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Mon, Feb 7, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 72% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI0311109123
CGY11001127328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:33CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Lance Bouma, Adam Pardy · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:56CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Jonathan Toews, Troy Brouwer · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P3 8:37CGYCurtis GlencrossGWGAssists: Olli Jokinen, Robyn Regehr · Snap, 0.03 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:35CGYRene BourqueENAssists: Olli Jokinen, Jarome Iginla · Wrist, 0.62 xG1–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 15:27CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 8:05CGYCory Sarich: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 11:03CGYRobyn Regehr: Interference2 min
  4. P2 15:20CHIViktor Stalberg: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:31CGYCory Sarich: Clipping2 min
  6. P3 8:56CGYAlex Tanguay: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P3 13:00CHIPatrick Sharp: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P3 18:46CHIBrent Seabrook: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
23Shots on goal28
1.7Expected goals2.9
62Shot attempts56
22Faceoffs won29
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
16Hits12
20Blocked shots20
3Giveaways17
6Takeaways3

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. bestBrouwer – Toews – Kane11:58

    xG 0.34–0.13 (72%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Kopecky – Bolland2:03

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Dowell – Skille – Stalberg5:06

    xG 0.20–0.11 (64%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  4. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell6:03

    xG 0.04–0.07 (34%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Leddy2:04

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Boynton – Leddy7:14

    xG 0.25–0.16 (60%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook15:00

    xG 0.34–0.27 (55%)attempts 15–13goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJackman – Stajan – Bourque7:14

    xG 0.88–0.16 (84%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Iginla – Jokinen – Tanguay3:29

    xG 0.04–0.02 (67%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Morrison – Iginla – Tanguay11:07

    xG 0.38–0.37 (51%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1

  4. Jokinen – Moss – Glencross9:37

    xG 0.16–0.24 (40%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Giordano3:53

    xG 0.51–0.11 (82%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Giordano11:06

    xG 0.63–0.24 (72%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  3. Babchuk – Pardy7:00

    xG 0.10–0.05 (68%)attempts 6–8goals 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 xGCHI 1.7 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 36/100 · #756 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.25 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 72% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).