
15Penalty minutes9
3Hits22
13Blocked shots20
12Giveaways14
8Takeaways13

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Sharp – Bolland6:34

    xG 0.24–0.04 (84%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Kopecky – Sharp2:42

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  3. Pisani – Brouwer – Skille2:36

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0

  4. Bolland – Bickell – Skille2:42

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Hjalmarsson11:07

    xG 0.49–0.18 (73%)attempts 17–3goals 0–2

  2. Boynton – Keith8:14

    xG 0.33–0.16 (67%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

  3. Boynton – Campbell2:12

    xG 0.01–0.03 (31%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrison – Moss – Glencross6:07

    xG 0.63–0.23 (74%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

  2. Hagman – Bourque – Backlund9:31

    xG 0.29–0.15 (65%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

  3. Kostopoulos – Moss – Glencross2:18

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Conroy – Kostopoulos – Jackman7:36

    xG 0.10–0.20 (34%)attempts 6–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Bouwmeester17:43

    xG 0.90–0.46 (66%)attempts 10–19goals 2–0

  2. Sarich – Mikkelson11:09

    xG 0.51–0.32 (61%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  3. Babchuk – Giordano11:05

    xG 0.42–0.35 (54%)attempts 14–16goals 2–2

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 2.9 xGCHI 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 42/100 · #672 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.98 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 66% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

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

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