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Sat, Feb 11, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 56% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
VAN0619112041231
CGY171506002318

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:23CGYMichael CammalleriAssists: Blake Comeau, Scott Hannan · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:41CGYRoman HorakAssists: Lance Bouma, Cory Sarich · Snap, 0.21 xG0–2
  3. P2 17:55VANCody HodgsonAssists: Mike Duco, Alexander Edler · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 8:04VANDavid BoothAssists: Dan Hamhuis · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Olli Jokinen scored
  2. 2. VAN Alexander Edler stopped
  3. 3. CGY Alex Tanguay stopped
  4. 4. VAN Alexandre Burrows scored
  5. 5. CGY Jarome Iginla scored
  6. 6. VAN Mason Raymond stopped
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 6:33CGYLance Bouma: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 6:33VANMike Duco: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 13:46VANAlexander Edler: Interference2 min
  4. P1 17:57VANAndrew Alberts: Boarding2 min
  5. P2 4:30VANAndrew Alberts: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 4:30CGYMikael Backlund: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 4:30VANAndrew Alberts: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 4:30VANAndrew Alberts: Charging2 min
  9. P2 11:20CGYAlex Tanguay: Boarding2 min
  10. P2 13:30VANAndrew Alberts: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 13:30CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 3:50CGYBlake Comeau: Slashing2 min
  13. OT 0:55CGYJay Bouwmeester: Holding2 min
  14. OT 1:03VANDaniel Sedin: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
31Shots on goal18
1.7Expected goals1.9
69Shot attempts36
30Faceoffs won29
3Power plays5
22Penalty minutes18
13Hits12
9Blocked shots19
7Giveaways15
3Takeaways4

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestKesler – Booth – Raymond4:54

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 1–0

  2. Malhotra – Hansen – Raymond2:37

    xG 0.05–0.01 (85%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Malhotra – Bitz – Hansen2:29

    xG 0.02–0.01 (65%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Bitz5:33

    xG 0.09–0.10 (47%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Bieksa14:08

    xG 0.40–0.09 (82%)attempts 16–3goals 1–0

  2. Rome – Edler2:21

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  3. Alberts – Rome7:19

    xG 0.12–0.12 (50%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Comeau – Backlund6:07

    xG 0.52–0.11 (82%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  2. Kolanos – Bouma – Horak2:11

    xG 0.21–0.04 (85%)attempts 1–3goals 1–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Stajan7:02

    xG 0.19–0.05 (78%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Cammalleri – Comeau – Horak4:52

    xG 0.03–0.06 (34%)attempts 1–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHannan – Giordano15:09

    xG 0.60–0.35 (63%)attempts 9–17goals 1–0

  2. Sarich – Brodie10:31

    xG 0.24–0.21 (54%)attempts 4–8goals 1–1

  3. Bouwmeester – Butler17:07

    xG 0.41–0.46 (47%)attempts 11–20goals 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 1.9 xGVAN 1.7 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 66/100 · #388 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.57 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 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 56% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

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

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