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Sat, Feb 25, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Calgary Flames 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 71% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
PHI015215213022545
CGY261716021421

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:45CGYMark GiordanoPPUnassisted · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:17CGYMatt StajanAssists: Lance Bouma · Slap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 12:55CGYTom KostopoulosSHAssists: Alex Tanguay · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–3
  4. P2 15:47PHIJakub VoracekAssists: Andrej Meszaros, Nicklas Grossmann · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P2 19:26PHIBraydon CoburnAssists: Matt Carle, Matt Read · Slap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:35PHIScott HartnellPPAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Claude Giroux · Deflected, 0.21 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:49CGYAlex TanguayUnassisted · Wrist, 0.41 xG3–4
  8. P3 12:21PHIScott HartnellAssists: Nicklas Grossmann, Claude Giroux · Deflected, 0.11 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. CGY Olli Jokinen stopped
  2. 2. PHI James van Riemsdyk stopped
  3. 3. CGY Alex Tanguay stopped
  4. 4. PHI Daniel Brière stopped
  5. 5. CGY Michael Cammalleri scored
  6. 6. PHI Claude Giroux scored
  7. 7. CGY Jarome Iginla stopped
  8. 8. PHI Wayne Simmonds stopped
  9. 9. CGY Curtis Glencross stopped
  10. 10. PHI Matt Read scored
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 3:01PHIClaude Giroux: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:48CGYCurtis Glencross: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 10:14PHIJakub Voracek: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 13:01CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 18:12CGYCurtis Glencross: Throwing equipment2 min
  6. P2 7:00CGYMark Giordano: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 7:00PHIScott Hartnell: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 11:11CGYJay Bouwmeester: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 3:41PHIMax Talbot: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 6:28CGYGuillaume Desbiens: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  11. P3 6:55CGYMatt Stajan: Boarding2 min
  12. P3 10:49PHIPavel Kubina: Penalty shot slash on breakaway0 min
  13. P3 17:50CGYOlli Jokinen: Slashing2 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICGY
45Shots on goal21
3.1Expected goals1.9
82Shot attempts54
33Faceoffs won26
7Power plays3
11Penalty minutes19
15Hits23
20Blocked shots19
12Giveaways14
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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Hartnell – Giroux9:23

    xG 0.57–0.06 (91%)attempts 12–5goals 1–0

  2. Rinaldo – Read – Couturier6:17

    xG 0.16–0.04 (81%)attempts 8–2goals 1–0

  3. Brière – Talbot – Simmonds8:49

    xG 0.43–0.32 (57%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  4. van Riemsdyk – Voracek – Schenn8:44

    xG 0.27–0.36 (43%)attempts 12–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMeszaros – Grossmann13:08

    xG 0.70–0.22 (76%)attempts 20–10goals 2–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn11:22

    xG 0.43–0.03 (93%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  3. Coburn – Carle2:26

    xG 0.07–0.03 (69%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestTanguay – Cammalleri – Comeau8:49

    xG 0.38–0.28 (57%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Kostopoulos – Stajan – Bouma7:08

    xG 0.12–0.16 (42%)attempts 3–12goals 0–1

  3. Jackman – Desbiens – Horak6:31

    xG 0.00–0.09 (4%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Iginla – Jokinen – Glencross10:17

    xG 0.10–0.40 (19%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Sarich – Brodie13:02

    xG 0.34–0.30 (53%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  2. Hannan – Giordano11:44

    xG 0.17–0.35 (33%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

  3. Bouwmeester – Smith14:27

    xG 0.33–0.92 (26%)attempts 10–23goals 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 1.9 xGPHI 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #21 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.42 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 71% of the time.

CGY winsPHI wins

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

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