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Tue, Jan 31, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Detroit Red Wings 3, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 68% of the time.

CGY winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET11104210325
CGY07111011129

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:57DETCory EmmertonAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Jan Mursak · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:59CGYMichael CammalleriPPAssists: Alex Tanguay, Olli Jokinen · Backhand, 0.25 xG1–1
  3. P3 11:29DETJiri HudlerGWGAssists: Valtteri Filppula · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P3 15:58DETDrew MillerAssists: Daniel Cleary, Darren Helm · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–1
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:41DETTodd Bertuzzi: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 10:26CGYTJ Brodie: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 15:51DETMike Commodore: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:51CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 0:34DETTodd Bertuzzi: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 5:42CGYOlli Jokinen: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 10:33DETBrad Stuart: Interference2 min
  8. P2 10:33CGYAlex Tanguay: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 12:56CGYTom Kostopoulos: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 12:56DETJustin Abdelkader: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 13:36CGYMark Giordano: Interference2 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 20:00Jokinen won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCGY
25Shots on goal29
2.2Expected goals3.2
50Shot attempts59
27Faceoffs won21
3Power plays2
13Penalty minutes15
8Hits19
16Blocked shots18
15Giveaways10
10Takeaways8

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 – Hudler10:10

    xG 0.46–0.41 (53%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  2. Cleary – Miller – Helm5:35

    xG 0.14–0.14 (49%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen13:00

    xG 0.12–0.14 (46%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Abdelkader – Emmerton – Mursak5:54

    xG 0.25–0.54 (32%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – White13:10

    xG 0.64–0.48 (57%)attempts 15–11goals 2–0

  2. Commodore – Ericsson7:01

    xG 0.09–0.09 (49%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

  3. Kronwall – White3:25

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKostopoulos – Jones – Bouma6:18

    xG 0.67–0.10 (87%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Jackman – Stajan – Comeau2:22

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Jokinen – Cammalleri4:31

    xG 0.35–0.16 (69%)attempts 6–2goals 0–1

  4. Stempniak – Jones – Bouma2:42

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Brodie12:20

    xG 0.60–0.15 (80%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Butler16:20

    xG 0.63–0.45 (58%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

  3. Hannan – Giordano9:50

    xG 0.11–0.38 (22%)attempts 7–6goals 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.

CGY 3.2 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 22/100 · #925 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.11 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 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, Calgary Flames win this game 68% 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).