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Sat, Apr 7, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 2, Calgary Flames 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 76% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA081918225
CGY172927523

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:00CGYAkim AliuAssists: Michael Cammalleri · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:33ANABobby RyanPPAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Saku Koivu · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:17CGYJay BouwmeesterAssists: Blake Comeau, Tom Kostopoulos · Slap, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 19:42CGYAnton BabchukGWGAssists: Jarome Iginla · Slap, 0.01 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:24CGYAkim AliuAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Matt Stajan · Deflected, 0.07 xG1–4
  6. P3 17:18CGYLee StempniakAssists: Blair Jones, Cory Sarich · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–5
  7. P3 19:33ANABobby RyanAssists: Niklas Hagman · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 11:38ANAMatt Beleskey: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 11:38ANAMatt Beleskey: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 2:56CGYAnton Babchuk: Holding2 min
  4. P2 11:02ANASheldon Brookbank: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 11:22CGYMark Giordano: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 12:20CGYCory Sarich: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P2 16:02CGYMichael Cammalleri: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 16:53CGYBlair Jones: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 14:55CGYAkim Aliu: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 14:55ANAGeorge Parros: Misconduct10 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACGY
25Shots on goal23
3.2Expected goals1.7
49Shot attempts47
26Faceoffs won33
5Power plays3
16Penalty minutes20
7Hits8
14Blocked shots9
12Giveaways15
7Takeaways4

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestRyan – Bonino – Smith-Pelly6:20

    xG 0.44–0.01 (99%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Hagman – Ryan – Smith-Pelly2:37

    xG 0.33–0.01 (98%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0

  3. Parros – Pelley – Beleskey4:11

    xG 0.18–0.01 (94%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Selanne – Koivu – Hagman5:39

    xG 0.18–0.05 (78%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLydman – Brookbank7:50

    xG 0.46–0.12 (80%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  2. Beauchemin – Sbisa7:34

    xG 0.21–0.04 (84%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Sbisa – Fowler9:32

    xG 0.47–0.42 (53%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStempniak – Comeau – Jones12:51

    xG 0.34–0.03 (92%)attempts 12–1goals 1–0

  2. Cammalleri – Stajan – Aliu9:40

    xG 0.43–0.51 (46%)attempts 7–12goals 2–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Bouma8:36

    xG 0.12–0.34 (26%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Iginla – Jokinen – Glencross10:37

    xG 0.14–0.63 (19%)attempts 6–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Giordano14:59

    xG 0.31–0.10 (76%)attempts 17–5goals 0–0

  2. Hannan – Babchuk11:55

    xG 0.41–0.58 (41%)attempts 7–14goals 2–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Butler16:02

    xG 0.41–0.88 (32%)attempts 10–12goals 2–1

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 1.7 xGANA 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 43/100 · #670 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.08 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 76% of the time.

CGY winsANA wins

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

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