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Tue, Nov 12, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

San Jose Sharks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 88% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SJS2170110611335
CGY03032601213

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:32SJSLogan CoutureAssists: Patrick Marleau, Tyler Kennedy · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:04SJSPatrick MarleauPPAssists: Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P3 6:51CGYKris RussellPPAssists: Sean Monahan · Slap, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:25CGYMichael CammalleriAssists: Chris Butler · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:13SJSBrad StuartGWGAssists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · Deflected, 0.15 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:57CGYLadislav Smid: Interference2 min
  2. P1 18:58CGYMatt Stajan: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P3 6:46SJSJustin Braun: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P3 7:49SJSTyler Kennedy: Tripping2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCGY
35Shots on goal13
2.8Expected goals0.7
73Shot attempts32
40Faceoffs won26
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
5Hits20
14Blocked shots23
8Giveaways15
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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Kennedy – Couture11:46

    xG 0.59–0.07 (89%)attempts 21–4goals 1–0

  2. Thornton – Wingels – Hertl14:24

    xG 0.50–0.23 (68%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  3. Havlat – Pavelski – Nieto11:16

    xG 0.32–0.05 (86%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  4. Desjardins – Sheppard – McCarthy7:01

    xG 0.28–0.04 (88%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHannan – Demers15:01

    xG 1.07–0.14 (88%)attempts 24–10goals 0–0

  2. Boyle – Vlasic18:36

    xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 23–11goals 0–1

  3. Stuart – Braun17:23

    xG 0.43–0.11 (80%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Stajan – Stempniak5:47

    xG 0.12–0.06 (68%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  2. Jones – Galiardi – Colborne2:53

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Stempniak – Baertschi – Monahan9:55

    xG 0.05–0.19 (20%)attempts 3–13goals 0–0

  4. Hudler – Baertschi – Monahan5:18

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Russell – Brodie2:27

    xG 0.10–0.12 (46%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Smid6:07

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. Butler – Brodie18:29

    xG 0.22–0.62 (26%)attempts 9–26goals 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.

CGY 0.7 xGSJS 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 64/100 · #374 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 88% of the time.

CGY winsSJS wins

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

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