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Thu, Oct 20, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New York Rangers 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT)

Expected result

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

CGY winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR210060716329
CGY2120801203235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:53NYRMarian GaborikPPAssists: Derek Stepan, Brad Richards · Snap, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:51CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Alex Tanguay, Scott Hannan · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:42NYRBrandon PrustSHAssists: Brian Boyle · Snap, 0.18 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:51CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay · Snap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:58NYRRyan McDonaghGWGAssists: Dan Girardi, Brandon Dubinsky · Snap, 0.28 xG3–2
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 2:07CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:07NYRMike Rupp: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 4:16CGYCory Sarich: Interference2 min
  4. P1 10:42CGYCory Sarich: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 11:56NYRMarian Gaborik: Hooking2 min
  6. P1 14:59CGYCory Sarich: Fighting5 min
  7. P1 14:59NYRKris Newbury: Instigator2 min · PPG
  8. P1 14:59NYRKris Newbury: Fighting5 min
  9. P1 14:59NYRKris Newbury: Instigator misconduct10 min
  10. P1 19:07NYRBrian Boyle: Roughing2 min
  11. P1 19:07CGYAlex Tanguay: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 6:52NYRDan Girardi: Interference2 min
  13. P2 10:30NYRRyan McDonagh: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  14. P3 17:16NYRJeff Woywitka: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Morrison won the faceoff against Boyle
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCGY
29Shots on goal35
2.7Expected goals2.9
45Shot attempts65
31Faceoffs won38
2Power plays5
32Penalty minutes16
17Hits25
16Blocked shots9
13Giveaways18
8Takeaways10

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Gaborik – Stepan13:31

    xG 0.78–0.51 (61%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  2. Fedotenko – Boyle – Prust10:56

    xG 0.48–0.48 (50%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Callahan – Anisimov9:32

    xG 0.23–0.47 (33%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWoywitka – Eminger12:36

    xG 0.83–0.16 (84%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh17:00

    xG 0.75–1.15 (39%)attempts 13–17goals 0–1

  3. Del Zotto – Erixon13:54

    xG 0.06–0.73 (8%)attempts 6–15goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Morrison – Hagman – Bourque10:37

    xG 0.15–0.15 (51%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Stempniak – Glencross13:29

    xG 0.63–0.70 (47%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Tanguay – Moss9:32

    xG 0.47–0.55 (47%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  4. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Stajan4:06

    xG 0.22–0.38 (37%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Butler15:57

    xG 1.17–0.56 (68%)attempts 23–7goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Smith12:51

    xG 0.29–0.24 (54%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Giordano14:15

    xG 0.54–0.50 (52%)attempts 14–10goals 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 xGNYR 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 50/100 · #584 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.61 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +18 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 winsNYR wins

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

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