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Thu, Dec 15, 2011·St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa

Calgary Flames 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 60% of the time.

TBL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY191521300427
TBL1103180511534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:11TBLTeddy PurcellPPAssists: Steve Downie, Dominic Moore · Tip-in, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:27CGYMatt StajanAssists: Tim Jackman, Tom Kostopoulos · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:57CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Olli Jokinen, Jay Bouwmeester · Slap, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:10TBLTom PyattAssists: Ryan Shannon, Blair Jones · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:05TBLRyan MaloneAssists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:26TBLNate ThompsonAssists: Dana Tyrell, Victor Hedman · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 0:58CGYRene BourqueAssists: Derek Smith · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P3 16:48CGYOlli JokinenPPAssists: Alex Tanguay, Derek Smith · Tip-in, 0.15 xG4–4
  9. OT 0:30TBLSteven StamkosGWGAssists: Eric Brewer, Steve Downie · Tip-in, 0.13 xG4–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:30CGYOlli Jokinen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:17CGYJay Bouwmeester: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 13:17TBLTeddy Purcell: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P1 16:46TBLMatt Gilroy: Cross checking2 min
  5. P1 19:55TBLDominic Moore: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 15:06TBLVictor Hedman: Slashing2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
45% to win55% to win
← CGY attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jokinen won the faceoff against Thompson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYTBL
27Shots on goal34
3.0Expected goals2.4
63Shot attempts50
29Faceoffs won36
3Power plays1
4Penalty minutes8
18Hits19
9Blocked shots18
3Giveaways8
5Takeaways7

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKostopoulos – Jackman – Stajan7:47

    xG 0.84–0.08 (91%)attempts 12–2goals 1–0

  2. Morrison – Tanguay – Bourque7:42

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  3. Morrison – Stempniak – Comeau3:28

    xG 0.02–0.14 (15%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Stempniak – Comeau – Backlund8:56

    xG 0.52–0.92 (36%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHannan – Smith13:37

    xG 0.57–0.31 (65%)attempts 19–7goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Butler19:46

    xG 0.96–0.80 (55%)attempts 14–20goals 1–1

  3. Hannan – Brodie2:23

    xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestHall – Thompson – Tyrell7:26

    xG 0.22–0.06 (80%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Shannon – Jones – Pyatt4:14

    xG 0.51–0.37 (58%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

  3. Lecavalier – Moore – Purcell6:30

    xG 0.54–0.46 (54%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  4. Lecavalier – Moore – Pyatt2:13

    xG 0.03–0.01 (68%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBergeron – Gilroy12:22

    xG 0.78–0.53 (59%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

  2. Brewer – Hedman14:51

    xG 0.58–0.34 (63%)attempts 13–15goals 2–0

  3. Kubina – Brewer2:56

    xG 0.03–0.08 (28%)attempts 1–1goals 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.

TBL 2.4 xGCGY 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

TBL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TBL is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 97/100 · #31 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.52 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 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 60% of the time.

TBL winsCGY wins

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

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