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Tue, Jan 24, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

San Jose Sharks 1, Calgary Flames 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 56% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS05011111127
CGY0803014025

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 11:35SJSBenn FerrieroGWGAssists: Logan Couture, Dan Boyle · Backhand, 0.28 xG1–0
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 19:46CGYOlli Jokinen: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 10:47SJSJim Vandermeer: Interference2 min
  3. P3 17:10SJSTorrey Mitchell: Interference2 min
  4. P3 17:10CGYBlair Jones: Diving2 min
  5. P3 19:42CGYTom Kostopoulos: Too many men on the ice2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCGY
27Shots on goal25
2.2Expected goals1.9
48Shot attempts57
23Faceoffs won22
2Power plays1
4Penalty minutes6
10Hits11
22Blocked shots7
6Giveaways14
3Takeaways10

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Ferriero – Couture13:57

    xG 0.91–0.18 (83%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  2. Mitchell – McGinn – McCarthy6:48

    xG 0.27–0.07 (79%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – Pavelski – Desjardins12:53

    xG 0.56–0.41 (57%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  4. Handzus – Mitchell – McGinn4:33

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Vlasic18:43

    xG 1.23–0.31 (80%)attempts 22–14goals 1–0

  2. Murray – Braun12:15

    xG 0.43–0.38 (53%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. White – Demers8:56

    xG 0.05–0.48 (9%)attempts 2–10goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKostopoulos – Tanguay – Jones6:02

    xG 0.13–0.02 (88%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Tanguay – Stempniak3:53

    xG 0.21–0.12 (63%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Jokinen – Cammalleri2:27

    xG 0.04–0.00 (94%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Morrison – Jackman – Horak4:55

    xG 0.01–0.03 (28%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Brodie12:09

    xG 0.61–0.23 (73%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Butler17:42

    xG 0.64–0.75 (46%)attempts 17–19goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Giordano15:54

    xG 0.08–0.97 (8%)attempts 10–14goals 0–1

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.

CGY 1.9 xGSJS 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 7/100 · #1138 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.68 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, San Jose Sharks win this game 56% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

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

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