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Wed, Feb 9, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Ottawa Senators 2, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

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

CGY winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT2120707226
CGY11621029535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:40CGYTim JackmanAssists: Niklas Hagman, Robyn Regehr · Deflected, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:17OTTChris KellyAssists: Jarkko Ruutu, Filip Kuba · Snap, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P1 10:21OTTChris CampoliUnassisted · Slap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:42CGYOlli JokinenPPAssists: Curtis Glencross, Anton Babchuk · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:44CGYCurtis GlencrossGWGAssists: Olli Jokinen, Anton Babchuk · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 8:36CGYAnton BabchukPPAssists: Robyn Regehr · Slap, 0.03 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:38CGYTim JackmanPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Brendan Morrison · Snap, 0.55 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 1:41OTTJarkko Ruutu: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 14:07OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 17:01CGYMark Giordano: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P1 0:00OTTAlex Kovalev: Misconduct10 min
  5. P2 1:39CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 12:11OTTBobby Butler: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  7. P3 7:24OTTJarkko Ruutu: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 14:06OTTJason Spezza: Hooking2 min · PPG
  9. P3 16:22CGYCory Sarich: Holding the stick2 min
  10. P3 0:00OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 0:00CGYBrendan Mikkelson: 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCGY
26Shots on goal35
2.2Expected goals4.2
50Shot attempts71
20Faceoffs won29
3Power plays5
22Penalty minutes8
11Hits21
22Blocked shots12
9Giveaways12
8Takeaways7

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestKovalev – Regin – Smith3:57

    xG 0.57–0.03 (95%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Neil – Kelly9:11

    xG 0.31–0.15 (68%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

  3. Spezza – Michalek – Shannon9:19

    xG 0.42–0.28 (60%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  4. Fisher – Foligno – Butler7:30

    xG 0.15–0.62 (20%)attempts 7–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGonchar – Campoli14:27

    xG 1.19–0.42 (74%)attempts 14–12goals 1–0

  2. Phillips – Karlsson11:48

    xG 0.43–0.36 (55%)attempts 16–8goals 0–1

  3. Kuba – Carkner8:58

    xG 0.24–0.43 (36%)attempts 5–14goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHagman – Jackman – Stajan6:30

    xG 0.63–0.01 (99%)attempts 11–2goals 1–0

  2. Kostopoulos – Backlund – Bouma2:01

    xG 0.11–0.01 (91%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Morrison – Iginla – Bourque11:33

    xG 0.26–0.25 (51%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  4. Kostopoulos – Hagman – Stajan2:24

    xG 0.05–0.17 (23%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Sarich – Mikkelson2:32

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

  2. Regehr – Bouwmeester13:34

    xG 0.66–0.81 (45%)attempts 14–11goals 1–1

  3. Sarich – Giordano15:20

    xG 0.27–0.47 (36%)attempts 17–12goals 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 4.2 xGOTT 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 57/100 · #502 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.51 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 winsOTT wins

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

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