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Fri, Oct 11, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New Jersey Devils 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 55% of the time.

CGY winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1711004221
CGY01021019329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:58NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Damien Brunner, Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:37CGYDennis WidemanPPAssists: Mark Giordano, Jiri Hudler · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:03NJDDainius ZubrusAssists: Travis Zajac · Slap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:41CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Jiri Hudler, Curtis Glencross · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 17:17CGYSean MonahanGWGAssists: Sven Baertschi, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:58NJDAnton Volchenkov: Holding2 min
  2. P1 11:44CGYCurtis Glencross: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 15:51NJDPatrik Elias: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 4:35NJDAnton Volchenkov: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 17:49NJDMichael Ryder: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  6. P3 18:41CGYMark Giordano: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Elias won the faceoff against Street
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCGY
21Shots on goal29
2.0Expected goals2.2
49Shot attempts55
23Faceoffs won30
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
10Hits14
11Blocked shots17
7Giveaways13
4Takeaways9

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.

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Elias – Zubrus11:57

    xG 0.54–0.09 (86%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Olesz – Gionta – Josefson3:29

    xG 0.43–0.14 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Bernier – Zajac – Brunner9:00

    xG 0.24–0.13 (65%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Olesz – Zajac – Brunner2:48

    xG 0.07–0.12 (36%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Larsson17:32

    xG 1.14–0.60 (66%)attempts 16–17goals 1–0

  2. Salvador – Zidlicky15:15

    xG 0.48–0.42 (53%)attempts 15–7goals 1–1

  3. Volchenkov – Harrold10:44

    xG 0.12–0.56 (17%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Baertschi – Monahan8:24

    xG 0.53–0.21 (72%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  2. Galiardi – Backlund – Bouma9:07

    xG 0.27–0.10 (73%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  3. Hudler – Backlund – Bouma2:53

    xG 0.17–0.10 (63%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Galiardi – Bouma – Street2:09

    xG 0.10–0.03 (78%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Russell18:28

    xG 0.72–0.53 (58%)attempts 18–16goals 1–0

  2. Wideman – Brodie2:29

    xG 0.16–0.06 (74%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1

  3. Giordano – Brodie15:09

    xG 0.41–0.36 (53%)attempts 14–9goals 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 2.2 xGNJD 2.0 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNJD

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 NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 46/100 · #611 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +43 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 55% of the time.

CGY winsNJD wins

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

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