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Wed, Apr 6, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 1, Calgary Flames 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 90% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM0308112123
CGY020314313647

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:44CGYRene BourquePPAssists: Olli Jokinen, Jay Bouwmeester · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:18CGYJarome IginlaGWGAssists: Mikael Backlund, Anton Babchuk · Snap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 16:24CGYJarome IginlaPPAssists: Alex Tanguay, Mikael Backlund · Slap, 0.04 xG0–3
  4. P3 0:59CGYAlex TanguayAssists: Mikael Backlund, Jarome Iginla · Snap, 0.13 xG0–4
  5. P3 3:47EDMMagnus PaajarviAssists: Andrew Cogliano · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–4
  6. P3 6:24CGYCurtis GlencrossAssists: Greg Nemisz, Anton Babchuk · Wrist, 0.27 xG1–5
  7. P3 6:47CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Tim Jackman, Alex Tanguay · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 16:16EDMLinus Omark: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 18:19EDMLiam Reddox: Penalty shot throwing object at puck0 min
  3. P2 3:06EDMLinus Omark: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  4. P2 15:33EDMAndrew Cogliano: Roughing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 16:24EDMLadislav Smid: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 16:24CGYMikael Backlund: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 2:01CGYRene Bourque: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 2:01EDMSteve MacIntyre: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 6:42EDMSteve MacIntyre: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 8:25CGYRobyn Regehr: Cross checking2 min
  11. P3 18:08CGYMark Giordano: Interference2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCGY
23Shots on goal47
1.4Expected goals4.3
40Shot attempts80
23Faceoffs won34
2Power plays4
12Penalty minutes8
17Hits16
18Blocked shots11
5Giveaways16
6Takeaways10

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestCogliano – Omark – Hartikainen8:00

    xG 0.23–0.11 (67%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  2. Reddox – O'Marra – Eberle5:49

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 1–9goals 0–0

  3. Jones – VandeVelde – Paajarvi8:20

    xG 0.02–0.62 (3%)attempts 3–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStrudwick – Petry3:19

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

  2. Strudwick – Chorney3:07

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. Vandermeer – Peckham11:03

    xG 0.31–0.48 (39%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestIginla – Tanguay – Backlund12:43

    xG 0.82–0.10 (89%)attempts 21–3goals 2–0

  2. Stajan – Nemisz – Bouma5:35

    xG 0.63–0.08 (89%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Jokinen – Jackman – Bourque9:25

    xG 0.42–0.21 (66%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  4. Langkow – Kostopoulos – Glencross9:22

    xG 0.20–0.03 (85%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Carson10:26

    xG 0.81–0.22 (79%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  2. Regehr – Bouwmeester14:33

    xG 0.67–0.16 (81%)attempts 19–5goals 1–0

  3. Sarich – Babchuk10:51

    xG 0.49–0.14 (77%)attempts 14–6goals 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 4.3 xGEDM 1.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1023 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 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 90% of the time.

CGY winsEDM wins

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

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