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Sun, Mar 3, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 60% of the time.

CGY winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN11111208231
CGY1611029425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:49VANChris HigginsAssists: Jannik Hansen · Snap, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:44CGYMichael CammalleriAssists: Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:36VANJannik HansenAssists: Cam Barker, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.32 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:15CGYLee StempniakAssists: Matt Stajan, Derek Smith · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:36CGYJarome IginlaGWGAssists: Mark Giordano, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:37CGYMichael CammalleriENAssists: Lee Stempniak, Curtis Glencross · Wrist, 0.71 xG2–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 0:25VANDaniel Sedin: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 12:18CGYMark Giordano: Holding2 min
  3. P1 18:55CGYCurtis Glencross: Interference2 min
  4. P2 0:16VANDaniel Sedin: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 6:18VANTom Sestito: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 6:18CGYBrian McGrattan: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 6:18CGYBrian McGrattan: Misconduct10 min
  8. P3 10:35VANDavid Booth: Abuse of officials2 min
  9. P3 18:42VANJannik Hansen: Slashing2 min · PPG

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
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lapierre won the faceoff against Cammalleri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCGY
31Shots on goal25
2.4Expected goals2.9
54Shot attempts51
32Faceoffs won31
2Power plays4
13Penalty minutes19
8Hits16
12Blocked shots16
4Giveaways14
5Takeaways3

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. bestLapierre – Booth – Kassian9:27

    xG 0.38–0.26 (59%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Higgins – Hansen – Raymond10:41

    xG 0.34–0.24 (59%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows11:54

    xG 0.82–0.77 (51%)attempts 16–16goals 0–1

  4. Sestito – Weise – Schroeder4:03

    xG 0.04–0.01 (77%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAlberts – Tanev11:54

    xG 0.45–0.29 (60%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  2. Barker – Edler12:08

    xG 0.72–0.57 (56%)attempts 16–14goals 1–1

  3. Edler – Tanev2:25

    xG 0.08–0.05 (61%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestIginla – Hudler – Cervenka11:39

    xG 0.68–0.22 (75%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Tanguay – Stajan – Stempniak3:47

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Stempniak – Glencross9:32

    xG 0.55–0.42 (57%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  4. Tanguay – Cammalleri – Baertschi7:22

    xG 0.12–0.06 (65%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmith – Brodie13:53

    xG 0.41–0.22 (66%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Butler16:50

    xG 0.49–0.41 (54%)attempts 16–15goals 1–1

  3. Wideman – Bouwmeester2:00

    xG 0.07–0.03 (73%)attempts 2–1goals 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 2.9 xGVAN 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 59/100 · #303 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.78 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 60% 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).