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Tue, Apr 23, 2013·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Calgary Flames 3, Nashville Predators 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 83% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY191613318
NSH110111211432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:59CGYTJ BrodieAssists: Paul Byron, Mark Cundari · Snap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:39NSHDavid LegwandAssists: Shea Weber, Filip Forsberg · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:06CGYRoman CervenkaAssists: Sven Baertschi, Chris Butler · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:31NSHNick SpalingPPAssists: Shea Weber, Roman Josi · Tip-in, 0.22 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:17NSHAustin WatsonAssists: Craig Smith, Kevin Klein · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 4:40NSHMatt HalischukGWGAssists: Bobby Butler, Chris Mueller · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:10CGYRoman CervenkaAssists: Chris Butler, Sven Baertschi · Tip-in, 0.01 xG3–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:30NSHRich Clune: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 5:30CGYAkim Aliu: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 10:57CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 19:00CGYAkim Aliu: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 12:19NSHRich Clune: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 12:19CGYBrian McGrattan: Misconduct10 min
  7. P2 17:28CGYMark Cundari: Hooking2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
43% to win57% to win
← CGY attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Mueller won the faceoff against Byron
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYNSH
18Shots on goal32
1.5Expected goals3.5
35Shot attempts69
25Faceoffs won27
1Power plays3
18Penalty minutes4
26Hits14
18Blocked shots6
12Giveaways11
7Takeaways11

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. bestJones – Hanowski – Street10:31

    xG 0.39–0.26 (60%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Aliu – Horak10:01

    xG 0.18–0.56 (24%)attempts 5–14goals 0–0

  3. McGrattan – Byron – Bancks8:06

    xG 0.05–0.45 (10%)attempts 2–13goals 0–0

  4. Reinhart – Baertschi – Cervenka9:30

    xG 0.23–0.72 (24%)attempts 8–10goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. Brodie – Cundari15:04

    xG 0.51–0.91 (36%)attempts 16–11goals 0–2

  2. Babchuk – Butler15:12

    xG 0.21–0.65 (25%)attempts 7–16goals 2–0

  3. Wideman – Giordano16:43

    xG 0.18–0.95 (16%)attempts 6–25goals 0–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestHalischuk – Mueller – Butler9:53

    xG 0.88–0.27 (77%)attempts 17–5goals 1–1

  2. Kostitsyn – Spaling – Bang10:44

    xG 0.66–0.17 (80%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Legwand – Henderson – Forsberg10:11

    xG 0.59–0.36 (62%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  4. Clune – Smith – Watson10:32

    xG 0.29–0.16 (64%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Josi14:50

    xG 0.90–0.22 (81%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Klein – Bartley17:30

    xG 1.01–0.47 (68%)attempts 21–9goals 1–2

  3. Gill – Blum12:06

    xG 0.78–0.28 (74%)attempts 19–9goals 1–0

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.

NSH 3.5 xGCGY 1.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 72/100 · #217 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.87 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50NSH 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, Nashville Predators win this game 83% of the time.

NSH winsCGY wins

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

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