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Sat, Jan 21, 2012·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Calgary Flames 6, Edmonton Oilers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 58% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY391727623
EDM070927223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:48CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Mark Giordano, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:14CGYBlake ComeauAssists: Scott Hannan · Slap, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:52CGYLee StempniakGWGAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Blake Comeau · Snap, 0.03 xG3–0
  4. P2 19:24CGYLee StempniakAssists: Blake Comeau, Jay Bouwmeester · Snap, 0.05 xG4–0
  5. P3 4:24EDMAndy SuttonAssists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Smyth · Slap, 0.03 xG4–1
  6. P3 7:01CGYJay BouwmeesterPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Olli Jokinen · Slap, 0.04 xG5–1
  7. P3 16:15EDMRyan SmythAssists: Jeff Petry, Ladislav Smid · Tip-in, 0.15 xG5–2
  8. P3 17:55CGYLee StempniakENAssists: Olli Jokinen · Wrist, 0.69 xG6–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:45EDMColten Teubert: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 12:59EDMRyan Jones: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 1:23CGYMikael Backlund: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 4:03EDMColten Teubert: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 7:34CGYJay Bouwmeester: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 6:29EDMDarcy Hordichuk: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  7. P3 7:56EDMColten Teubert: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
45% to win55% to win
← CGY attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jokinen won the faceoff against Gagner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYEDM
23Shots on goal23
2.8Expected goals2.4
49Shot attempts50
18Faceoffs won23
5Power plays2
4Penalty minutes10
11Hits24
19Blocked shots18
12Giveaways14
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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestJackman – Stajan – Bouma7:17

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  2. Morrison – Kostopoulos – Jones10:32

    xG 0.25–0.36 (41%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Cammalleri – Backlund8:39

    xG 0.18–0.38 (32%)attempts 3–12goals 0–2

  4. Jokinen – Stempniak – Comeau9:53

    xG 0.16–0.66 (20%)attempts 7–8goals 3–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Hannan2:00

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  2. Sarich – Brodie12:44

    xG 0.29–0.30 (49%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1

  3. Hannan – Giordano13:02

    xG 0.27–0.37 (42%)attempts 8–12goals 1–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHemsky – Gagner – Hall11:27

    xG 0.24–0.03 (88%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Smyth – Horcoff – Jones7:51

    xG 0.37–0.27 (58%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  3. Hordichuk – Eager – Lander6:31

    xG 0.06–0.09 (39%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Belanger – Eberle – Paajarvi8:44

    xG 0.18–0.32 (36%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Peckham2:40

    xG 0.39–0.02 (95%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Potter – Peckham10:21

    xG 0.34–0.04 (89%)attempts 13–1goals 0–0

  3. Smid – Petry14:18

    xG 0.61–0.38 (61%)attempts 15–9goals 1–1

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.

EDM 2.4 xGCGY 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 24/100 · #904 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 58% of the time.

EDM winsCGY wins

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

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