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Tue, Mar 15, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 54% of the time.

CGY winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX1111628425
CGY1801128327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:25PHXLee StempniakAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Taylor Pyatt · Slap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:02CGYOlli JokinenAssists: Rene Bourque, Miikka Kiprusoff · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:11PHXEric BelangerAssists: Lauri Korpikoski, Shane Doan · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 1:53PHXKeith YandleAssists: Radim Vrbata, Andrew Ebbett · Backhand, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P3 2:12PHXMichal RozsivalGWGAssists: Vernon Fiddler · Slap, 0.02 xG4–1
  6. P3 3:09CGYMikael BacklundPPAssists: Mark Giordano, Jarome Iginla · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:28CGYAlex TanguayAssists: Rene Bourque, Jay Bouwmeester · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 13:32CGYOlli Jokinen: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 7:25CGYLance Bouma: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P2 7:25PHXRostislav Klesla: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 19:09PHXAndrew Ebbett: Holding2 min
  5. P3 3:04PHXLauri Korpikoski: 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCGY
25Shots on goal27
1.9Expected goals1.8
51Shot attempts54
28Faceoffs won21
1Power plays2
6Penalty minutes4
7Hits23
16Blocked shots17
10Giveaways15
11Takeaways9

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Fiddler – Stempniak13:09

    xG 0.50–0.09 (84%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Doan – Belanger – Korpikoski13:35

    xG 0.41–0.26 (61%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

  3. Whitney – Vrbata – Turris4:09

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Whitney – Vrbata – Ebbett6:59

    xG 0.24–0.18 (56%)attempts 4–5goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Schlemko16:23

    xG 0.72–0.39 (65%)attempts 19–14goals 2–0

  2. Morris – Yandle13:51

    xG 0.25–0.22 (54%)attempts 7–12goals 1–1

  3. Aucoin – Klesla16:23

    xG 0.39–0.37 (51%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKostopoulos – Hagman – Jackman3:23

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Tanguay – Bourque6:38

    xG 0.39–0.25 (60%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Stajan6:56

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Iginla – Tanguay – Backlund4:25

    xG 0.06–0.10 (39%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Giordano10:30

    xG 0.42–0.16 (73%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. Staios – Babchuk8:28

    xG 0.10–0.10 (50%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  3. Bouwmeester – Giordano3:09

    xG 0.11–0.13 (45%)attempts 4–3goals 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 1.8 xGPHX 1.9 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #344 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.31 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 54% of the time.

CGY winsPHX wins

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

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