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Sat, Feb 23, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Minnesota Wild 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsMIN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN11307011131
CGY1701129327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:40CGYAlex TanguayAssists: Jay Bouwmeester · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:56MINCharlie CoyleAssists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kyle Brodziak · Deflected, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:19CGYMatt StajanGWGAssists: Jarome Iginla, Chris Butler · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:51CGYMatt StajanENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.61 xG1–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 12:24CGYBlake Comeau: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  2. P2 1:38MINCharlie Coyle: Interference2 min
  3. P2 14:20CGYAkim Aliu: Misconduct10 min
  4. P2 14:20MINMike Rupp: Misconduct10 min
  5. P3 12:53MINJason Zucker: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P3 13:56CGYDennis Wideman: Boarding2 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.

MIN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← MIN attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Koivu
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MINCGY
31Shots on goal27
2.7Expected goals3.0
52Shot attempts47
42Faceoffs won29
2Power plays2
14Penalty minutes14
11Hits13
11Blocked shots14
3Giveaways8
6Takeaways11

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestCullen – Setoguchi – Zucker6:42

    xG 0.60–0.05 (92%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Rupp – Konopka – Mitchell5:06

    xG 0.38–0.06 (87%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Bouchard – Brodziak – Coyle7:00

    xG 0.31–0.20 (61%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  4. Heatley – Koivu – Parise9:39

    xG 0.17–0.26 (39%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGilbert – Stoner12:17

    xG 0.76–0.33 (70%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Spurgeon – Prosser7:42

    xG 0.27–0.16 (63%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Suter – Brodin12:49

    xG 0.44–0.44 (50%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Stempniak – Glencross7:30

    xG 0.30–0.07 (81%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Comeau – Baertschi6:12

    xG 0.36–0.15 (70%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Begin – Jackman – Aliu4:19

    xG 0.16–0.34 (32%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Iginla – Tanguay – Stajan11:14

    xG 0.17–0.69 (20%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Brodie12:15

    xG 0.87–0.73 (54%)attempts 17–8goals 0–1

  2. Bouwmeester – Giordano11:24

    xG 0.20–0.17 (54%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

  3. Butler – Smith8:03

    xG 0.03–0.52 (6%)attempts 1–11goals 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 3.0 xGMIN 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYMIN

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 MIN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 21/100 · #560 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
MIN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Calgary Flames win this game 57% of the time.

CGY winsMIN wins

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

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