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Sun, Feb 17, 2013·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Calgary Flames 4, Dallas Stars 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 54% of the time.

DAL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY1801236426
DAL0432204330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:11CGYMichael CammalleriPPAssists: Alex Tanguay, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:51DALAntoine RousselAssists: Cody Eakin, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:47DALReilly SmithAssists: Derek Roy, Loui Eriksson · Backhand, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:23DALRyan GarbuttAssists: Stephane Robidas · Snap, 0.29 xG1–3
  5. P3 1:39CGYRoman HorakAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Roman Cervenka · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
  6. P3 2:24CGYMatt StajanAssists: Lee Stempniak, Curtis Glencross · Snap, 0.18 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:30CGYSteve BeginGWGAssists: Chris Butler, Blake Comeau · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:17DALRyan Garbutt: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:17CGYSteve Begin: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 6:05DALBrenden Dillon: Interference2 min
  4. P1 7:46DALStephane Robidas: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P1 9:57CGYChris Butler: Tripping2 min
  6. P1 16:43DALJaromir Jagr: Hooking2 min
  7. P1 18:55CGYJay Bouwmeester: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 3:06DALCody Eakin: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 7:58DALLoui Eriksson: Hooking2 min
  10. P2 11:53CGYMark Giordano: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
43% to win57% to win
← CGY attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Roy
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYDAL
26Shots on goal30
3.3Expected goals3.1
51Shot attempts58
32Faceoffs won32
5Power plays3
11Penalty minutes15
28Hits25
15Blocked shots9
6Giveaways7
5Takeaways2

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestTanguay – Hudler – Cervenka3:28

    xG 0.37–0.01 (98%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Stempniak – Glencross5:27

    xG 0.38–0.08 (82%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  3. Cammalleri – Stajan – Stempniak3:06

    xG 0.25–0.07 (79%)attempts 7–3goals 0–1

  4. Hudler – Horak – Cervenka5:12

    xG 0.22–0.11 (66%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Giordano14:10

    xG 0.97–0.41 (71%)attempts 17–10goals 2–1

  2. Bouwmeester – Butler4:39

    xG 0.27–0.10 (74%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Brodie14:03

    xG 0.39–0.24 (62%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Morrow – Benn8:23

    xG 0.42–0.07 (86%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Fiddler – Nystrom – Garbutt5:31

    xG 0.35–0.17 (67%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  3. Roy – Eriksson – Smith8:43

    xG 0.60–0.54 (53%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  4. Ryder – Roussel – Eakin6:27

    xG 0.08–0.12 (40%)attempts 4–4goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Dillon11:36

    xG 0.82–0.20 (81%)attempts 15–4goals 2–0

  2. Robidas – Goligoski2:13

    xG 0.15–0.02 (87%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Daley – Rome7:00

    xG 0.05–0.09 (37%)attempts 4–7goals 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.

DAL 3.1 xGCGY 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

DAL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DAL is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 89/100 · #82 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.23 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 54% of the time.

DAL winsCGY wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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