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Tue, Dec 7, 2010·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 58% of the time.

CGY winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL0102707224
CGY271616419

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:21CGYCory SarichAssists: Adam Pardy, Brendan Morrison · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:46CGYTom KostopoulosAssists: Rene Bourque, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.37 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:43CGYRene BourqueGWGAssists: Curtis Glencross, Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.15 xG0–3
  4. P2 8:35TBLJohan HarjuAssists: Pavel Kubina, Randy Jones · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P2 19:00TBLRyan MaloneAssists: Nate Thompson, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P3 8:42CGYJarome IginlaPPAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Rene Bourque · Slap, 0.04 xG2–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:56TBLBrett Clark: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 9:47CGYJay Bouwmeester: Interference2 min
  3. P2 16:18TBLPavel Kubina: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 0:49CGYRobyn Regehr: Interference2 min
  5. P3 6:39TBLNate Thompson: Interference2 min
  6. P3 8:29TBLAdam Hall: High sticking2 min · PPG

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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCGY
24Shots on goal19
2.1Expected goals1.7
54Shot attempts40
35Faceoffs won24
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
10Hits13
9Blocked shots13
13Giveaways14
3Takeaways8

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestSt. Louis – Malone – Thompson2:01

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Gagne – Malone – Moore4:13

    xG 0.40–0.15 (73%)attempts 8–2goals 0–1

  3. Ritola – Harju – Tyrell2:26

    xG 0.02–0.06 (30%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

  4. St. Louis – Bergenheim – Stamkos3:43

    xG 0.02–0.06 (23%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKubina – Hedman4:05

    xG 0.46–0.17 (73%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Ohlund – Lundin12:26

    xG 0.44–0.36 (55%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  3. Ohlund – Hedman2:24

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGlencross – Bourque – Backlund8:29

    xG 0.34–0.15 (69%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1

  2. Iginla – Tanguay – Stajan14:01

    xG 0.56–0.42 (57%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  3. Morrison – Kostopoulos – Jackman7:56

    xG 0.07–0.05 (60%)attempts 5–3goals 1–1

  4. Jokinen – Kotalik – Hagman9:46

    xG 0.07–0.71 (8%)attempts 4–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Bouwmeester13:47

    xG 0.43–0.15 (74%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Giordano13:25

    xG 0.66–0.63 (51%)attempts 8–12goals 2–1

  3. Babchuk – Pardy12:17

    xG 0.24–0.52 (32%)attempts 9–12goals 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 1.7 xGTBL 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #430 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.08 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50CGY 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, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 58% of the time.

CGY winsTBL wins

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

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