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Thu, Dec 22, 2011·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Detroit Red Wings 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 65% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET05011215231
CGY1921305327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:10CGYCurtis GlencrossPPAssists: Olli Jokinen, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.47 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:30CGYBlake ComeauAssists: Brendan Morrison, Tim Jackman · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:47CGYCurtis GlencrossGWGAssists: Jay Bouwmeester · Snap, 0.06 xG0–3
  4. P3 4:55DETJiri HudlerAssists: Jonathan Ericsson · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:48DETIan WhiteAssists: Pavel Datsyuk · Slap, 0.02 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:04DETHenrik Zetterberg: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 15:41DETTodd Bertuzzi: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:58CGYCory Sarich: Interference2 min
  4. P2 4:32DETTomas Holmstrom: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 10:12CGYDerek Smith: 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCGY
31Shots on goal27
2.2Expected goals3.0
56Shot attempts47
28Faceoffs won18
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
8Hits16
11Blocked shots18
3Giveaways14
5Takeaways12

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestZetterberg – Filppula – Hudler5:44

    xG 0.58–0.13 (82%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  2. Holmstrom – Datsyuk – Franzen5:28

    xG 0.28–0.03 (91%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen6:49

    xG 0.07–0.13 (36%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Holmstrom – Abdelkader – Emmerton3:57

    xG 0.02–0.12 (16%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – White16:42

    xG 0.76–0.52 (59%)attempts 20–11goals 1–0

  2. Stuart – Kronwall14:26

    xG 0.68–0.52 (57%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  3. Kronwall – White2:31

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrison – Kostopoulos – Jackman9:34

    xG 0.58–0.39 (59%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  2. Byron – Nemisz – Horak6:45

    xG 0.12–0.05 (72%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Jokinen – Glencross12:51

    xG 0.33–0.47 (41%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  4. Stempniak – Comeau – Backlund13:21

    xG 0.11–0.70 (13%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Brodie12:42

    xG 0.55–0.21 (73%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. Hannan – Bouwmeester2:52

    xG 0.26–0.23 (53%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Smith14:37

    xG 0.41–0.69 (37%)attempts 12–18goals 0–2

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 3.0 xGDET 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 60/100 · #457 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.78 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 65% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

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

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