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Wed, Dec 1, 2010·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 7, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 82% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN21618412736
CGY191506220

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:00VANMason RaymondAssists: Andrew Alberts, Ryan Kesler · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:51VANJeff TambelliniAssists: Alexander Edler, Mason Raymond · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P1 10:01CGYTim JackmanAssists: Mark Giordano, Cory Sarich · Deflected, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:05VANDaniel SedinPPGWGAssists: Ryan Kesler, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–1
  5. P2 6:22CGYAlex TanguayAssists: Matt Stajan, Jarome Iginla · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P3 1:03VANMason RaymondSHAssists: Manny Malhotra · Backhand, 0.16 xG4–2
  7. P3 6:16VANAlexandre BurrowsAssists: Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.11 xG5–2
  8. P3 15:37VANMason RaymondPPAssists: Mikael Samuelsson · Wrist, 0.09 xG6–2
  9. P3 17:56VANDan HamhuisPPAssists: Jeff Tambellini, Raffi Torres · Snap, 0.31 xG7–2
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 2:02VANTanner Glass: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:02CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 4:42CGYJay Bouwmeester: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 17:40CGYTom Kostopoulos: Interference2 min
  5. P2 0:40VANRaffi Torres: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 2:30CGYMikael Backlund: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  7. P2 10:24CGYJay Bouwmeester: Interference2 min
  8. P2 14:06CGYCurtis Glencross: Cross checking5 min
  9. P2 14:06CGYCurtis Glencross: Game misconduct10 min
  10. P2 0:00VANJannik Hansen: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 7:32VANKeith Ballard: High sticking2 min
  12. P3 11:05CGYJarome Iginla: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 14:02CGYMark Giordano: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  14. P3 17:07CGYTim Jackman: Roughing2 min · PPG
  15. P3 17:07VANKevin Bieksa: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 17:07CGYTim Jackman: 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
47% to win53% to win
← VAN attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Malhotra won the faceoff against Stajan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
36Shots on goal20
4.0Expected goals1.9
59Shot attempts43
30Faceoffs won27
8Power plays3
13Penalty minutes36
6Hits13
12Blocked shots7
11Giveaways15
7Takeaways10

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestKesler – Tambellini – Raymond7:00

    xG 0.80–0.21 (79%)attempts 11–4goals 2–1

  2. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows6:18

    xG 0.30–0.16 (64%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  3. Malhotra – Burrows – Hansen2:02

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Samuelsson – Sedin – Sedin3:19

    xG 0.06–0.09 (40%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEhrhoff – Edler10:37

    xG 0.89–0.22 (80%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  2. Hamhuis – Bieksa9:52

    xG 0.46–0.67 (41%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  3. Alberts – Ballard11:16

    xG 0.18–0.43 (29%)attempts 7–14goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrison – Kostopoulos – Jackman4:35

    xG 0.57–0.06 (90%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  2. Moss – Glencross – Bourque5:56

    xG 0.19–0.18 (52%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Tanguay – Stajan9:45

    xG 0.27–0.46 (37%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

  4. Jokinen – Hagman – Backlund6:55

    xG 0.08–0.32 (19%)attempts 4–5goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Sarich – Giordano9:09

    xG 0.53–0.49 (52%)attempts 9–9goals 2–1

  2. Babchuk – Mikkelson10:17

    xG 0.40–0.65 (38%)attempts 12–7goals 0–2

  3. Regehr – Bouwmeester11:09

    xG 0.17–0.42 (29%)attempts 8–12goals 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.

CGY 1.9 xGVAN 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 54/100 · #543 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 82% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

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

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