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Fri, Jan 21, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Dallas Stars 4, Calgary Flames 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 69% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL271717421
CGY273626719

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:40CGYAlex TanguayAssists: Brendan Morrison, Robyn Regehr · Wrist, 0.47 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:34DALBrenden MorrowAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Jamie Benn · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:12DALBrad RichardsAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Stephane Robidas · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:10CGYOlli JokinenAssists: David Moss · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:51CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Tim Jackman, Adam Pardy · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:10CGYDavid MossAssists: Niklas Hagman, Cory Sarich · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:04CGYBrendan MorrisonGWGAssists: Alex Tanguay, Jarome Iginla · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–5
  8. P2 19:12DALNicklas GrossmannAssists: Mike Ribeiro · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–5
  9. P3 0:31DALJames NealAssists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–5
  10. P3 4:20CGYJarome IginlaUnassisted · Wrist, 0.35 xG4–6
  11. P3 12:12CGYDavid MossPPAssists: Olli Jokinen, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.53 xG4–7
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 2:11CGYNiklas Hagman: Holding2 min
  2. P2 13:34CGYAlex Tanguay: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 12:03DALJamie Benn: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 17:05DALSteve Ott: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 17:05DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 17:05CGYCory Sarich: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 18:43CGYDavid Moss: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P3 18:55DALBrenden Morrow: Boarding2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCGY
21Shots on goal19
1.9Expected goals2.9
41Shot attempts41
35Faceoffs won28
2Power plays2
11Penalty minutes11
22Hits23
12Blocked shots6
13Giveaways15
7Takeaways6

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestLangenbrunner – Richards – Neal3:53

    xG 0.19–0.04 (84%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Morrow – Ribeiro – Richards3:30

    xG 0.19–0.04 (84%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  3. Barch – Gagnon – Wandell3:35

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Langenbrunner – Morrow – Ribeiro2:21

    xG 0.08–0.07 (52%)attempts 2–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Grossmann16:53

    xG 0.89–0.28 (76%)attempts 13–13goals 3–2

  2. Skrastins – Fistric2:39

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Fistric – Niskanen9:30

    xG 0.04–0.21 (16%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrison – Iginla – Tanguay13:08

    xG 1.28–0.69 (65%)attempts 10–11goals 3–2

  2. Hagman – Stajan – Glencross3:16

    xG 0.13–0.01 (92%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Jackman – Bourque – Backlund4:18

    xG 0.14–0.04 (76%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  4. Kotalik – Stajan – Glencross8:23

    xG 0.17–0.19 (47%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Bouwmeester19:14

    xG 1.36–0.81 (63%)attempts 14–17goals 4–2

  2. Sarich – Giordano17:18

    xG 0.54–0.26 (67%)attempts 14–3goals 1–0

  3. Babchuk – Pardy11:46

    xG 0.10–0.17 (38%)attempts 6–9goals 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.

CGY 2.9 xGDAL 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 90/100 · #105 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.74 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 69% of the time.

CGY winsDAL wins

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

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