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Mon, Jan 3, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Islanders 5, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 79% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI3131914526
CGY19119015243

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:37NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: PA Parenteau, Andrew MacDonald · Backhand, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:29NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: PA Parenteau, John Tavares · Deflected, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P1 11:37CGYDavid MossAssists: Adam Pardy, Anton Babchuk · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P1 13:25NYIJohn TavaresPPGWGAssists: Andrew MacDonald, Frans Nielsen · Slap, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 3:06NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: Travis Hamonic, Matt Martin · Deflected, 0.07 xG4–1
  6. P2 13:22CGYDavid MossAssists: Tim Jackman · Wrist, 0.54 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:54NYIMichael GrabnerENAssists: Mark Eaton · Wrist, 0.48 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:25CGYTim Jackman: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:15NYIZenon Konopka: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 9:15CGYTom Kostopoulos: Fighting5 min · PPG
  4. P1 12:16CGYAdam Pardy: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 4:26NYIDylan Reese: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 4:20NYIPA Parenteau: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICGY
26Shots on goal43
2.6Expected goals4.6
52Shot attempts79
31Faceoffs won34
2Power plays2
9Penalty minutes9
11Hits13
18Blocked shots18
8Giveaways10
11Takeaways8

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Grabner – Bailey10:03

    xG 0.76–0.32 (71%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares14:11

    xG 0.58–0.65 (47%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  3. Konopka – Grabner – Martin2:53

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Sim – Schremp – Joensuu10:43

    xG 0.10–0.66 (13%)attempts 6–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Gervais – Hillen12:51

    xG 0.87–0.88 (50%)attempts 13–19goals 1–0

  2. Reese – Hillen4:11

    xG 0.13–0.14 (48%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic15:16

    xG 0.35–0.46 (43%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKostopoulos – Jackman – Moss8:35

    xG 1.15–0.10 (92%)attempts 19–5goals 1–1

  2. Kotalik – Hagman – Stajan9:32

    xG 0.44–0.36 (55%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Morrison – Glencross – Bourque10:09

    xG 0.25–0.30 (45%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  4. Iginla – Jokinen – Tanguay14:43

    xG 0.25–0.47 (35%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBabchuk – Pardy13:20

    xG 1.00–0.10 (91%)attempts 21–8goals 1–0

  2. Regehr – Bouwmeester12:17

    xG 0.92–0.47 (66%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

  3. Sarich – Regehr2:35

    xG 0.20–0.03 (88%)attempts 3–2goals 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.

CGY 4.6 xGNYI 2.6 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #561 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.93 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 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, Calgary Flames win this game 79% of the time.

CGY winsNYI wins

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

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