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Thu, Nov 7, 2013·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Calgary Flames 2, St. Louis Blues 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 66% of the time.

STL winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0201028220
STL2111709327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:01STLVladimir TarasenkoPPAssists: Jay Bouwmeester, Jaden Schwartz · Wrist, 0.28 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:12STLMaxim LapierreAssists: Jordan Leopold, Kevin Shattenkirk · Tip-in, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:55STLAlexander SteenGWGAssists: T.J. Oshie, Jordan Leopold · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P3 4:41CGYTim JackmanAssists: Shane O'Brien, Chad Billins · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–3
  5. P3 14:49CGYMichael CammalleriAssists: Chris Butler, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 2:02CGYMax Reinhart: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:56CGYDennis Wideman: Interference2 min
  3. P1 8:39STLBarret Jackman: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 8:39CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 12:40STLAlexander Steen: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 12:40CGYTJ Galiardi: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 12:40CGYJoe Colborne: Interference2 min
  8. P1 19:45STLPatrik Berglund: Holding2 min
  9. P2 3:35STLDerek Roy: High sticking2 min
  10. P2 9:54STLPatrik Berglund: Cross checking2 min
  11. P2 13:21STLJaden Schwartz: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 6:02STLJordan Leopold: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 17:09STLVladimir Sobotka: Delaying game face off violation2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stajan won the faceoff against Backes
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYSTL
20Shots on goal27
1.8Expected goals2.6
49Shot attempts47
28Faceoffs won22
6Power plays3
13Penalty minutes19
16Hits9
10Blocked shots18
1Giveaways1
5Takeaways8

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. bestJackman – Reinhart – Monahan3:07

    xG 0.21–0.03 (89%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Cammalleri – Hudler – Colborne3:50

    xG 0.17–0.05 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Cammalleri – Galiardi – Colborne3:44

    xG 0.08–0.06 (54%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Stajan – Jones – Galiardi3:49

    xG 0.04–0.05 (47%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestO'Brien – Billins6:04

    xG 0.19–0.12 (62%)attempts 3–2goals 1–1

  2. O'Brien – Butler3:39

    xG 0.23–0.16 (59%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Russell – Brodie3:20

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestSteen – Backes – Oshie7:28

    xG 0.44–0.04 (92%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. Roy – Sobotka – Stewart8:37

    xG 0.26–0.01 (95%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Lapierre – Cracknell – Reaves7:29

    xG 0.14–0.30 (32%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

  4. Berglund – Tarasenko – Schwartz6:42

    xG 0.27–0.51 (34%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Pietrangelo14:17

    xG 0.59–0.33 (64%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  2. Leopold – Shattenkirk3:55

    xG 0.41–0.18 (70%)attempts 8–4goals 2–0

  3. Leopold – Polak7:40

    xG 0.42–0.30 (58%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

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.

STL 2.6 xGCGY 1.8 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #437 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 66% of the time.

STL winsCGY wins

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

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