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Thu, Oct 3, 2013·Verizon Center, Washington

Calgary Flames 4, Washington Capitals 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 71% of the time.

WSH winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CGY311112013030439
WSH012311113032539

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:18CGYDavid JonesAssists: Sean Monahan · Snap, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:13CGYLee StempniakAssists: Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.41 xG2–0
  3. P1 16:22CGYJiri HudlerPPAssists: TJ Brodie, Mark Giordano · Slap, 0.14 xG3–0
  4. P2 7:30WSHConnor CarrickAssists: Marcus Johansson, Karl Alzner · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:05CGYLance BoumaAssists: Brian McGrattan, Ben Street · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–1
  6. P2 11:24WSHAlex OvechkinPPAssists: Mike Green, Marcus Johansson · Slap, 0.03 xG4–2
  7. P2 15:25WSHAlex OvechkinAssists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · Slap, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P3 14:10WSHNicklas BackstromPPAssists: Mikhail Grabovski, Alex Ovechkin · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. WSH Mikhail Grabovski scored
  2. 2. CGY Sven Baertschi stopped
  3. 3. WSH Alex Ovechkin scored
  4. 4. CGY Jiri Hudler stopped
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 8:10WSHTom Wilson: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 8:10CGYLance Bouma: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 9:27WSHAlex Ovechkin: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 9:27CGYKris Russell: Cross checking2 min
  5. P1 15:00WSHKarl Alzner: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 5:21WSHConnor Carrick: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 11:00CGYDavid Jones: High sticking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 19:46WSHTom Wilson: Too many men on the ice2 min
  9. P3 0:59WSHJohn Erskine: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  10. P3 5:00WSHJoel Ward: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 10:32CGYMatt Stajan: Slashing2 min
  12. P3 13:38CGYTJ Galiardi: Interference goalkeeper2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WSH
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackWSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Backstrom
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYWSH
39Shots on goal39
4.4Expected goals3.0
61Shot attempts73
29Faceoffs won46
5Power plays3
13Penalty minutes17
25Hits30
20Blocked shots14
9Giveaways9
10Takeaways6

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. bestStajan – Stempniak – Glencross14:26

    xG 1.38–0.44 (76%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  2. McGrattan – Bouma – Street4:08

    xG 0.22–0.18 (54%)attempts 2–5goals 1–0

  3. Jones – Baertschi – Monahan8:53

    xG 0.39–0.48 (45%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  4. Hudler – Galiardi – Backlund10:24

    xG 0.25–0.74 (25%)attempts 7–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie16:52

    xG 1.61–0.59 (73%)attempts 17–19goals 0–2

  2. Wideman – Russell11:59

    xG 0.59–0.55 (52%)attempts 12–13goals 2–0

  3. O'Brien – Butler12:35

    xG 0.29–0.74 (28%)attempts 8–16goals 0–0

Washington Capitals

Forward lines

  1. bestLaich – Grabovski – Brouwer10:37

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Erat – Beagle – Wilson3:47

    xG 0.25–0.04 (87%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Chimera – Ward – Fehr9:16

    xG 0.46–0.59 (44%)attempts 10–7goals 0–2

  4. Ovechkin – Backstrom – Johansson13:36

    xG 0.59–1.17 (34%)attempts 17–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestErskine – Green5:51

    xG 0.41–0.29 (59%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  2. Alzner – Carrick3:37

    xG 0.09–0.06 (61%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Alzner – Carlson3:20

    xG 0.12–0.14 (46%)attempts 4–3goals 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.

WSH 3.0 xGCGY 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WSHCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 93/100 · #73 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.94 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50WSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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 71% of the time.

WSH winsCGY wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).