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Wed, Mar 30, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 4, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 54% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA2101319422
CGY11001015225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:58CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Alex Tanguay, Mark Giordano · Snap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:05ANABobby RyanPPAssists: Brandon McMillan, Brad Winchester · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:40ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Cam Fowler, Lubomir Visnovsky · Deflected, 0.22 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:51ANALubomir VisnovskyGWGAssists: Corey Perry, Toni Lydman · Slap, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 0:32CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay · Slap, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:13ANACorey PerryENAssists: Teemu Selanne · Wrist, 0.62 xG4–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 5:02CGYAles Kotalik: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 6:15CGYRobyn Regehr: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 11:59ANAMatt Beleskey: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 14:51CGYMikael Backlund: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P1 15:40ANACorey Perry: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 18:13CGYMatt Stajan: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 0:44CGYJarome Iginla: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P2 11:00ANAFrancois Beauchemin: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 12:43ANALuca Sbisa: Tripping2 min
  10. P2 0:00ANABrad Winchester: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 0:19ANAToni Lydman: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 4:07ANAToni Lydman: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 6:45CGYTom Kostopoulos: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
22Shots on goal25
2.1Expected goals2.4
35Shot attempts71
29Faceoffs won28
6Power plays7
14Penalty minutes12
15Hits19
29Blocked shots9
13Giveaways8
12Takeaways6

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Ryan10:43

    xG 0.46–0.22 (67%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Marchant – Beleskey – McMillan2:43

    xG 0.13–0.08 (63%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  3. Winchester – Beleskey – McMillan3:40

    xG 0.03–0.04 (40%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Marchant – Ruutu – Parros2:14

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBeauchemin – Sbisa6:00

    xG 0.36–0.10 (78%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Lydman – Beauchemin3:24

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Brookbank – Fowler4:09

    xG 0.13–0.07 (66%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestIginla – Tanguay – Backlund7:33

    xG 0.32–0.04 (90%)attempts 9–3goals 1–1

  2. Stajan – Nemisz – Bouma3:10

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Kotalik – Jackman3:26

    xG 0.07–0.03 (72%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Jokinen – Glencross – Bourque8:29

    xG 0.17–0.45 (28%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaios – Giordano2:06

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Giordano9:16

    xG 0.20–0.11 (66%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Giordano4:12

    xG 0.11–0.06 (63%)attempts 7–2goals 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 2.4 xGANA 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 46/100 · #622 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 54% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-3
-2
-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).